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20 Songs About Tinnitus Or Ringing In The Ears

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] 20 Songs About Tinnitus Or Ringing In The Ears [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Think you are the only one with tinnitus or ringing in your ears? Think again. Tinnitus is common, especially among musicians. Musicians frequently subject their ears to loud sounds over many hours. This may eventually cause hearing damage and tinnitus. While tinnitus […]

Asian celebrities with hearing loss and tinnitus and their coping strategies

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Asian celebrities with hearing loss and tinnitus and their coping strategies [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]World Health Organisation estimates that in 2018, 6.1% of the world’s population or 466 million people in the world have disabling hearing loss – it is no surprise that a few of them are celebrities. While historically in Asia, there […]

Over-the-counter hearing protection

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over-the-counter hearing protection and where to buy them [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Good quality hearing protection can be used reduce the intensity of sounds that enters the ears without causing discomfort. Here are some hearing protection products that are used by Faith Hearing’s clients. Faith Hearing neither sells nor endorses these products – please do […]

Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation resources (Downloadable PDF guides)

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cochlear Implant Rehabilitation resources (Downloadable PDF guides) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A cochlear implant can restore hearing to your deaf ear. However understanding those sounds and recognising them as speech or useful information requires a period of rehabilitation. Whether you are a cochlear implant recipient who has never heard sounds before or a recipient who […]

What is Unilateral Hearing Loss (Single-Sided Deafness)?

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is Unilateral Hearing Loss (Single-Sided Deafness)? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3791″ img_size=”717×537″][vc_column_text]UHL (Unilateral Hearing Loss) is when a person has impaired hearing in one ear. When it worsens to the point that the ear loses complete hearing function/ability, it is called SSD (Single-Sided Deafness). 1 in 1000 children are born with UHL, an […]

What to eat in Lucky Plaza/Orchard MRT station (All 60 eateries)

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] What to eat in Lucky Plaza/Orchard MRT station (All 60 eateries) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Lucky Plaza is a shopping centre with over 500 retail shops. It was one of the most successful luxury shopping centres in Singapore in the 1980s. Due to the development of newer shopping centres (such as ION Orchard, Wisma Atria), […]

Is there a link between COVID-19 vaccinations and hearing loss?

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Is there a link between COVID-19 vaccinations and hearing loss? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3650″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]VAERS is vaccine safety surveillance programn that monitors the safety of FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved vaccines. Its purpose is to detect unusual or unexpected adverse events patterns and […]

What is the link between hypertension (high blood pressure) and hearing loss?

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is the link between hypertension (high blood pressure) and hearing loss? [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is Hypertension? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hypertension or high blood pressure is diagnosed when a person has a systolic blood pressure* > 140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure** > 90 mmHg. It is a common chronic disease that affects […]

Is my phone compatible with my hearing aids?

Useful links to check with your smartphone is compatible with your Resound/Phonak/Oticon/Signia/Widex/Starkey hearing aids.

Resound ONE M&RIE Scientific Research

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1551094223738{padding-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Resound ONE M&RIE – Scientific Evidence [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Resound uses scientific-based evidence behind the creation of every hearing aid. Here are all the links to their research papers:[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] 1. Resound ONE M&RIE receiver preferred by listeners for sound quality and localisation. 2. Resound ONE M&RIE’s All Access Directionality and Ultra Focus help users […]