August 13, 2024 / Hearing Loss

Retrospective Study Investigating Link Between COVID-19

In a retrospective cohort study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, researchers from South Korea investigated the potential association between coronavirus disease 2019...

August 7, 2024

New Fatigue-Detecting Earbuds Helping Drivers

Everyone gets sleepy at work from time to time, especially after a big lunch. But for people whose jobs involve...

August 5, 2024

Can Occupational Hearing Loss Affect Heart Health?

Occupational settings can involve exposure to loud noise, a known and preventable contributor to hearing loss. Hearing conservation programs and...

July 16, 2024

New Science Examines How We Hear

We are social creatures. The sound of other people’s voices is important for us, and our hearing is directed at...

July 11, 2024

Loud Noise Exposure Could Lead to Hearing Loss Years Later

The sources of loud noise are everywhere – from movie theaters to concerts to the earbuds that seem to be...

July 2, 2024

Study Shows Treating Hearing Loss Could Reduce Depression in Adults

A newly published study provides more evidence of the importance of addressing hearing loss in senior living residents: researchers found...

June 25, 2024

Researchers Examine New Drug to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing...

June 19, 2024

Evidence-Based Patient Education Crucial in Tinnitus Management

About 50 million people in the United States suffer with tinnitus, a condition in which people perceive sounds such as...

June 11, 2024

Study Shows How Hearing Loss Impacts Employees

Hearing loss cases are climbing globally -; 1 in 5 adults are affected -; along with a growing number of...

June 4, 2024

Studying Protein’s Role in Hearing Loss

The fast motor kinetics of prestin, a protein found in the inner ear, is essential for hearing high-frequency sounds, according...