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When first using a hearing aid, keep these things in mind: Hearing aids won't return your hearing to normal. Hearing aids can't restore normal hearing, but they can improve your hearing by amplifying ...

Newborns often have a hearing screening shortly after birth to test their sensory responses. If additional screening is noted, your provider will refer your child to have a more in-depth newborn heari...

A diagnostic hearing test will determine if you need a hearing aid. If a hearing aid is recommended, by Wisconsin state law, you have six months to schedule a hearing aid consultation before another h...

Hearing aids vary in price, size, special features and the way they are placed in your ear. Hearing aids are continually made smaller to meet popular demand for not being noticeable. However, the smal...

Learn more about hearing and balance: American Academy of Audiology American Speech Language Hearing Association American Tinnitus Association Mayo Clinic U.S. Food and Drug Admin...

Designed to detect cancers and other changes in breast tissue, a mammogram can be used for either screening or diagnostic purposes: Screening mammogram. A screening mammogram is used to detect b...

To prepare for your mammogram: Schedule the test for a time when your breasts are least likely to be tender. If you menstruate, that's usually during the week after your menstrual period. C...

For some people, supplemental imaging may be used with mammograms as a screening tool for detecting breast cancer. That group of people includes women with a high risk of breast cancer, who have a ver...

During the mammogram You’ll be given a gown and asked to remove neck jewelry and clothing from the waist up. A cleansing towel will be provided to remove deodorant from your underarms prior to...

3D mammography Women who undergo routine mammograms at Mayo Clinic Health System have the latest diagnostic technology available to them — digital mammography. Digital mammography, also known ...