April 18, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Research Shows Hearing Aids May Reduce Dementia Risk

Can treating hearing loss lower your chances of developing dementia down the road? Maybe, claims new research that found that folks who are experiencing hearing...

April 18, 2023

Study Finds COPD is Associated with Gradual Hearing Loss

In a study on the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and long-term hearing loss, researchers found that people with COPD...

April 4, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Study Shows Seeing One Movie in a Year Could Damage Hearing

If you’ve ever left a movie theater and felt like your ears had taken a beating, you’re not imagining things....

April 4, 2023

Latest Insights Could Help Refine Hearing Loss Treatments

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) have uncovered for the first time and in near-atomic detail, the structure of...

April 4, 2023

Researchers Delve Deeper into Beethoven’s Hearing Loss

In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady — his...

March 17, 2023

Why is Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss a Serious Problem?

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) estimates that over 22 million workers are exposed to sustained noises louder than 85 dB,...

March 8, 2023

Recognizing Hearing Loss in Older Adults

Aging may have its benefits, but apparently crystal-clear hearing is not one of them. Nearly two-thirds of adults over the...

February 28, 2023

MN Becomes First State to Screen for Viral Infection Connected to Newborn Hearing Loss

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) became the first state in the nation to screen all newborns for congenital cytomegalovirus...

February 21, 2023

Statistics Show Nearly One Billion Young People at Risk for Hearing Loss

Whether you blast music in your headphones or watch movies with spatial audio, you may want to reduce the volume. That’s...

February 15, 2023

Experts Examine Positive Cognitive Impacts of Wearing Hearing Aids

Individuals who used hearing aids and cochlear implants for hearing loss had a decreased risk of cognitive decline, according to...