SmartChoice Hearing Centers News and Notes updateTime SmartChoice Hearing Centers - Blog kcrowley@smartchoicehearingcenters.com Altus MainStreet urn:uuid:1B60D688-C141-49E8-BD56-0DD6E530031A William Shatner Speaks Out Against Tinnitus urn:uuid:D820861E-2475-4EB2-A301-EC63CE6112B5 2012-04-19T01:09:42Z William Shatner, best known for playing Captain James Kirk on television's Star Trek series, was on NPR’s Morning Edition program to promote his new one man show "Shatner's World: We Just Live in It." About ha... Sleep Apnea and Hearing Loss Linked urn:uuid:8F19B2D8-ED32-4DA6-829A-CB0171E6B198 2012-04-18T02:15:31Z A study by Jau-Jiuan Sheu, MD, an associate professor of neurology at Taipei Medical Hospital in Taiwan, and colleagues, matched 15,960 control patients with 3,192 patients with newly diagnosed sudden sensorineural hearing loss. (Arch Otol Head Neck ... Customer Appreciation Day urn:uuid:75139495-9C85-48FC-A1FD-F0787C883800 2012-03-24T00:04:48Z May is "BETTER HEARING" month. To celebrate we will be holding a Customer Appreciation Day Wednesday May 16th ALL DAY! Our way to say thank you for your business. Here are a few fun things that will be happening: * Check out our n... Exercising with IPods can cause Permanent Damage. urn:uuid:301C9589-524A-4186-9484-3E098EEF2269 2012-03-12T18:43:47Z Athletes who use iPods or wear ear buds may be at risk for permanent hearing loss. According to Northwestern University audiologist, Dean Garstecki, found the same kind of hearing loss in younger people who use iPods and ear bud headphones that you woul... Help For Age Related Hearing Loss: Top 3 Myths urn:uuid:B29976E4-8B7B-40D5-BE59-ECB4321CCB59 2012-03-01T03:30:11Z People put off getting hearing loss help for a variety of reasons, but it's often because they misunderstand what today's modern hearing technology offers. We've found that there are at least three big myths that keep people from... Ringing In Your Ears? urn:uuid:ACA3A6B1-D511-48F9-866A-CC0391DEF690 2012-03-01T03:34:52Z Ringing In Your Ears? What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is a ringing, swishing, or other type of noise that seems to originate in the ear or head. In many cases it is not a serious problem, but rather a nuisance that eventually resolves. Rarely, h... Hearing Loss...Secondhand Smoke to Blame? urn:uuid:A942EFB3-268D-4497-8005-8E103481DEAB 2012-03-01T03:43:23Z Hearing loss is another danger of secondhand smoke "More than half of all children in the U.S. are exposed to secondhand smoke, so our finding that it can lead to hearing loss in teenagers has huge public health implications,"* says ... Telephone and Hearing Loss urn:uuid:1C245090-30FD-454B-B67C-F29C92E6FE72 2012-03-01T03:32:49Z "Hello?" "Helloooooooo?" We take the telephone for granted. It is such a common everyday device. We can talk to people all around the world and keep in touch with friends and family. It is an essential tool in the b... Hearing Loss and Dementia Linked in Study urn:uuid:1E1A1C6F-C8F7-408C-96E0-17F63C6EFE3F 2012-03-01T03:45:14Z Hearing Loss and Dementia Linked in Study Hello and welcome to the blog of SmartChoice Hearing Centers. This is one of our favorite articles here in our office that was released from Johns Hopkins. It really hits home the point that hearing loss... What Happens If I Put It Off....? urn:uuid:9A5FF1F8-A496-4C7A-9F8B-3E0C1F438C6E 2012-03-01T03:31:19Z What happens if I put it off..? "I'm too young!" "It's not bad enough yet!" "No one I know likes hearing aids!" "We can't afford it now!" Statements lik...