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Here are some helpful tips to maintain a quiet home...

Believe it or not, research shows that preteens actually do listen to their parents and follow their parents’ behavior. Use these tips to help protect your children’s hearing for a lifetime.

Así como usted le enseña a sus hijos a usar protector solar, el cinturón de seguridad, y llevar un casco cuando andan en bicicleta, enséñeles a usar protectores de oídos para limitar la exposición al ruido.

Just as you teach your children to wear sunscreen, use a seatbelt, and wear a bicycle helmet, teach them to wear hearing protectors to limit noise exposure.

Los ruidos fuertes pueden estar donde no los esperas, desde la cocina de tu casa hasta la cafetería de la escuela.

Loud noises happen where you might not expect them, from your home kitchen to the school cafeteria.

Los preadolescentes están en una etapa importante de sus vidas.

Preteens are at an important stage in their lives. They are starting to make some of their own choices. At the same time, they are still listening to you. That’s why this is a great time to teach them that exposure to loud noises can damage their hearing and that noise-induced hearing loss

La extensión del daño en la audición relacionada con el ruido depende de tres factores: el nivel de decibelios, la distancia y el tiempo.

Muchos de los sonidos agradables que oímos todos los días tienen un nivel seguro que no daña nuestra audición.

Many enjoyable sounds that we hear every day are at safe levels that won’t damage our hearing. However, sounds can be harmful when they are too loud—even for a short time—or when they are long-lasting, even if they are not quite as loud.

El tinnitus o acúfeno es comúnmente descrito como un timbre o silbido en los oídos.

La neuropatía auditiva es un trastorno de la audición en el que el oído interno puede detectar el sonido, pero tiene problemas con el envío del sonido del oído al cerebro.

High blood cholesterol is treated with heart-healthy lifestyle changes and medicines to control or lower your high blood cholesterol. Lipoprotein apheresis is a procedure that can be used to treat familial hypercholesterolemia.

High “bad” LDL cholesterol usually does not cause symptoms, so most people do not know they have it until they are tested during a routine doctor’s visit. Very high levels may cause symptoms such as fatty bumps on your skin, called xanthomas, or grayish-white rings around the corneas in your eye, called corneal arcus. These mostly develop in people who have familial hypercholesterolemia. Undiagnosed or untreated high blood cholesterol can lead to serious problems, such as heart attack and stroke.