Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 in the United States have hearing loss. The concern for hearing loss among younger ...

Our hearing can have a broad impact on our health – from dementia to mental wellbeing. Expert unpacks.

Hearing aids are often the first step for treating mild to moderate hearing loss, amplifying sounds the ear can still detect. When hearing aids aren’t sufficient, various implantable devices like ...

Unilateral hearing loss (UHL) is the term for reduced hearing in one ear. Medical professionals sometimes refer to UHL as one-sided or single-sided hearing loss. This type of hearing loss may develop ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) results from damage to cells or nerve fibers in the inner ear. It affects the auditory nerve, which carries sound signals to the brain. It can appear over time, occur ...

Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...

Hearing loss may worsen cognitive decline in older adults and increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Treatments like hearing aids and assistive listening devices can ...

Staying physically capable as we get older may do more than help with walking, shopping and household tasks. New research ...

Hearing loss in adults has many causes such as disease or infection, ototoxic drugs, exposure to noise, tumors, trauma, and the aging process. This loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus, ...

Addressing hearing loss may prevent or delay dementia by reducing stress, inflammation and dementia neuropathology while ...