Although hearing loss was linked to sound localization difficulties, the researchers found adults who used hearing aids did ...

A new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery reveals that hearing loss may be responsible for nearly one-third of dementia cases in older adults. Researchers found that up to 32% ...

Hearing loss and dementia affect millions of people worldwide. But headlines describing hearing loss as the “leading mid-life risk factor” for dementia can be misleading. They ...

Adult hearing health care lacks standard outcome measures that are related in meaningful ways to the individual’s perception of their functional abilities and the impact their hearing difficulties ...

An ad hoc Institute of Medicine committee will address how to improve accessibility to and affordability of hearing health care for adults, excluding surgical devices and related services. Provide a ...

A growing number of young adults are grappling with a health issue they once thought was decades away: hearing loss. Being in a noisy city soundscape, or even a quiet environment, Dr. Rebekah Chang ...

Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory disability. Approximately 1.6 billion people around the world currently live with from some degree of hearing loss, and the WHO has forecast that this ...

The word "aloha" reminds most people of Hawaii, but to an adult with hearing loss, it can mean support and a helping hand. The Adult Loss of Hearing Association Inc., called ALOHA, recently celebrated ...

A multi‑institution research team including Columbia, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins and others, report that nearly one in three new dementia cases in older adults is associated with hearing loss, based on ...