Kind of a different question but I had my father in town this week and he's over 60 now and starting to have some difficulty hearing, especially when there is a lot of background noise (i.e. at a restaurant). I'd be interested in hearing if there are any ways to naturally improve hearing. I seem to recall something on Oprah a while back about cleaning ears (qtips apparently are *not* good) and maybe this would help. I'd love to improve my own hearing as well as prevent deterioration over time.
And yes, I'm sure not listening to loud music is probably a good idea...
