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Notes of Caution
Earbuds are popular among children and teenagers, but these tiny devices can cause big damage to hearing if used improperly ...
From Jackson, Mississippi, to St. Louis Children's Hospital: One Mom’s Quest for Her Son’s Cochlear Implant
Ian Farley, now age 12, was born with single-sided deafness. A cause for his deafness was never identified; according to ...
Medical Animation: Hearing Test
When sound waves reach the ear, they are gathered by the funnel-shaped outer ear and are channeled into the middle ...
Medical Animation: Cochlear Implants
During normal hearing, sound waves travel through the ear canal and strike the eardrum causing it to vibrate. The eardrum ...
Study Shows Increased Risk of Hearing Decline in Some Cancer Survivors
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have determined that a diagnosis of asymmetric hearing loss (AHL) in some pediatric ...
Crystal Clear
Children use their eyes and ears to understand the world around them. When something is wrong with either, it can ...
Sweet Music - David's Story
His families’ voices are sweet music to the ears of 16-year-old David Cluff. Those voices, as well as music overall ...