May 24, 2023 / Hearing test

Research Shows Surgeons Are at Risk for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Published results showed orthopedic surgeons are at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing loss due to damaging...

May 17, 2023

Five Advancements We’ve Made in Hearing Loss Research

At present, more than 1.4 billion people live with hearing loss globally. Hearing disorders are often caused by aging, frequent...

May 9, 2023

Scientists Study Theory Linking COVID Vaccine and Tinnitus

Some people have said they’ve developed tinnitus after being vaccinated against the coronavirus; however, there is no proof linking the...

April 25, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Scientists Use Drug Cocktail to Regenerate Hair Cells for Hearing

Effective hearing loss treatments have eluded medicine because once sensory cells in the inner ear called hair cells are damaged...

April 18, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Research Shows Hearing Aids May Reduce Dementia Risk

Can treating hearing loss lower your chances of developing dementia down the road? Maybe, claims new research that found that folks who are experiencing hearing...

April 18, 2023

Study Finds COPD is Associated with Gradual Hearing Loss

In a study on the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and long-term hearing loss, researchers found that people with COPD...

April 4, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Study Shows Seeing One Movie in a Year Could Damage Hearing

If you’ve ever left a movie theater and felt like your ears had taken a beating, you’re not imagining things....

April 4, 2023

Latest Insights Could Help Refine Hearing Loss Treatments

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) have uncovered for the first time and in near-atomic detail, the structure of...

April 4, 2023

Researchers Delve Deeper into Beethoven’s Hearing Loss

In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady — his...

March 17, 2023

Why is Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss a Serious Problem?

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) estimates that over 22 million workers are exposed to sustained noises louder than 85 dB,...