A study from the University of Southern Denmark involving 573,088 participants over 50 years old found that hearing loss is linked to an increased risk…
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University of Florida research shows that chronic ear infections in early childhood can lead to significant language and auditory processing issues later in life, stressing…
Research by Keck Medicine of USC indicates that regular hearing aid use among adults with hearing loss correlates with a 24% reduced risk of mortality.…
Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have linked tinnitus, a condition affecting over 10% of adults worldwide, to undetectable auditory nerve loss. Their study suggests…
Researchers found that hearing loss in older adults is linked to brain changes in areas related to sound processing and executive functions, potentially increasing the…
Researchers have found that the brain processes speech differently depending on how distinct it is and whether we’re focusing on it. The study combines neural…
Worldwide, more than 750 million people have tinnitus. More than 50 million Americans suffer from the condition. Tinnitus is a common condition characterized by the…
Hearing loss refers to a decline in the ability to hear sounds, either partially or completely. It can be caused by a variety of factors…
Left: The organ of Corti from a normal (control) mouse. The hair cells and their support cells are lined up in an alternating, checkerboard-like pattern.…
A recent study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with severe hearing loss were more…
Hearing is an essential part of daily life and good hearing is important for communication, learning, and overall quality of life. Poor hearing, also known…
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that old mice are less able than young mice to “turn off” certain actively firing brain cells in…
The research demonstrates that many cells in the inner ear react simultaneously to low-frequency sound. The way humans experience music and speech differs from what…
The prototype consists of an audio-tactile algorithm that converts monophonic music into tangible stimuli based on vibration utilizing “tactile illusions.” An audio-tactile algorithm created by…
Confocal image of adult zebrafish hair cells (green) in the auditory organ of the inner ear. Credit: Erin Jimenez, Ph.D. Edit Edit date and time…
Scientists have revealed, for the first time and in near-atomic detail, the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. Discovery…
Hearing loss can reduce your opportunities, cause social withdrawal, and result in emotional problems. A new hypothesis about crocodile ears. Over 1.2 billion individuals worldwide…
Older individuals might have better hearing in noisy environments than we think. Older adults may be better than previously thought at listening in loud social…
A new study finds clinically significant improvements in tinnitus from a mobile-phone-based therapy. Scientists are excited by the results from a trial of a new…
The researchers’ word-score model can estimate hidden hearing loss. In one of the biggest retrospective studies of its type, researchers analyzed data from roughly 96,000…