Dr. Larkin interviewed in Post & Courier article on hearing loss
Stratford High School graduate and current College of Charleston student Meagan Orton has been spreading the word about hearing health after suffering a sudden hearing loss after her sophomore year. Orton, who competed in the Miss South Carolina competition, appeared in a recent Post & Courier story. Dr. Larkin provided some context to the story:
Mount Pleasant-based audiologist Mary Anne Larkin says she's "very concerned" about hearing loss and that she thinks the earbuds used for music players today will create a wave of early onset hearing loss in the coming decade or two.
"I'm already seeing some patients in their 30s and 40s who have hearing loss more typically seen in people who are in their 60s and 70s," says Larkin, noting that she's yet to see many teens or young adults in her office. "Hearing loss is very insidious because it tends to be gradual."
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