Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...

High frequency hearing loss is one of the most common forms of hearing loss. This type of hearing loss can come from noise exposure, aging, a combination of factors, in addition to medication side ...

Hearing loss, which includes losing some or all hearing in one or both ears, can occur gradually and naturally or because of injury or illness. Reasons behind hearing loss can range from genetics and ...

Choose the right earplugs or earmuffs: Buy earplugs or earmuffs with a Noise Reduction Rating of at least 22 decibels. This number, listed on the product package, tells you how much sound the product ...

Sensorineural hearing loss is a type of hearing loss that affects the inner ear. What does that mean? This type of hearing loss is permanent and not caused by something like excessive earwax, ear ...

Hearing loss is one of the world's most prevalent chronic conditions, affecting people of all ages. It interferes with how we communicate, connect and interact. While many cases are preventable or ...

The average adult gets as many as four colds per year, and one in three Americans suffers from allergies each year. In addition to just being generally miserable, both colds and allergies can cause ...

The latest research led from Manchester could revolutionize the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition that results in hearing loss. In women, it also leads to early menopause or ...

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in mice by researchers at UCL, the Francis Crick Institute and MRC Harwell Institute. Down ...

Dairy might be great for building strong bones and muscles, but there are some negative side effects if you over-indulge. These are some of the dairy products that have shown links to hearing loss.

Q: Last week I woke up and was not able to hear very well. My ability to hear seems better in one ear than in the other, but hearing in both is diminished. My father's hearing started to get bad ...