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Believe it or not, research shows that preteens actually do listen to their parents and follow their parents’ behavior. Use these tips to help protect your children’s hearing for a lifetime.

Be Thankful for Your Hearing, and Be Sure to Protect It

Every day, we experience sound in our environment, such as the sounds from television and radio, household appliances, and traffic. Normally, these sounds are at safe levels that don’t damage our hearing. But sounds can be harmful when they are too loud, even for a brief time, or when they are both loud and long-lasting. These sounds can damage sensitive structures in the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).

American Sign Language (ASL) is a complete, complex language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. It is the primary language of many North Americans who are deaf and is one of several communication options used by people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Otosclerosis is a term derived from oto, meaning “of the ear,” and sclerosis, meaning “abnormal hardening of body tissue.” The condition is caused by abnormal bone remodeling in the middle ear. Bone remodeling is a lifelong process in which bone tissue renews itself by replacing old tissue with new.

La pérdida súbita de la audición neurosensorial, comúnmente conocida como sordera súbita, se produce como una pérdida rápida e inexplicable de la audición.

Un audífono es un aparato electrónico que se usa dentro o detrás de la oreja. Amplifica ciertos sonidos, y al hacerlos más fuertes se hace más fácil oírlos.

Vocal fold paralysis (also known as vocal cord paralysis) is a voice disorder that occurs when one or both of the vocal folds don't open or close properly.

Nosotros dependemos de nuestras voces para informar, persuadir y conectarnos con otras personas.

La afasia es un problema médico causado por un daño en las partes del cerebro responsables del lenguaje. Para la mayoría de las personas, estas áreas están del lado izquierdo del cerebro.