McGuire's Resources

Study Links Exposure to HIV in Womb To Later Hearing Loss

Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National Institutes of Health research network.  (read more) 

Disability Forum Radio Show Interviews David Carr, Owner of McGuire's

David provides details on hearing devices and suggestions for those who are hearing impaired. Play MP3 Interview 

Hearing Aids Reduce "Ringing" In The Ears

A new study recently conducted by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) has found that nearly thirty million Americans – or ten percent of our population – suffer from chronic tinnitus, or "ringing in the ears."   (read more) 

Hearing Loss Linked To Falling

Now a new study finds that subjects who have a hearing loss are three times more likely to fall than their peers who reported no hearing loss.   (read more) 

Secondhand Smoke: Firsthand Health Issues

Secondhand smoke has been linked to an increased risk in hearing loss among persons aged 12 - 19, according to a study that was conducted in 2005 – 2006.   (read more) 

Hearing Loss Can Impact Ability To Interpret Speech

Researchers found that the gray matter thickness of the auditory areas was lower in people with decreased hearing ability, suggesting a link between hearing ability and brain volume.  (read more) 

Hearing Loss: When To Get It Checked

For some people, acknowledging a hearing loss is a difficult admission. But there are some suggested guidelines.   (read more) 

Hearing Devices On Line

Purchasing a device without the guidance of a trained, licensed professional means the hearing device you purchase may be ineffective, and it's possible it can even damage your hearing even further.  (read more) 

Breaking the Ice: How To Discuss Hearing Loss

Family members of patients at McGuire’s Hearing Aids and Audiological Services tell us one of the most difficult discussions they have with a loved one is advising him or her about a hearing loss.   (read more) 

Nutrition and Better Hearing

We’ve all heard the old joke about carrot consumption aiding good eyesight (you’ve never seen a rabbit with glasses, right?).   (read more) 

McGuire’s Provides Hearing Screening Hotline

Medical practitioners are gratified when they can confirm a patient diagnosis and provide a workable treatment plan for their patients.   (read more) 

May Is Better Hearing Month

The month of May on Long Island means the arrival of beautiful, warm weather, the blooming of flowers and trees, the annual celebration of Mother’s Day – and of course, Better Hearing Month.   (read more) 

Wireless Technology Meets Hearing Devices

For people that are hard of hearing, listening to television or conversing on the telephone can be a challenge – even when hearing devices are in use.   (read more) 

Hearing and Heart Health

For many people, hearing loss occurs with age. This is manifested in two ways: first, we begin to lose sensitivity to sound; second, our ability to clearly understand speech declines, even when the speech is loud enough to hear comfortably.  (read more) 

Hearing Loss and Teens

Last month, the Journal of the American Medical Association stunned America when the publication announced the results of a recent hearing study conducted on teens.   (read more) 

The Health and Hearing Connection

Hearing loss can be the result of noise exposure, genetics or age. But did you also know that illness or medications can damage hearing? The evolution of hearing loss is not always an event that is confined to the ears.  (read more) 

Consumer Alert: Hearing Devices

If you wear a hearing device, or if someone you love does, you may have noticed the glut of commercials on television for “low priced hearing devices” that promise better hearing. Many of these hearing devices are amplification systems, and not hearing aids at all.  (read more) 

Hearing loss may be an early sign of dementia

Gradual hearing loss is a common symptom of aging, but in some people it may also be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, a new study suggests.  (read more) 

Is it Really a Hearing Aid? What You Need to Know Before Purchasing

You may have seen commercials and ads pushing various hearing devices that enable you to "hear the TV without disturbing your partner for less!" Well, maybe it's true but there's plenty of research to demonstrate that these ear amplifiers are not true hearing aids. And worse, yet, these low-ball, $19.95 plus shipping and handling personal sound amplification devices can actually be dangerous.  (read more) 

Smoking Damages Ear Health and Complicates Ear Surgery

It has long been known that active smoking exerts a negative effect on normal ear functioning and hearing by chronically irritating the Eustachian tube and the lining of the middle ear. Smokers tend to have more chronic ear disease requiring surgical correction, and have more advanced disease at presentation than their non-smoking counterparts. Their hearing commonly suffers as a result.  (read more) 

Study Shows Millions of People Can’t Hear Smoke Alarms

One of the scariest scenarios you can imagine if you suffer from hearing loss is not being able to wake up in case of a fire. That is indeed a scary thought and, unfortunately, it happens much too often. The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has long suspected that people died in fires because they were unable to hear smoke alarms. Until recently, however, no government investigations into the fire fatalities have focused on whether the victims were hearing-impaired, and no smoke alarms or strobe lights were tested to see whether they were effective for people with hearing disabilities.   (read more)