Hearing Loss
How Accurate Is Closed Captioning?
Captioning vendors often promise 99% accuracy in their final results, but what does 99% look like in practice? The numbers say that would equal out to about 15 errors per 1,500 words. Those errors may include spelling mistakes, word substitution, and incorrect punctuation. What if a company reporting 99% accuracy fails to live up to […]
Read more →Smoking and Hearing Loss: What’s the Connection?
You know that ongoing exposure to loud noises can harm your hearing, but other environmental factors can also impact our ability to hear. Individuals who smoke or are exposed to secondhand smoke have an increased risk of hearing loss compared to nonsmokers. Read on to learn more about the clinical research behind this connection. Reviewing […]
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