Hearing aids might help increase memory, reduce anxiety and increase social interaction among dementia patients, local health experts...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For young kids who are hard of hearing, the longer they wear a hearing aid, the better their speech and...

Since you are considering the purchase of hearing aids, it’s important for you to establish reasonable expectations from these highly...

Staying social and active in the community can be rewarding, especially as we grow older. A 1999 study by Harvard researcher Thomas Glass...

Robbie Wilde thumbs through his iPhone as the sounds of voices and clinking glasses bounce all around him. His eyes never leave the...

Introduction The statistics are alarming. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), 36...

Are you finding it tougher to follow conversations in a noisy restaurant? Or does it seem like people are mumbling when you speak with...

Children who are exposed to secondhand smoke face an increased risk of a litany of problems, including asthma, respiratory infections and...

Just like extreme summer heat that often prompts sweating, which can lead to hearing aid damage, cold wintry weather can also cause...

Halloween may be the one night of the year when the dead roam the streets of the living, but that should be the only reason you and your...

Hearing loss began early for Josh Musto, triggered at first by a heavy metal concert and worsened by years of playing guitar in two...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted 25 years ago, yet we are still discussing the same issues for people with hearing...

Hearing loss is more than an auditory problem. When Dianne Lange first stepped outdoors wearing a hearing aid, she was surprised by the...

Study suggests people with the disorder should have their hearing tested. Sleep apnea may not only affect the quality of your sleep. New...

One of the hardest things about being an Audiologist is having to tell people that they have a hearing loss. Most people come to see me...

One in seven people between the ages of 45 and 64 have hearing loss — are you taking the proper precautions to protect yourself?...

Experts urge screening of overweight kids because many may be unaware their hearing is impaired. In addition to the well-known health...

Income, education, noise exposure also play role in odds people will lose their hearing, researchers say. A survey of Hispanic Americans...

As hearing aid technology has improved, so has health reporter Kathleen Raven’s confidence. When she was 5 years old, she found out she...

Older people often have difficulty understanding conversation in a crowd. Like everything else, our hearing deteriorates as we age. There...