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Business and Finance 
Wed, July 22, 2009
Tue, July 21, 2009
HearAtLast Holdings, Inc.: HearAtLast Latest Clinic Co-Located in Wal-Mart's Dufferin Mall Opens to Immediate Success
MISSISSAUGA, ON--(Marketwire - July 21, 2009) - (
With a high concentration of laborers and retirees, the percentage of noise-induced patients is significant and many benefit from Canada's world leading health care system and workman's compensation programs. Noise induced hearing loss is recognized as the number one disability facing the North America workforce claims the World Health Organization (WHO; [ http://www.who.int ]) at a cost of over 60 billion dollars annually. Even after many years of OSHA-regulated efforts to conserve hearing, and despite the ready availability of hearing protection devices (HPDs), rates of noise-induced hearing loss continue to rise. A recent National Health Interview Survey showed hearing problems among individuals age 45 to 64 up 26 percent over the past 30 years.
The World Health Organization has called work-related noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), "the No. 1 hidden disability in North America," and in Washington, D.C., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims NIHL is the most common occupational illness in North America.
OSHA regulations call for worker training, but clearly more needs to be done in order to increase awareness of noise-related hazards. There are some ways to take your hearing conservation program beyond the required regulatory minimums and help hearing conservation gain the respect it deserves.
About HearAtLast
HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. is a Nevada corporation that owns and operates its wholly-owned subsidiary of hearing stores co-located within select Wal-Mart stores throughout Canada. Their chain of hearing stores specializes in the sale of digital hearing aids and testing services. The Company is the affordable hearing solution for Canadians, combining the most sought after retail space in North America with convenience and location. HearAtLast provides State of the Art Hearing Testing and Dispensing services to individuals with all types of measurable hearing loss.
HearAtLast facilities sell a selection of high quality brand name hearing aids and also offer complimentary screening tests, clinical hearing tests, high end ear buds and assistive listening devices. The Company's mission is to consolidate the highly fragmented hearing services industry while providing unparalleled service to the estimated 30+ million hearing impaired individuals throughout North America. After a prescription is approved, the independent on-site audiologists and hearing aid practitioners at HearAtLast utilize a refined process to dispense the latest in Name Brand digital hearing aids.
For more information please visit [ www.hearatlast.com ]
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