A simple way to tell whether the phantom sounds you are hearing are caused by mental illness or whether you have Musical Ear Syndrome caused by damage to your auditory system.
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Hearing Loss Due to Knee Surgery
Some of the drugs used during surgery can cause hearing loss–even if they are just operating on one of your knees. Did you know this?
Strenuous Exercise and Resulting Hearing Loss
If you have a condition such as LVAS, then strenuous exercise can permanently damage your hearing. Learn more.
Hearing Aid Batteries–Regular or High Power?
How to tell if you need regular or high-power batteries in your hearing aids.
New Hearing Aids Give Greater Satisfaction
New technology used in modern hearing aids is giving hard of hearing users greater satisfaction that hearing aids have done in the past.
When Everyday Sounds Seem Too Loud
Ear damage can make you even more sensitive to sounds. If this happens you likely have hyperacusis.
Loop Systems–Double-Wire vs. Single-Wire Loops
Double-wire loops or single-wire loops. Which is better for use with t-coils in hearing aids?
Hearing Phantom Music
If you hear phantom music, you likely are not “nuts,” but may have Musical Ear Syndrome.
New Visor Card for Hard of Hearing People
Visor cards can help hard of hearing people with their initial communication problems if they are stopped by the police while driving, especially at night.
Help, I’ve Memorized the Word List!—Understanding Hearing Loss Speech Testing
Whenever I have my hearing tested, it seems the audiologist uses the same list of words each time. I can understand this for people who have never been tested before, but when I get my hearing tested regularly, isn’t this sort of ridiculous? I mean, I’ve half-memorized the word list so I’m not getting fair test results, am I?
This article explains the various tests using word lists, their purpose and what the results mean.