This Memorial Day, there will be very few parades to celebrate our veterans. But it's a good time to remind ourselves of the toll that war takes on hearing. When we think about the injuries our servicemen and -women endure, we focus on major life-changing injuries like Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. We worry about suicide in veterans. … Continue reading Heroes with Hearing Loss
Veterans with hearing loss
The Noise of War
This Memorial Day, as we honor veterans with parades and flags and, yes, barbecues, we should remind ourselves of the toll that war takes on hearing. Two and a half million veterans have service-connected hearing disabilities. Tinnitus is the number-one claim for all service related disability, with more than 1.5 million veterans receiving disability benefits … Continue reading The Noise of War
Katherine Bouton: Smart Hearing 