Articles on Hearing Loss

If you have diabetes or discover you are prediabetic, be sure to have your hearing tested as part of your regular health screenings.

Left untreated, hearing loss can have as much of a negative impact on your quality of life as it does your ability to hear and understand the world around you.

Here are a few things you can do to make your child more comfortable while he’s battling a pesky ear infection.

Ear infections are one of the most common reasons for temporary hearing loss in children.

Hospitals and pediatric audiologists use a variety of hearing screenings to identify hearing loss in newborns and infants.

Some of the reasons children experience hearing loss can be corrected with medication or surgery while others result in permanent hearing damage.

Early detection and intervention is the key to helping hearing-impaired children establish good speech and language skills.

Protect your ears from common summer sounds that can potentially, and irreversibly, damage your hearing.

Hearing health professionals agree the best way to protect your hearing is to turn the volume down and/or wear ear plugs when attending a summer concert or listening to music on your MP3 player.

Learn how to be festive while protecting your hearing from potential noise-induced hearing loss.

Most individuals lose hearing gradually in both ears; however, there are some who can hear well with one ear but not the other.

Sensorineural hearing loss accounts for 90 percent of all hearing loss and is the most common type of hearing loss in the United States. Aging is the primary reason for this hearing impairment, although there are other causes.

Don’t rely on hearsay. Learn the truth about hearing loss so you can protect your hearing and choose the best hearing aid for your hearing impairment.

Hearing aids can reduce the risk of income loss as well as improve job performance and quality of life.

Free guide from Healthy Hearing offers audiogram walk-through and explores different types of hearing loss.

Healthy Hearing offers free guide to help understand the way we hear, the way the ears work and how sound travels to the brain.

Healthy Hearing releases five free guides to provide individuals with more information on hearing loss.This guide focuses on hearing loss and treatment options.

Each year, the Sight and Hearing Association publishes a list of noisy toys, which emit sound levels in excess of 120 dB. Learn more about how to protect your children.

Untreated hearing loss in patients with Alzheimer's Disease can cause an added strain on patients and their caregivers. In many cases, hearing aids can benefit people with Alzheimer's.

We have reviewed the best phone apps designed to check for signs of hearing loss. This review discusses several that are currently available for iPhone and Android.

We have reviewed the best phone apps to help you measure noise levels in your environment and protect your hearing from damage.

Noise induced hearing loss is preventable by simply wearing hearing protection. You may not notice immediate damage; but remember that exposure is cumulative through the years - so start protecting your hearing now.

Attempting an ear cleaning at home by using cotton swabs (Q-Tips) or other household items is a dangerous practice that can possibly lead to hearing loss, punctured ear drums and super impacted wax.

Healthy Hearing's Sites We Like featuring websites related to foam ear plugs and bike helmets for hearing protection.

Singer, performer, and music legend Phil Collins has announced that he will be leaving the music scene due to health problems, including hearing loss.