Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? In the first few months of the pandemic, a rapid syste...Read More
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Sudden Hearing Loss Cases Rise from COVID-19
Cases of sudden hearing loss increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study comparing admissions to ear, nose and throat (ENT) services before and during the outbreak. The study w...Read More
Research Shows Turning Down Music Won’t Impact Your Fitness Routine
Turning down the music at your fitness classes won’t affect the intensity of your workout, researchers say. It’s common for fitness instructors to crank up the volume — sometimes to ...Read More
Study Shows Hearing Loss Linked to Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment
New research shows teprotumumab, the only FDA-approved treatment for thyroid eye disease (TED), may lead to more frequent instances of hearing loss or muffled hearing than previously thought. St...Read More
Repurposed Drug Could Be Used to Treat Hearing Loss
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
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