Be careful not to have your hearing aids turned up too much and put excessive strain on your ears.
If you find yourself wincing at loud noises while wearing your hearing aids, if you start to get ringing in your ears, or if your ears hurt then you should see your audiologist and get them to [...]

Town Criers are a long-standing tradition here in the UK. They are employed by a local authority to make public announcements in the streets - they were first used in Medieval times but we still have some around today. They shout their announcements in public places and ring a bell to get attention.
These people are [...]

Hearing loss reportedly affects more than 36 million Americans. Although hearing problems are commonly associated with the normal aging process, more than half of all hearing-impaired persons are younger than 65. With the increased use of personal audio devices and earbuds, the number of Americans experiencing hearing loss at a younger age is growing.
In response [...]

A great-grandmother who survived breast cancer died after suffering a rare allergic reaction after a hearing aid fitting.
Doctors at Bradford Royal Infirmary could not save Mary Elizabeth Hibbitt, 83, after she contracted an infection through cracks in her skin, an inquest in Bradford heard yesterday.
Mrs Hibbitt, of Tyersal Garth, Tyersal, Bradford, who had beaten breast [...]

YouTube have, at long last, added subtitle/caption support to their videos. Their blog says that they hope this will makes the videos they host more accessible to more people, including the deaf and hard of hearing.
You can add subtitles to a video you have uploaded by uploading a closed caption file using the “Captions and [...]