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)

If You Have a Child with Hearing Loss This E-book Might Help

In her book Stephanie Berry from Independent Speech, an online speech therapy private practice, states that children learn to communicate through their hearing. They begin by imitating the sounds they hear around them, if they do not hear themthey cannot learn them. However, many children have a hearing problem and their parents do not realize it! There is a large range of hearing problems that can be experienced by children. While some are quite obvious others may go undetected for several years. At this time, children with hearing loss are an underidentified and thus underserved population.

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All About Hearing Loss by Stephanie Barry

Coldplay Star Chris Martin Talks About Living with Tinnitus

Article by Rosie Taylor, Daily Mail

Suffering from tinnitus for a decade, Martin says, his condition improved once he started protecting his ears. Martin believes it's those years as a teenager listening to loud music that are to blame for his current hearing problems. He has some words of advice.

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