A new study reveals people with central hearing loss are twice as likely to suffer mild cognitive impairment than those with no hearing loss.
Max Planck Institute researchers report deaf children who receive cochlear implants are better at learning words when introduced to spoken word than children with normal hearing.
A new study provides further evidence of the place code theory of pitch perception and may help with the development of better cochlear implants.
It has often been claimed that exposure to loud noises in recreational activities, such as at a music concert, contributes to hidden hearing loss. New research finds no evidence to support the theory that permanent hearing difficulties occur as a result recreational noise exposure.
Researchers propose Francisco Goya may have suffered from Susac's syndrome, a rare autoimmune disease that robbed him of his hearing.
By manipulating two genes, researchers have been able to regenerate immature auditory hair cells.
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A new study reports popping balloons can be louder than a high power shot gun going off next to someone's head and the noise could lead to permanent hearing loss.
A new hearing test is able to pick up hearing deficits that may go undetected with a traditional hearing test or audiogram.
A new study reports short term hearing loss can lead to changes in the auditory system, forcing neurons to alter their shape and behavior.
Researchers link symptoms of difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments with hidden hearing loss in college aged people.
Researchers have identified a specific part of the brain that older adults use to differentiate speech sounds in background noises.
A new study reports the chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill sensory cells in the inner ear and cause permanent hearing loss.
