hearing loss

Childhood ear infections: Causes and cures

 

Dr. Noelle Leong
Pediatrician
About the columnist: 
Noelle Leong, M.D., is a pediatrician at The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s Outpatient Pediatric Clinic. For more information about pediatric services, visit http://www.thocc.org/services/pediatrics/.

Prevent falls at home

Each year, more than one-third of U.S. adults 65 and older experience a fall, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

Lisa Leitao
Senior resource coordinator
About the columnist: 
Lisa Leitao, R.N., is the senior resource coordinator at Connecticut Center for Healthy Aging at The Hospital of Central Connecticut’s New Britain General campus. For information on the Center call 1-877-4 AGING 1 (1-877-273-0078), or visit www.thocc.org/services/healthyaging/.

Common misconceptions about hearing loss

 Studies show that one in 10 individuals – about 28 million people in North America alone – have some hearing loss, and about 95 percent of them would benefit from ampl

Hillary Lewis
Audiologist
About the columnist: 
Hilary Lewis is an audiologist at the Masonicare Health Center, in Wallingford.

Treatment helps with patient’s hearing loss

SOUTHINGTON — After struggling for seven years with profound hearing loss in her right ear, Meriden resident Amanda Geruch accepted the fact that, at 26, she would never hear o

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