These are the simple, real-life ways I’ve made communication—and living—easier while navigating my loved one’s hearing lossBy ...

“Assistive listening technologies or devices help individuals hear better in difficult listening situations,” says Kristina ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD A cochlear implant is an electronic device used for people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf. They require surgery to be implanted, but you won’t be able to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Demonstrated significant hearing restoration in blast-induced sensorineural hearing loss models Promoted significant functional recovery and axonal regeneration in peripheral nerve injury models ...

People in their 60s who used hearing aids to treat hearing loss had less risk of dementia over time. Most studies of hearing aids and dementia have focused on adults over age 70. This analysis may be ...

Millennials are the “hearing loss generation” — you heard it here first. Some 1.1 billion young people are at risk of permanent hearing loss, the World Health Organization warns. One study suggested ...

A UK woman’s facelift and blepharoplasty abroad left her with hearing loss, a lopsided mouth, and lasting scarring. She now ...