August 8, 2023

Study by Yale Researchers Sheds Light on Adult Hearing Loss Cases

A new study led by Yale School of Medicine scientists has pinpointed why some adults – by some estimates, at...

August 1, 2023 / Hearing

Scientists Study New Promising Treatment for Tinnitus

Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing, or hissing sound of silence, ranges in severity from being a minor irritant for some to...

July 26, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Psychologists Reflect on Impacts of Untreated Hearing Loss

The ability to communicate is a door to our relatedness with others. Much of our shared experience is through listening...

July 18, 2023

Research Explores Fatigue and Hearing Loss in Older Adults

Hearing loss is associated with higher frequency of fatigue in middle-aged and older adults, according to a research letter published...

July 13, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Can Headphones Cause Hearing Loss?

Overexposure to loud music for long durations can cause damage to the ear, resulting in temporary or permanent loss of...

July 13, 2023

New Insight Into How the Ear Communicates with the Brain

A cochlear signal, the exact role of which has been unclear since its discovery around 70 years ago, probably gives...

June 22, 2023

Modifications to Cochlear Implants Proving Successful

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs from damage to the inner ear, the place of origin of the nerve that runs from...

June 14, 2023

Alzheimer’s Plaques Could Contribute to Hearing Loss

While conducting experiments in mice, researchers stumbled upon a correlation between Alzheimer’s disease plaques and hearing loss. In one transgenic...

June 12, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Personalized, Bi-Sensory Stimulation Showing Signs of Success in Tinnitus Management

Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, varies from slightly annoying in some to utterly debilitating in others....

May 30, 2023

Gene Therapy Breakthrough Could Address Presbycusis

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear, part of Mass General Brigham, have successfully used adeno-associated virus vectors in gene therapies to treat...