Hearing Loss

By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn...

David Alstead grew up in a musical family and learned to play the piano at a young age. In fact, he was competing at the age of 8. He was that good. That all changed when, at...

Introduction of Classroom acoustics standards a must! Ottawa (January 16, 2009) - During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the Concerned About Classrooms Coalition...

We all know that prolonged exposure to loud noise is harmful to our hearing, right? Many studies have come up with the same conclusion, and even World Health Organization is...

The Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, managed by researcher Michel Andre, has developed the first portable system in...

Gail Schwartzman had her hearing damaged when her four-year old daughter planted a harmless kiss on mom's ear. The Hicksville, Long Island resident reports it was not the...

You've heard of swimmer's ear and tennis elbow - how about ?golfer's hearing'?. A new study from England published in BMJ last month (BMJ 2008;337:a2835) investigated the...

When we say "Bud campaign," are you thinking of Super Bowl beer commercials? Well, you shouldn't. If you are a parent or a grandparent of a young child, or,...

In the United States alone, tens of millions of people of all ages suffer from hearing loss. There are several factors leading to hearing impairment. Age-related hearing loss...

Mom was right. Vitamins are good for you. They help stave off disease by strengthening the body's immune system so, indeed, you're less likely to come down with the...

According to an article published on AudiologyOnline, written by workplace noise expert Richard Neitzel, M.S., CIH, Research Scientist at the University of Washington,...

Los Angeles, CA - January 7, 2009 - The House Ear Institute (HEI) will provide free hearing screenings to attendees and exhibitors on the show floor of the 2009 NAMM...

The American Heart Association published a recap of an extensive study that establishes a relationship between sudden loss and stroke. This condition is marked, obviously, with...

A new study from the United Kingdom published online by the journal Archive of Disease in Childhood (Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 17 November 2008....

Musicians Will Promote Safe Listening Of Personal Audio Technology To Young Children (Rockville, MD - November 18, 2008) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association...

Ann Arbor, Mich. - About 10 million people in the United States alone-from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones-are suffering from...

The holidays are a time of inspiration. We give thanks for our blessings and feel the inspiration of the season. Truly, this is the time of year when we reflect on our lives and...

The following is an abstract of a study published in the October edition of the journal Pediatrics (Vol. 122, No. 4, pp. e884 - e890). To obtain the full article or for a...

With the holidays just around the corner, you are probably hoping that a set of drums is not on your child's gift list. But did you know that this notoriously loud...

Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according to an opinion of the European Union Scientific...

Both adults and kids are certainly at risk of obesity. Check out these stats: 33% of U.S. adults are obese. That's one out of three. From 1960 through 2004, obesity increased...

It sounds so weird. Like some sort of urban legend. But the fact is well-meaning smoochers have actually done damage to the hearing of the kiss recipient when the kiss is placed...

The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID), the prestigious UK advocacy group for the hard of hearing and deaf populations, released the results of a study funded by the...

Newswise - A new study of Colorado birth records shows that infants with low Apgar scores - the widely used measure of newborn health - are 10 times less likely to receive an...

  You see them everywhere - hardhats, safety-orange vests, steel-toed boots, protective eyewear - these are the men and women who build our homes and offices, build and...