Killian gets well deserved student award at the Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards
The Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards were presented to nine deaf or hard of hearing people who have made a significant contribution to Irish society, their community, workplace, family or through sporting...
View ArticleHearing loss the No. 1 sensory disability in the world.
Some people never had their hearing, as they were born deaf, but the majority had something happen along the way that took it from them. Infectious diseases like meningitis, measles, mumps and...
View ArticleWhen should you think about getting tested for hearing loss?
Hearing loss is common with aging, affecting nearly one-third of adults over 65 and half over 75. Dolores Madden from Hidden Hearing, explains that hearing loss has two parts. One is an inability to...
View ArticleDoctors report 50% hearing loss among mobile phone users
We’ve spoken before about the harmful effects of MP3 players to hearing but doctors in India are now reporting as much as 50% hearing loss among mobile phone users. ENT surgeons have been getting...
View ArticleAvoid The High Cost Of Hearing Loss
Many cases of hearing loss are due to excessive noise. With power tools, motorcycles, movies, lawn mowers and music players capable of producing noise levels above 85 decibels (dB), there is no...
View Article3 steps to combat hearing loss
An estimated 275 million people across the globe can’t hear clearly all the sounds they love. These people suffer from hearing loss, which the World Health Organization lists as the No. 1 sensory...
View ArticleSummer can be harmful to hearing
With summer in full swing, many people across the country are enjoying the warmer weather. Summer conjures up images of long sunny evenings, splashing around at the beach and music festivals. It can...
View ArticleFather’s Day: Give Dad the Gift of Hearing
As Father’s Day approaches (Sunday, 16th June), now is a great time to focus on the important influence that family members have on encouraging people to take action about their hearing loss. In a...
View ArticleIreland’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing ‘Heroes’ Honoured at National Awards
Legendary singer Daniel O’Donnell presented the 2013 Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards - Ireland’s annual awards to highlight the achievements and accomplishments of those who are Deaf or hard of hearing....
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