According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, a number the organization projects will double by 2050 to affect 1 in 10 people. However, a...Read More
Category: Hearing
Study Shows Gap in Hearing Testing for Older Adults
Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly 77% haven’t had their hearing checked by a professional...Read More
Research Shows Hearing Loss Considered Serious by Most Americans
Do you know someone who has trouble hearing but isn’t addressing it? Is that someone you? New research from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) reveals that four out of five Americans consider ...Read More
WHO Estimates a Rise in Hearing Loss by 2050
Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the World Health Organization’s (WHO) first World Report on Hearing, relea...Read More
New Protein Discovery Helps Researchers Better Understand Hearing Loss
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells. These hair cell...Read More
Tips to Communicate When Wearing a Mask
Wearing masks is making it harder on people who have difficulty hearing. A recent survey by the Hearing Loss Association of America found that 95% of respondents with hearing loss say masks and facial...Read More
Does Tinnitus Cause Cognitive Issues?
Tinnitus, one of the world’s most common hearing conditions, is known to impact a person’s hearing and well-being, but can it also affect a person’s cognitive performance? Many peopl...Read More
Chemotherapy Drug Leads to Potential Hearing Loss Breakthrough
Researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine have identified a drug that can protect against hearing loss in mice, and they think it can work in humans, too. The best part: It’s a drug...Read More
Research Links High Blood Sugar and Hearing Loss to Poor Memory in Older Latino Americans
Hearing loss and diabetes are major public health problems, with Latinos at higher risk than other demographic groups. In a new study published December 17, 2020 in the online issue of JAMA Otolaryng...Read More
Study Investigates Treatment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The purpose of this case study is to support best practices in treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), particularly the importance of immediate audiological evaluation and treatment of sus...Read More