After decades of dead ends, researchers have discovered a combination of genes that can generate new cells in the inner ear—replacing those that make it possible to hear.

A 2023 meta analysis of 28 observational studies found the odds ratio of having prevalent hearing loss was 4.22 for metabolic syndrome; a 2021 cross- ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin visited Colorado's Supermax prison, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center and Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in southern Colorado ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...

Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. When you speak to your aging parent, do they keep saying, ...

When people think about hearing loss, they picture someone turning up the TV too loud or saying "what?" a lot. But what I've learned in more than 20 years as an audiologist is that hearing loss is ...

1. Asking People to Repeat Themselves, Blamed on Mumbling The most common early sign of auditory decline is also the easiest ...

Sometimes life's challenges are our greatest teachers. This has certainly been the case for me. While hearing loss presents constant challenges in my life, it has also taught me so much. See my ...

Presbycusis is a gradual loss of hearing that may come with age. It can be caused by changes in the inner ear, auditory nerve, middle ear, or outer ear. It ...

People with lupus have a higher risk of hearing loss due to inflammation that can damage the inner ear and auditory pathways. Hearing loss is a lesser-known complication of lupus, but it can affect ...