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Why do my ears feel clogged?
Why is sound muffled when there doesn’t appear to be anything inside your ear canal? The causes can range from the completely harmless (earwax) to allergies to more insidious conditions like anxiety disorder or Meniere's disease.
Smoke detectors for the hearing impaired
Having a smoke detector in place is a simple, hugely effective strategy to prevent yourself from harm: Your risk of dying in a fire in your home falls by 55 percent when there’s a working smoke alarm present, per the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
These new hearing aids look just like regular earbuds ... And pack unique tech
While perhaps a fifth of us have hearing loss, only 10-20% of those that do use traditional hearing aids. The core reason? Stigma. That’s something Signia Active hearing aids was designed to fix.
Study describes “cocktail party effect” in people with hearing loss
Plenty of people struggle to make sense of a multitude of converging voices in a crowded room. Commonly known as the "cocktail party effect," people with hearing loss find it's especially difficult to understand speech in a noisy environment.
Airplanes and ear pain: How to avoid it
Regardless of how much you paid for your seat, how much leg room you have or whether you are flying first class or coach, one thing many air travelers have in common is ear discomfort. Ear pressure, popping and even severe pain do not discriminate.