Doctors may diagnose hearing loss using a range of techniques, such as audiometry tests, brainstem auditory evoked response tests, and otoacoustic emissions tests. Hearing loss can affect one or both ...

From hairdryers to all-terrain vehicles, noise-induced hearing loss can spring from unexpected places. “We need to remember that hearing loss is preventable, and we can do something about it,” ...

Hearing loss is an inevitable aspect of aging. Everyone experiences it to some degree. But for more than a third of those age 65 or older, the loss is severe enough to be an impairment. And our aging ...

A major study finds that COVID-19 triples the risk of hearing loss in young adults, highlighting an urgent need to investigate the long-term effects of the virus on auditory health amid concerning new ...

Even mild hearing loss predicted accelerated brain changes and increased dementia risk, with the strongest effects seen in genetically vulnerable adults. Study: Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, ...