Blocking Back Channels in the Ear Could Alleviate Tinnitus
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on...
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June 10, 2025
June 3, 2025 / Hearing Loss
Six1 Protein May Shed Light on Congenital Hearing Loss
Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one to three every 1,000 babies born. The condition affects...
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May 27, 2025 / Hearing Loss
WHO and ITU Team Up to Provide Safety Standards in Gaming-Related Hearing Loss
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are highlighting the first global standard for safe listening...
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May 21, 2025 / Hearing Loss
Study Finds Connections in Hearing Loss and Risk of Heart Failure
Hearing loss is linked to a heightened risk of developing heart failure, with the psychological distress caused by the impairment...
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May 14, 2025 / Hearing Loss
Nearly a Third of Dementia Cases Attributed to Audiometric Hearing Loss
The population attributable fraction of dementia from any audiometric hearing loss is 32.0 percent, according to a study published online...
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May 8, 2025 / Tinnitus
Do Dietary Choices Impact Tinnitus?
About 740 million people around the world experience tinnitus — a chronic hearing condition where a person constantly hears bothersome sounds in one or...
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April 30, 2025 / Hearing Loss
Study Examines How to Better Protect Service Members from Hearing Loss
A cellphone ringing, a siren approaching, a gunshot sounding in the distance. We depend on our hearing in many dynamic...
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April 23, 2025 / Tinnitus
New Research Shows How Tinnitus and Sleep Are Connected
Around 15 percent of the world’s population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing...
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April 21, 2025 / Hearing Loss
NIOSH Provides New Protection Guidelines for Recycling Workers
Washington — Using quieter machinery and tools or isolating machinery from other work areas can help protect recycling workers from noise-induced...
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April 8, 2025
Study Maps How Our Brain Comprehends Sound
New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborating institutions reveals the complex orchestration of neurons in the brain...
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