September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Study Shows Smokers at Greater Risk for Hearing Loss

Smoking is associated with increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study of over 50,000 participants over 8 years...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Aids

Starkey Introduces Hearing Aids That Recharge in Case

Starkey® Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading innovators in hearing technology, continues to reimagine and revolutionize the patient experience...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

WHO Calls for Action To Prevent Rise in Hearing Loss

Some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss by 2050, according to new estimates released by the World...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

New Drugs Could Help Prevent Hearing Loss

Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered that inhibiting an enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) protects mice...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Study Shows Hearing Loss Common After Infant Heart Surgery

Children who have heart surgery as infants are at risk for hearing loss, coupled with associated risks for language, attention...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Study Suggests Nursing Homes Ignore Residents’ Hearing Loss

Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue in aging and health. The problem affects over...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Improving Quality of Life for Tinnitus Sufferers

How would you like to wake up one morning with a sound in your head that you have no control...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Hearing Loss Frequent in Heart Failure Patients

Madeline R. Sterling, M.D., M.P.H., from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and colleagues examined the prevalence and...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Study Shows Specially Timed Signals Ease Tinnitus Symptoms

Millions of Americans hear ringing in their ears -- a condition called tinnitus -- and new research shows an experimental...