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Apr

Are Cochlear Implants Covered by Insurance?
Over the years, hearing loss has become an increasingly common condition, with one in three individuals over the age of 65 suffering from the condition. Thankfully, cochlear implants can now help hearing loss sufferers overcome their issues. One of the main issues that patients f...
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Apr

Can Tinnitus Be Caused By Stress?
Tinnitus, the perception of ringing or noise in the ears when no external sound is present, can be a puzzling and distressing condition. While it's often associated with age-related hearing loss or exposure to loud noises, there's an emerging understanding of how stress can also...
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Apr

Hearing Problems in 5 year olds
Hearing problems in five-year-olds are a common concern among parents and educators. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), about 3 out of every 1,000 children in the U. S. are born with some form of hearing loss every year. Hearing problems that go...
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Apr

Are Hearing Problems Hereditary?
Whether a child is born with the condition or develops it at a young age, 50% of hearing loss cases in children are caused by genetic changes or mutations. In most cases, children who are born with genetic hearing loss do not exhibit any other major health issues. However, there...
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Apr

Ready to go on the Better Hearing Journey? Meet, Dr. Maria Roa
Ready to go on the better hearing journey? Meet, Dr. Maria Roa, audiologist at South Florida ENT Associates! Dr. Roa received her Masters and Doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh and specializes in adult diagnostics, adult amplification treatment, tinnitus management and aur...
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Apr

Better Hearing Monthly Tip with Dr. Sherry Rauh
Join us on the journey to better hearing with these tips from Dr. Sherry Rauh! Dr. Rauh is a former medical journalist who discovered her passion for audiology after writing about treatments for severe hearing loss. She earned her doctorate in audiology from Nova Southeastern Uni...
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Apr

Hearing Aid Patient Story
Scott Becker is a 63-year-old patient who recently underwent treatment for hearing loss at South Florida ENT Associates. Scott didn't know what level of hearing loss he was experiencing and thought that the condition was something that only manifests in people in their 70&r...
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Apr

Patient Elizabeth Del Rio shares her experience with South Florida ENT
When I was around two or three years old, I had an ear nose and throat surgery from South Florida ENT. The surgeon noticed that I wasn't responding properly. It was at the ripe old age of four when I was finally diagnosed with the hearing loss. You know, I've never really conside...
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Apr

Risk of Dementia with Untreated Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a common condition, with one in eight people in the United States, age 12 or older, experiencing hearing loss in both ears. 1 It can be caused by a variety of factors, including age, noise exposure and genetics. While many people may think of hearing loss as a mino...
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Apr

Better Hearing & Speech Month 2023
May is Better Hearing & Speech Month, which is a month dedicated to raising awareness about hearing and speech problems. Millions of people in the United States suffer from hearing or communication disorders, and the effects of these conditions can be devastating. At South Fl...
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