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Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders
Hearing Loss and Hearing Disorders
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Innovative programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
St. John Providence Health System offers audiology services, including evaluation of hearing and hearing aids at several locations. We are also linked to The Holley Ear Institute, a non-profit organization that provides life-enhancing programs for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Programs include educational and recreational summer programs for Deaf families, hearing families with Deaf children, Deaf/Blind adults and teens, Deaf seniors and Hard of Hearing and late-deafened adults.
All Wellness Library articles (6 items)Wellness Library
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Earlier Is Better to Catch Hearing Loss
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Hearing Hazards in Everyday Life
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Sound Advice for MP3 Users
A Checklist to Help You Spot Hearing Loss
Parents and pediatricians should know how to detect hearing problems at various stages during a child's first three years of life.
All Adult Health Library articles (7 items)Adult Health Library
Hearing Aids
Hearing aids are electronic or battery-operated devices that can amplify and change sound. A microphone receives the sound and converts it into sound waves. The sound waves are then converted into electrical signals.
Pediatric Health Library
Hearing Aids for Children
Hearing aids can help improve hearing and speech, especially in children with hearing loss in the inner ear caused by damaged hair cells or a damaged hearing nerve.
