When it comes to building healthy relationships and positive emotions, communication becomes vital. In addition to the diagnosis of hearing loss, it is pertinent for healthcare professionals to ...

Hearing loss with age—medically known as presbycusis—is an extremely common condition affecting many individuals as they grow older. This gradual decline in hearing ability can significantly impact ...

Hearing loss is difficult to understand if you have never experienced it. Part of it is obvious—we don’t hear things well—but other parts are confusing. Why do we hear well in one situation but not in ...

Imagine yourself at a lively party, surrounded by chatter and laughter. Despite the energetic atmosphere, understanding conversations becomes an arduous task. Unless you repeatedly ask others to ...

Hearing loss affects an estimated 48 million people of all ages in the USA. Today, it is identified as the third most common chronic physical condition (behind arthritis and heart disease). It is also ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing impairment that occurs when there is damage to the cochlea of the inner ear or the auditory nerve, which is responsible for carrying sound ...

While hereditary hearing loss presents challenges, the latest innovations in hearing technology, combined with strong family support, allow those affected to thrive. Hearing loss is one of the most ...

Scientists have developed mice with improved hearing to learn more about the mysteries surrounding hearing loss. To accomplish this, University of Michigan neurobiologist Lingchao Ji and his team ...

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, linked symptoms of difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments with evidence of cochlear synaptopathy, a condition known ...

Dear Annie: After reading the letter from “Family Friend,” who is concerned about the development of the 2-year-old child of a friend, I wanted to share my own experiences. Perhaps this child may not ...

I am tired of being judged for my loss of hearing. My siblings came at me today, together, and approached me ...