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Why Loud Summer Events in Portland Can Trigger Ringing in Your Ears
Summer festivals, concerts, parades and outdoor celebrations are part of what makes Portland such a fun place to be. But if you’ve ever noticed ringing, buzzing or humming in your ears after a loud event,…
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What Is Tinnitus? Causes, Common Triggers and Finding Relief
What is tinnitus? Is it pronounced TINN-itus or tin-EYE-tus? What does it sound like, exactly? What causes it? Can you turn it off? How bad is it? We’re here to answer questions about tinnitus. Let’s…
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What You Need to Know About Ototoxicity
It’s no secret that most medications can have certain side effects. In fact, many medications can cause damage to the structures within your ear as a potential side effect. These medications are known as ototoxic…
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Can Treating Hearing Loss Improve Balance and Reduce Fall Risk?
The inner ear isn’t just the seat of the auditory system; it’s the location of the main balance organ, as well. Because these two systems live so close together, they are intimately connected. This means…
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How Hearing Loss Impacts Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a great time to reflect on the many facets of mental health and how we can take care of ourselves mentally and emotionally. As hearing health professionals, we’d like…
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Hearing Health is Part of Overall Health: How Other Health Conditions May Affect Hearing
Sometimes it’s easy to believe that health conditions are isolated to one part of the body. But that’s not true; for example, heart disease doesn’t just affect the heart. Health conditions like these are complex…
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National Speech-Language-Hearing Month: Connecting People
It’s May, which means it’s National Speech-Language-Hearing Month(NSLHM)! Formerly known as Better Hearing and Speech Month, NSLHM is a time when the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) joins with the American…
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What is Unilateral Hearing Loss?
What is Single Sided Deafness? Sometimes referred to as unilateral hearing loss, single sided deafness is a condition in which an individual experiences hearing loss in only one ear but can hear normally out of…
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What is Sudden Hearing Loss?
For most people who experience hearing loss, the condition comes on gradually over a period of years. In rare cases, an abrupt loss of hearing occurs with little or no warning. This condition is known…
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What is Noise Induced Hearing Loss?
How Can Sounds Hurt Your Ears? Background sound is a constant in our busy lives. Normally, background noises are at safe levels that do not negatively impact our hearing. But repeated exposure to noise above…
