A single shot of gene therapy restored hearing in people born deaf, with most showing improvement within weeks and some ...

For the hearing-impaired, sounds are quieter, but they can also be fuzzier and maddeningly distorted. Listen to these audio clip simulations of what that kind of hearing loss sounds like.

Hearing loss can be gradual and difficult to notice, but experts say hearing checks should be a routine part of health care. Oct. 28 at 12:06 p.m. The problem with identifying hearing loss is that ...

Dementia projections for the coming decades are dire, with estimates published in Nature Medicine suggesting rates may double ...

New research shows hearing devices do more than restore sound—they restore connection. Users report less loneliness, stronger ...

Hearing loss is when you’re unable to partially or completely hear sound in one or both of your ears. It typically occurs gradually over time. NIDCD reports that about 25% of those between the ...

People who treat hearing loss with hearing aids or cochlear implants regain rich conversations, escape isolation, and may ...

In this special report on hearing loss, Consumer Reports shares advice from audiologists and other experts about why it’s critical not to delay proper diagnosis and treatment.

New research shows convertibles and other toxic noisemakers cause hearing loss. Oct. 9, 2009 — -- Cruising on a highway in a convertible with the top down and radio blasting may be one of the ...

The Sound Profile Captures the Hearing Loss Experience… The movie does an excellent job portraying what it is like to hear poorly. The soundtrack alternates between silence, muffled speech and ...

When I had cataract surgery in my 50s, friends loyally said, “But you’re too young for that!”Now I’m just past 60 and thinking about hearing aids. I’m too young for that too, right?Speak up.

Even if people with hearing loss can’t physically hear these sounds anymore, they linger in the mind’s ear, accessible through memory. Sound Impacts Our Mood Sound is an important component of ...