Dr. Carol A. Bauer, a professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and otolaryngologist, provides answers to commonly asked questions about hearing loss in a video Q and A. She explains how the hearing system works, types of hearing loss and treatments for hearing loss.
Click here for the complete interview that includes information on prevention and more details about hearing loss.
Where to go for more information on the Internet:
American Academy of Otolaryngology: www.entnet.org
American Speach - Language - Hearing Association: www.asha.org
Hear it: www.hear-it.org
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders: www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearingloss