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audiologists in Israel?

Does anyone know any audiologist in Israel?

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Presbycusis
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What is presbycusis?
What are the symptoms of presbycusis?
What are the causes of presbycusis?
What can be done?
How is a hearing aid selected?
Communication tips
How does hearing work?
Where can I get additional information?

What is presbycusis?
Presbycusis is the loss of hearing that gradually occurs in most
individuals as they grow older. Hearing loss is a common disorder
associated with aging. About 30-35 percent of adults between the ages
of 65 and 75 years have a hearing loss. It is estimated that 40-50
percent of people 75 and older have a hearing loss.

The loss associated with presbycusis is usually greater for high-
pitched sounds. For example, it may be difficult for someone to hear
the nearby chirping of a bird or the ringing of a telephone. However,
the same person may be able to hear clearly the low-pitched sound of
a truck rumbling down the street.

There are many causes of presbycusis. Most commonly it arises from
changes in the inner ear of a person as he or she ages, but
presbycusis can also result from changes in the middle ear or from
complex changes along the nerve pathways leading to the brain.
Presbycusis most often occurs in both ears, affecting them equally.
Because the process of loss is gradual, people who have presbycusis
may not realize that their hearing is diminishing.

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What are the symptoms of presbycusis?
With presbycusis, sounds often seem less clear and lower in volume.
This contributes to difficulty hearing and understanding speech.
Individuals with presbycusis may experience several of the following:

The speech of others seems mumbled or slurred.

High-pitched sounds such as "s" and "th" are difficult to hear and
tell apart.

Conversations are difficult to understand, especially when there is
background noise.

A man's voice is easier to hear than the higher pitches of a woman's
voice.

Certain sounds seem annoying or overly loud.

Tinnitus (a ringing, roaring, or hissing sound in one or both ears)
may also occur.
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What are the causes of presbycusis?
Sensorineural hearing loss is caused by disorders of the inner ear or
auditory nerve. Presbycusis is usually a sensorineural hearing
disorder. It is most commonly caused by gradual changes in the inner
ear. The cumulative effects of repeated exposure to daily traffic
sounds or construction work, noisy offices, equipment that produces
noise, and loud music can cause sensorineural hearing loss.
Sensorineural hearing loss is most often due to a loss of hair cells
(sensory receptors in the inner ear). This can occur as a result of
hereditary factors as well as aging, various health conditions, and
side effects of some medicines (aspirin and certain antibiotics).

Image of the inner ear

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Presbycusis may be caused by changes in the blood supply to the ear
because of heart disease, high blood pressure, vascular (pertaining
to blood vessels) conditions caused by diabetes, or other circulatory
problems. The loss may be mild, moderate, or severe.

Sometimes presbycusis is a conductive hearing disorder, meaning the
loss of sound sensitivity is caused by abnormalities of the outer ear
and/or middle ear. Such abnormalities may include reduced function of
the tympanic membrane (the eardrum) or reduced function of the three
tiny bones in the middle ear that carry sound waves from the tympanic
membraine to the inner ear.

B"H

Dear Friends,

At this moment my colleague Rabbi Gabi Holtzberg and his wife, the
Chabad Shluchim/emissaries in Mumbai, together with other Israeli
nationals are hostages in the local Chabad Center (referred to on the
news as Nariman House) amidst the horrific terrorist attacks on the
city.

While everything must be done - and IS being done - by the security
forces to rescue the hostages, we know that it is within the hands of
each of us to storm the Heavens and pray to G-d that this situation
and all other terrible current circumstances in Mumbai are resolved
peacefully immediately.

Join tens of thousands around the world and PLEASE say a prayer for
Gavriel Noach Ben Freida Bluma and Rivkah bas Yehudis and the other
hostages held up at the other locations affected by this horror.
Psalm 20 is suggested: www.BachYouth.com/6320.

Don't stop with a prayer; please take it one step further and
remember that a small act of "light" in one part of the world can
dispel darkness wherever it may be. Do a mitzvah:

1. Give charity in their merit

2. Men: Put on Tefillin today; if you already did, see to it that
someone who hasn't yet, should.

3. Women: Resolve to light candles tomorrow evening; if you already
do, see to it that someone who hasn't yet, should.  Your firm
resolution to do this mitzvah will have an immediate impact now!

May G-d bring peace to our pained and darkened world!

With hope and prayers for good news.


  R. Eli Goodman


P.S. please forward this email to your friends

Sounds like a good possability - whats the age - meds etc.?
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Jerger (21) for both 226- and 1,000-Hz probe-tone frequencies
226 Hz 1,000 Hz Description
A 1 Tympanogram with a single peak and TPP
around 0 daPa
B 2 Flat sloping tympanogram (no distinct peak, YME
G 0.2 mmho and/or TW Q 200 daPa)
C 3 Tympanogram with a single peak and TPP
Gj150 daPa
D 4 Double-peaked tympanogram with TPP
around 0 daPa
Du 4u Double-peaked tympanogram with TPP Gj150
daPa (under pressure)

Dave - moderator

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If there is enough interest I will try to set up a minyan/Real kosher
food etc. at the AAA convention.

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AHRONS JUDAICA - NOTE THIS IS NOT THE WAY THEY ARE MANUFACTURED TO BE
USED - WE ARE NOT BLAMEING THE COMPANY - HOWEVER - THE CUPS CAUGHT FIRE
AFTER MELTING - JUST WANT OTHERS TO KNOW NOT TO REPEAT OUR MISTAKE