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R. Kelly has emergency throat surgery, takes 'indefinite' break from performing
Pop & HissAfter visiting a throat specialist, R. Kelly has emergency throat surgery. He has nodes on his tonsils.... -
Northwest Community Hospital makes Best Hospitals list
TribLocal - Arlington Heights » NewsNorthwest Community Hospital was named one of the nation’s top hospitals in six specialties in U.S. News and World Report magazine’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals list, …... -
All county beaches under heavy rain advisory
TribLocal - Crystal Lake » NewsAll public beaches in McHenry County are on a heavy rain advisory as the Chicagoland area is in the midst of a wet summer. Due …... -
Area hospitals figure high on the U.S. News & World Report 2011
HealthA dose of good medical news. The U.S. News & World Report recognized the area's main health networks in its annual hospital rankings, placing the Lehigh Valley Health Network among the nation's top hospitals for the 16th year in a row. The Lehigh Valley... -
Are you addicted to cosmetics?
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAre there multiple shampoos in your shower caddy? Old face creams gathering dust in your cabinet? Have you been accused of having a bathroom that looks like a Sephora store? Most important, does any of this make you a "cosmoholic"? Yes, there is such a...Tags: Beauty Products and Fragrances, Behavioral Conditions, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Health, Minnesota
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Celebs greet geeks at Comic-Con
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSeveral A-list celebrities popped up and gave fans something to talk about Thursday during the first day of Comic-Con 2010 in San Diego. Angelina Jolie stunned fans at Comic-Con as she promoted her spy action-thriller, "Salt," which opens in theaters...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Los Angeles, Bruce Willis, San Diego (San Diego, California), Salt
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Your kid swallowed what?
If your child stuffs something into his ear, be sure to check the other one. There's a good chance you'll discover another unexpected treasure, said Dr. Christopher Hampson, an ear, nose and throat specialist, who recently discovered some pebbles in a...Tags: LEGO Group, Idaho, Human Body, Throat
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Over-the-counter devices probably won't help sleep apnea
Big-time, bed-rattling snoring is more than just a detriment to good sleep or happy relationships. It's also a sign that airways aren't open and clear. In extreme cases, snorers spend chunks of the night gasping for breath, a dangerous condition called...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Human Body, Dentistry and Dental Health, Health, Sleep Apnea
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Affordable hearing aids? $200 style helps most
![When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss actually uses a hearing aid. The stumbling blocks? The cost of hearing aids, and the fact that most insurance policies won't cover the devices that make it possible to hear a bird chirping or someone yelling across the room. Or a siren. Or fire alarm. Typically, a hearing aid costs $1,000 to $3,000 (and, remember, that's per ear). According to industry statistics, the average cost of a hearing aid was $1,601 in 2009, the latest year available. Only 22 percent of Americans have insurance policies that will help pay for hearing aids, according to the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute. (Those with Veterans Affairs benefits have full coverage.) Insurance companies, on the whole, have never explained the thinking behind that lack of coverage; some have actually deemed them cosmetic devices. The new federal health care plan doesn't offer coverage either. "We tried to push for that, at least for kids," but got nowhere, said Brenda Battat, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America. (The plan does prevent a tax on hearing retail sales, however.) Affordable option Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, a board-certified ear-nose-throat specialist who runs an audiology clinic in a blue-collar community in Indiana, was frustrated by the calculus of hearing-loss patients who couldn't afford to hear. He was forever seeing patients with varying degrees of hearing loss, sending them to a free consultation with a trained audiologist -- and never hearing from those patients again. Once they heard the cost of hearing aids, which quickly translates to $2,000 to $6,000 if the hearing loss is in both ears, "Those patients went home with nothing," Cherukuri said. In 2007, when the iPhone came on the market, Cherukuri saw reports showing that the phone's components cost an average of $130 to $140. "I started thinking that if you can make a fantastic phone for under $200, I could make a hearing aid that's pretty good for about the same price," he said. Cherukuri is the first to acknowledge that the best option is a customized hearing aid, one that's designed and fitted to a patient. But for many hearing-impaired people, amplification of a full range of frequencies will make for a marked improvement. Cherukuri got to work designing a hearing aid, for mild to moderately severe hearing loss, that would cost less than $200. By summer 2009, his product, the MDHearingAid, was ready for retail. His company claims the FDA-registered hearing aid -- an analog device that comes with a volume dial -- is "one-size-fits-most," amplifying the sound frequencies of the human voice. Other hearing aids in the under-$200 range amplify only the bass, or low frequencies, and tend to amplify background noises that make it harder to hear the human voice. Review and trial "What he's doing is a good thing," said Dr. Charles Weingarten, an ENT in private practice for 41 years and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Weingarten examined the MDHearingAid at the request of Tribune Newspapers. "It's an economic issue. Good enough is sometimes the best you're going to get." Weingarten and other ENT physicians who looked at the MDHearingAid were quick to applaud its 45-day free trial, which allows people to find out for themselves if it works for their particular hearing loss. The trial is important, says Cherukuri, because "it takes the brain several weeks to adjust to the hearing aid. It has to get used to the new stimulus of sound. You will hear better on Day 28 than you hear on Day 1," he said. "It's not like glasses, where the minute you put them on, you see better." Cherukuri cautions that for patients whose hearing loss is due to nerve damage -- a hearing loss referred to as one of "clarity" -- the amplification will not fix that loss. Overall, Cherukuri's prescription is one with which no doctor would argue: "See a physician and get the best hearing aid you can afford." bmahany@tribune.com Options for those who are hearing impaired Some 36 million American adults (approximately 17 percent) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. For the MDHearingAid, visit mdhearingaid.com. For other more-affordable options ($295 to $895), Weingarten, who carries a pocketful of $30 amplifiers when he goes on medical missions to third-world countries, recommends the website hearingaidscentral.com.](http://www.dailypress.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2011-03/60347166-23110007-400361.jpg "When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss actually uses a hearing aid. The stumbling blocks? The cost of hearing aids, and the fact that most insurance policies won't cover the devices that make it possible to hear a bird chirping or someone yelling across the room. Or a siren. Or fire alarm. Typically, a hearing aid costs $1,000 to $3,000 (and, remember, that's per ear). According to industry statistics, the average cost of a hearing aid was $1,601 in 2009, the latest year available. Only 22 percent of Americans have insurance policies that will help pay for hearing aids, according to the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute. (Those with Veterans Affairs benefits have full coverage.) Insurance companies, on the whole, have never explained the thinking behind that lack of coverage; some have actually deemed them cosmetic devices. The new federal health care plan doesn't offer coverage either. "We tried to push for that, at least for kids,\" but got nowhere, said Brenda Battat, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America. (The plan does prevent a tax on hearing retail sales, however.) Affordable option Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, a board-certified ear-nose-throat specialist who runs an audiology clinic in a blue-collar community in Indiana, was frustrated by the calculus of hearing-loss patients who couldn't afford to hear. He was forever seeing patients with varying degrees of hearing loss, sending them to a free consultation with a trained audiologist -- and never hearing from those patients again. Once they heard the cost of hearing aids, which quickly translates to $2,000 to $6,000 if the hearing loss is in both ears, \"Those patients went home with nothing,\" Cherukuri said. In 2007, when the iPhone came on the market, Cherukuri saw reports showing that the phone's components cost an average of $130 to $140. \"I started thinking that if you can make a fantastic phone for under $200, I could make a hearing aid that's pretty good for about the same price,\" he said. Cherukuri is the first to acknowledge that the best option is a customized hearing aid, one that's designed and fitted to a patient. But for many hearing-impaired people, amplification of a full range of frequencies will make for a marked improvement. Cherukuri got to work designing a hearing aid, for mild to moderately severe hearing loss, that would cost less than $200. By summer 2009, his product, the MDHearingAid, was ready for retail. His company claims the FDA-registered hearing aid -- an analog device that comes with a volume dial -- is \"one-size-fits-most,\" amplifying the sound frequencies of the human voice. Other hearing aids in the under-$200 range amplify only the bass, or low frequencies, and tend to amplify background noises that make it harder to hear the human voice. Review and trial \"What he's doing is a good thing,\" said Dr. Charles Weingarten, an ENT in private practice for 41 years and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Weingarten examined the MDHearingAid at the request of Tribune Newspapers. \"It's an economic issue. Good enough is sometimes the best you're going to get.\" Weingarten and other ENT physicians who looked at the MDHearingAid were quick to applaud its 45-day free trial, which allows people to find out for themselves if it works for their particular hearing loss. The trial is important, says Cherukuri, because \"it takes the brain several weeks to adjust to the hearing aid. It has to get used to the new stimulus of sound. You will hear better on Day 28 than you hear on Day 1,\" he said. \"It's not like glasses, where the minute you put them on, you see better.\" Cherukuri cautions that for patients whose hearing loss is due to nerve damage -- a hearing loss referred to as one of \"clarity\" -- the amplification will not fix that loss. Overall, Cherukuri's prescription is one with which no doctor would argue: \"See a physician and get the best hearing aid you can afford.\" bmahany@tribune.com Options for those who are hearing impaired Some 36 million American adults (approximately 17 percent) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. For the MDHearingAid, visit mdhearingaid.com. For other more-affordable options ($295 to $895), Weingarten, who carries a pocketful of $30 amplifiers when he goes on medical missions to third-world countries, recommends the website hearingaidscentral.com.")
TribuneWhen it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in...Tags: Apple iPhone, Hearing Impairment, Insurance, Physical Conditions, Indiana
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Los Angeles Center for Women's Health
The Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health is proud to sponsor the 11th annual KJLH Women’s Forum taking place on Saturday, April 2, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This event is free to the public.
Join this...Tags: Heart and Circulatory System, Acupuncture, Cardiologists, Diseases and Illnesses, Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Allergies in full bloom in Southwest and Central Virginia
![<span style="font-size: small;">In case you haven't noticed everything is in full bloom right now in Southwest and Central Virginia, including allergies.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60329691-22151902.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">In case you haven't noticed everything is in full bloom right now in Southwest and Central Virginia, including allergies.</span>")
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIn case you haven't noticed everything is in full bloom right now in Southwest and Central Virginia, including allergies. If you're sneezing, wheezing and just plain feeling lousy, at least take heart in knowing you're not alone. "Oh I suffer severely,"...Tags: Wheezing, Sneezing, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Allergies, Physical Conditions
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Doctor who trained many others joins area practice
Dr. Janet Talmo recently joined the Physicians Clinic of Charlevoix on the campus of Charlevoix Area Hospital. Dr. Talmo has more than 25 years of experience in medicine, including family practice and teaching, and she is now accepting new patients at her...Tags: Michigan State University, Medical Services, Human Body, University of Pennsylvania, Health
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