Older adults struggling to follow conversations in noisy rooms may be showing the earliest signs of cognitive decline, not ...

Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

Newborns across the United States are screened to check for hearing loss. This test is important because it helps families better understand their child's health, but it's often not accessible to ...

Before your baby says their first word, their ability to hear it matters. This National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, WTOP explores why early hearing tests are essential for newborns — and what ...

The same earbuds blamed for driving a global hearing crisis can now screen for and treat hearing loss too. That twist sits ...

Hearing loss strikes about one-third of Americans over the age of 65. Even so, most wait to get tested—whether it is from embarrassment over the condition or difficulty fitting in a doctor’s visit.

A review highlights hearing loss as a hidden complication of type 2 diabetes. It notes that roughly 1 in 4 experience hearing ...

Do you find yourself leaning in while you’re having a conversation, all the better to read the speaker’s lips? Do you ask people to repeat themselves? Do you crank the television a little (or a lot) ...

China has focused on Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) for hearing loss prevention for over two decades. China CDC Weekly released a report on February 28th showing significant progress. The ...

Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?