Hearing loss can be a sign of cognitive decline, and researchers are getting much closer to understanding what links these two processes so closely.

Researchers identify the Functional-Structural Ratio (FSR) as the biological link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline, offering a potential new biomarker for dementia risk.

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 ...

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A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery , the official journal of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) ...

The three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. They each involve different parts of the ear and may have varying causes and treatments. Hearing loss in one or ...

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 ...

Loud noises and aging aren't the only things that can cause hearing loss. In fact, there are some unexpected factors that can impact how well you hear. Taylor Leamey Former Senior Writer Taylor Leamey ...

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 ...