Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Ever Wondered Which Famous People Suffer from Tinnitus?

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"Hearing loss is a terrible thing because it cannot be repaired.”
-- Pete Townshend (Guitarist from the Who)

"I was a major glutton for volume: 'Gotta feel it, gotta hear it.' Sooner or later you're going to pay the reaper."
-- Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mack)



Sunday, May 5, 2013

Exciting Research with Antioxidants

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For some time now, researchers have focused their attention on antioxidants and their potential benefits to prevent and even cure hearing loss. Even the Department of Defense (thousands of US GIs suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus) has shown interest and awarded $1.2 to the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Ill earlier this year (Read article : http://www.hear-it.org/Antioxidants-against-noise-induced-hearing-loss)