September 13, 2022

Research Shows Lifestyle Factors May Impact Dementia as Much as Age

According to recent Baycrest research, adults without dementia risk factors like smoking, diabetes, or hearing loss had brain health comparable...

September 6, 2022 / Hearing Loss

Study Highlights Impact of Smoking on Hearing Loss in Workers Exposed to High Noise Levels

Some 432 million adults worldwide suffer from hearing loss, and this number is estimated to double by 2025. About 16% of...

August 23, 2022 / Hearing Loss

Crocodile Ear Anatomy Could Provide New Insight Into Hearing Loss Issues

Over 1.2 billion individuals worldwide have hearing loss. Crocodiles, on the other hand, have excellent hearing for their whole lives...

August 16, 2022

Declining Grades Could Indicate Hearing Loss in Children

While some may think of hearing loss as something that happens with age, it can also happen to kids. Parents...

August 9, 2022

Frequent Earbud Usage Increases Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Many people are returning to recreational activities they suspended during the pandemic, and hearing experts warn cranking up music using...

August 2, 2022

Study Shows Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Common in Cancer Survivors

While children receiving chemotherapy routinely undergo hearing tests, adults don’t, and a new study by UC San Francisco reports for...

July 26, 2022

Department of Labor Emphasizes Importance of Hearing Loss Programs in the Work Place

Following a 90-day outreach period, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Regional Emphasis Program for Noise...

July 20, 2022

New Captioning Tool Expands Options for Individuals with Hearing Loss

The number of tools used to caption words has been expanding in recent years. The tools are especially helpful for people with...

July 12, 2022 / Hearing Loss

New Sequencing Enhances NICU Hearing Loss Findings

Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive...

July 5, 2022

Study Finds HPV Infection Increases Risk of Sudden Hearing Loss

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was associated with an increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), according to findings published...