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The demand for quality audiology care is growing. Approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) ages 18 and over report some trouble hearing, and about 2 to 3 out of every 1,000 children in the United States are born with a detectable level of hearing loss in one or both ears. The issue is global […]

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Table of Contents Three hearing loss types Sensorineural hearing loss Conductive hearing loss Mixed hearing loss Effects of hearing loss Gradual and sudden hearing loss treatments Disabling hearing loss affects 5% of the world’s population — 466 million people, more than the population of the U.S.— and the World Health Organization (WHO) expects that figure to nearly double

Parents marvel at their young children’s attempts to learn language by imitating and experimenting. An infant’s cooing and a toddler’s early words are signs of healthy language acquisition that every parent is delighted to hear. But when children fail to meet milestones, speech-language therapy and other forms of treatment may be necessary. To learn more,