The three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. They each involve different parts of the ear and may have varying causes and treatments. Hearing loss in one or ...

To be a good listener, you've got to be interested in what the speaker is saying. And you need to hear well. If your sense of hearing is weakening, you're likely to first notice it during ...

What Is Severe Hearing Loss? Severe hearing loss means you can hear some sounds, but very poorly. You may not be able to hear someone speaking, even if they are using a normal voice. You may be able ...

One of the reasons hearing loss is so frustrating is that we cannot control it. When entering a new situation, we don’t know what listening challenges we will meet. We can’t figure out in advance if ...

Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are a major innovation in personal hearing assistance. By integrating hearing test capabilities and personalized hearing aid functionality, Apple has opened the door to ...

A cochlear implant is an electronic device used for people who are severely hard of hearing or deaf. They require surgery to be implanted, but you won’t be able to hear right afterward. The device ...

Q: I am 55 years old and, despite getting cortisone shots, I lost hearing in one of my ears over the course of two years. The ear doctor told me that a hearing aid would do no good. My ear drum is OK, ...

Tinnitus, ringing in the ears, links to hearing loss because that’s the most common cause of tinnitus, but tinnitus is not believed to cause hearing loss. Share on Pinterest Nadine Brandt/Stocksy ...

In older adults, even mild impairment can affect the brain. But there are simple ways to reduce the harm. By Dana G. Smith Adults over age 65 who experience vision loss have a nearly 50 percent ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Workplace efforts to protect employees from noise-induced hearing loss may not be working as intended, a new research review finds. Noise-induced hearing loss is a risk in ...