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Contributed by Debbie Clason, staff writer, Healthy HearingJune 28, 2018 The soft whisper of a grandchild sharing a secret, the loud blare of a fire truck's siren as it enters the intersection, the soothing melody of your favorite song on the radio. How do we measure the intensity of the sounds they make? Behold the humble decibel, a logarithmic way of describing a ratio between things like power, sound pressure and voltage. Decibels measure sound intensity Decibels express sound levels and represent a ratio. Sound is energy that travels in waves and is measured in frequency and amplitude. Frequency, reported in Hertz (Hz), measures the number of sound vibrations in one second. Amplitude, reported on the decibel (dB) scale, measures its pressure or forcefulness....
Contributed by Marlaina Cockcroft, staff writer, Healthy HearingJuly 5, 2018 People who wear hearing aids might be improving more than their hearing. They might also be in better health overall, according to a recent study. Hearing loss can increase your spending on healthcare. The study, published in April, used 2013-2014 data from a national survey to evaluate the use of hearing aids among 1,336 adults age 65 or older with self-reported hearing loss. Of those, 602 used hearing aids and 734 didn’t. The goal was to measure overall health care spending as well as the number of emergency department or office visits. Hearing loss and hospitalization According to the study, the use of hearing aids was associated with a 2...
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