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3 Ways to Caption Almost Everything on Your Windows Computer

Health Writer01 April 2021For anyone who uses social media, you know you don’t have to scroll long before hitting videos that aren’t captioned. For Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) people—and for those with auditory processing disorders and second language learners—videos without captions are inaccessible.

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3M on Trial for Failing to Protect Hearing of Soldiers

Health Writer30 March 2021 Image via Wikimedia Commons/Acroterion The first trial began yesterday for multinational corporation 3M—for its defective military-issued earplugs. There are over 229,397 lawsuits from veterans and soldiers who claim that 3M knowingly gave defective earplugs to soldiers to use in combat. Two subsequent trials will take place in May and June.

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Can You Trust Online Hearing Tests?

Health Writer04 February 2021Maybe you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves more often or notice that you’re nudging the TV volume louder than in the past. Or perhaps you’ve seen a family member having these issues. In any of these situations, it’s natural to wonder if hearing loss is to blame. Deciding whether to see an audiologist and find out for sure, however, can be a big decision. There’s the stigma and ageism that still swirl around hearing loss and can keep us from taking that next step. And then there’s also the current challenge of going on appointments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Can COVID-19 Really Cause Permanent Hearing Loss?

Health WriterUpdated 04 February 2021There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has triggered fear in all of us. “Will I get it?” and “How will I fare?” are questions that have flickered through most of our minds at one time or another. Yet as more people contract the illness and survive it, we discover new concerns, like the symptoms that afflict people known as “long-haulers” — those who cope with symptoms weeks or months after they recover.

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Audiology Best Practice Standards – Incorporating Virtual Care

Doctor of Audiology03 June 2020As COVID-19 wreaks global havoc on the hearing care industry, audiology practices around the world are trying to understand whether (and how) to incorporate virtual audiological care into their service offerings. Earlier today, the British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists (BSHAA) aired a fantastic Zoom meeting with guests Professor De Wet Swanepoel, Paul Dybala, PhD, and Mark Truong, which explored the viability of incorporating virtual care into a best practice model of audiology.

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