Runny eyes. Sneezing. Nasal discharge. Loss of appetite. Shelter workers all know the signs. Feline upper respiratory infections (URI for short) are the most commonly encountered disease problem in animal shelters. Some shelters have cases all the time. Others have outbreaks that can only be referred to as epidemics that result in the suspension of feline adoptions.
Low-Tech Assistive Listening Devices Still Boost Hearing. Every amplifying device has three parts - a microphone, a mechanism to amplify sounds picked up, and a speaker that alters the sound and transmits it to you, Loavenbruck explains. While traditional hardwired assistive listening devices are still popular and inexpensive, wireless technology is getting the biggest buzz.
Some patients who are bothered by tinnitus only might have a complete tinnitus evaluation. Finally, the audiologic data provides a clinical foundation for recommendations on hearing aids and other assistive devices suitable for treating the types of hearing impairments listed below. In general terms, there are two types of hearing loss, conductive and sensorineural. A combination of both is also seen as a mixed hearing loss. Each is discussed below.