3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, was first invented in the 1980s. Since then, applications for 3D printing have exploded. We have 3D printed toys, jet engine components, space rocket parts – and, now 3D medical printing responsible for the reproduction of middle ear bones. In 2017, researchers from
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You’ve realized that all those rock concerts in your younger days may have finally caught up with you after you’re once again scolded for having the TV volume up too high. It might be time for a hearing test with your Philadelphia audiologist. Hearing loss can have real effects on
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While we’re waiting for automatic movement hearing aids to be invented (or alternatively, for ear transplants to become available), let’s talk about hearing aid batteries. Types of Hearing Aid Batteries From the old-fashioned mercury zinc button batteries, modern hearing aid batteries now typically fall into one of two categories –
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The Opn S is a family of four hearing aids by Oticon, a premium hearing aid manufacturer based in Denmark. And like many things out of Scandinavia, Oticon Opn S hearing aids are designed with functionality and simplicity in mind. Don’t be fooled though, as we’re about to discover, simplicity
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We’ve come a long way from ear trumpets, you’ll be pleased to know. While hearing loss has historically been associated with a degree of stigma, with modern technology and contemporary hearing aid designs, you can now step out in style without compromising the clarity of your hearing. The Signia Styletto
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We make thousands of little decisions everyday – what to have for breakfast, whether to even have breakfast, and if we decide to have toast for breakfast, what to have on that toast. Do you have the same spread on each piece of toast or mix it up a little?
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It’s been well-established that the telltale symptoms of COVID are fever, a dry cough, shortness of breath, loss of smell or taste, headache, chills, sore throat, and muscle pain. To our aging population (those over 70), you can add gastrointestinal issues (diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain) and confusion. Dermatologists have even
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tobacco use is the single most significant preventable cause of death and disease in the US, responsible for the demise of over 480,000 Americans every year. The research shaking its finger at Uncle Bob puffing on his pipe is not
Read more →Sensorineural hearing loss affects millions of Americans every year. Although the greatest likelihood of hearing difficulties is found in the elderly, affecting 50% of those 75 and older, around three children out of every thousand are born with a noticeable degree of hearing loss in one or both ears. That
Read more →Cannabis has been a hot topic in the medical world for a little while. Though the recreational smoking of marijuana has been popular across the US since the early 1900s, it was not until the 1990s that the medicinal benefits of cannabis compounds became more widely recognized. In 1996, California
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