Researchers report many hearing tests fail to pick up a common form of inner ear damage that leads to hearing loss.
A new study reports as auditory neurons become more familiar with a sound environment, they speed up their adaption to the noisiness of that environment.
A new hearing test is able to pick up hearing deficits that may go undetected with a traditional hearing test or audiogram.
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 reveal an unexpected cause for hidden hearing loss.
