http://www.starthearing.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Lisa Kurak, Doctor of Audiology Earwax is technically called cerumen. It isn't really wax in the 'candle wax' sense. It is a sticky fluid secreted by cerumen glands – only in the skin of the ear canal. It is there to protect your ear canal and ... http://www.starthearing.com/04/21/never-stick-anything-in-your-ears-smaller-than-your-elbow-we%e2%80%99ve-all-heard-this-advice-but-what-is-earwax-anyway/ Did you know? • 65% of those with hearing loss are under 65 years of age • 1 in 6 baby boomers have hearing loss • 1 in 14 of generation “X” have hearing loss - The Thirty-Forty-Fifty “Health Matters” CNN segment Did you know? ➢ 31.5 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. ➢ Nine in 10 users of hearing aids ... http://www.starthearing.com/03/24/interesting-facts/ A hearing check is as simple as ‘raising your hand, when you hear a beep’. There are a lot more reasons why you should have your hearing tested. We’ve listed a simple few. If you have never had your hearing checked, you should. Also, if ... http://www.starthearing.com/03/19/do-i-need-a-hearing-test/ More than 75 percent of all hearing aid repairs are due to moisture and earwax accumulating in the hearing aid. The vast majority of these repairs are 100 percent preventable. It is extremely important to clean the entire hearing aid every time it is removed from your ear by wiping ... http://www.starthearing.com/03/04/how-should-i-care-for-and-maintain-my-hearing-aids/ If you have two ears with hearing loss, and both ears could benefit from hearing aids, you need two hearing aids. Many people come in hoping to "get by" with only one hearing aid.  People tried that for decades and it simply does not work very well. In 2005, 86 percent ... http://www.starthearing.com/02/13/do-i-really-need-2-hearing-aids/