September 14, 2021

Study Shows New Genetic Cause of Hearing Loss

A gene called GAS2 plays a key role in normal hearing, and its absence causes severe hearing loss, according to a study...

September 14, 2021

Study Shows Link Between Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and COVID-19

Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?...

September 14, 2021

Study Finds Younger Children More Vulnerable to Hearing Loss from Chemotherapy

A chemotherapy drug known to cause hearing loss in children is more likely to do so the earlier in life...

September 3, 2021

Combination of Sound and Silence May Help Prevent Permanent Hearing Loss

A combination of sound and silence may be a key in helping slow the progression of permanent hearing loss. Researchers...

September 3, 2021

Study Examines Link Between Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Migraines

An independent association may exist between migraine with subjective hearing loss (HL) and tinnitus, while otologic migraine—defined as the effects of migraine...

September 3, 2021

3 New Innovations Could Change Lives of Individuals with Hearing Loss

Although hearing loss is a very common sensory loss — affecting one-third of all American adults between the ages of 65 and...

September 3, 2021

New Technique Allows Humans to Hear Ultrasonic Sources

Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between...

July 6, 2021

Untreated Hearing Loss Tied to Poor Mobility

Hearing impairment is associated with significantly poorer physical function and faster declines in physical function among older people over time...

July 6, 2021

Poor Hearing and Vision May Increase Risk of Dementia

Losing some hearing or eyesight is often a part of getting older, but a new study says losing function in...

July 6, 2021

Reducing Brain Inflammation Could Reduce Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Symptoms

Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss,...