Life gets better with improved hearing - The Explorer: Pima
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2010 11:00 pm | Updated: 8:19 am, Thu Mar 24, 2011.  Starting
this month, The Explorer will be providing space monthly about
different areas of healthcare available in the Northwest/Oro
Valley area. Our focus is to help educate you about the
different levels of care within each area. To kick off this
series, we are covering the different availabilities and areas
of hearing health.  According to statistics, 30 percent of
people over age 65 have some form of hearing loss. Hearing loss
related to aging is called presbycusis. Other reasons for
hearing loss could be long-term exposure to loud noise,
meningitis, heredity, medications and ear infections.
Preventative measures such as ear protection, treatment of ear
infections in children, and avoiding exposure to loud noises can
help prevent hearing loss.  "The world has gotten louder t