News on Hearing Loss Causes

West Palm Beach, FL - February 23, 2010 - All of the more than 180 HearUSA (Amex:EAR) company-owned hearing care centers will be offering free hearing-loss...

Wearing a crash helmet is essential to a motorcyclist's safety, but could it actually be harming their health and affecting their riding? That is what academics from the...

Decades of research has shown time and time again that smoking is bad for your health. Yet 1 in 5 Americans continue to puff away daily, causing negative health effects ?...

A multidisciplinary panel has concluded that the sounds generated by wind turbines are not harmful to human health, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced...

New research released at world's largest ENT meeting San Diego, CA - A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for...

San Diego, CA - Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at...

We take hearing for granted, yet the process of hearing is complex and, indeed, quite remarkable. Along with the other senses - sight, taste, touch and smell - our lives are...

No one wants to give up their driving privileges. It's for old people, the infirm or those with more than a few senior moments throughout the day. Dr. Robin Gonzalez published a...

Ear candling is an ancient practice used by the Maya, the Egyptians and other ancient cultures to purify the soul. Ear candling today is an alternative method for removal of ear...

Various U.S. and international studies have shown that cardiovascular disease (CVD) can cause hearing loss. Specifically, the cochlea, a snail-like part of the inner ear that...

Alexandria, VA - An otherwise effective treatment for cystic fibrosis places patients at a high risk of sensorineural hearing loss, according to new research published in the...

This past June was an important month for men around the country. Father's Day came and went, as well as an annual event that brings awareness to men's health - Men's Health week...

Approximately one in 1,000 babies are born with some degree of deafness, making this the most common sensory deficit in humans. Around half of these cases have a genetic cause...

Hearing and vocal problems go hand-in-hand among the elderly more frequently than previously thought, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Together, they...

Studies show that as people get older, they become less responsive to change. This means that as their health declines and new illnesses and conditions begin to set in, they may...

It only rolls around once a year but May was Better Hearing Month - a time for you to stop for a moment to consider the wonders of hearing and what life would be like if you...

Although scientists have been exploring the mysteries of aging, there is currently no data explaining why we grow older. There is, however, plenty of evidence showing that our...

New review indicates fractured medical records collection for childhood hearing loss Alexandria, VA - A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already...

In 2005, the American Journal of Audiology released the results of a study conducted on soldiers deployed to the war zone in Iraq between April, 2003 and March, 2004 - at the...

The study was undertaken by three hearing practitioners working in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the UK. In the report, the...

Older adults often have trouble understanding what someone is saying when surrounded by background noise, such as at a restaurant or party, but their ears may not be the only...

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...

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...

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...