Veterans and Hearing Loss

Here are a few facts about Veterans and hearing loss:

• Over one million veterans receive compensation for hearing loss.
• The most common kind of hearing loss among veterans is noise-induced hearing loss, resulting from exposure to explosives or engine noise.  Veterans with this kind of hearing loss have a hard time hearing when there is background noise present, as in a noisy restaurant.
• Even if they score normally on a hearing test, many veterans experience difficulty understanding speech, a condition called "central auditory processing disorder."

clEAR has a customized lesson plan that provides auditory brain training specifically designed to enhance listening in noise and another plan that is specifically designed for those who suffer from central auditory processing disorder.

The clEAR auditory brain training games and other resources for Veterans can be found at these websites:

The Hearing Loss Association of American
Veterans' Health Council
clEAR Auditory Brain Training

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