News on Hearing Loss

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...

15 of 19 toys tested pose hearing risk in 15 minutes They shake, rattle and roll, most of them meant for children three years or younger. We're...

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...

Not all dangers come with warning alarms like carbon monoxide or smoke detectors, or the beep-beep of a truck backing up. There are both loud dangers and soft dangers, and both...

Naerum, Denmark November 9 - Ida Institute has selected Paul Peryman, PhD of the Van Asch Deaf Education Center in Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand and Cindy...

New research released at world's largest ENT meeting San Diego, CA - Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether...

You can damage your ears permanently in less than an hour of loud (really loud) music - the kind you hear at concerts. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported on...

The number of young people going out to loud clubs, gigs and festivals has increased by 20% in 2009, RNID's Don't Lose the Music campaign has found as part of its annual poll of...

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...

Importance Of Using Personal Audio Technology Safely Will Be Stressed To Glendale, CA School Children Rockville, MD - September 14, 2009 - On September 22 at 10 a.m., the...

A recent study published by hearing health professionals from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health clearly demonstrates that...

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...

October has been designated by the American Academy of Audiology as the "National Protect Your Hearing Month." Protecting our ability to hear is important because...

(Rockville, MD - August 3, 2009) BrainLine.org, The Chicago Tribune, and Radio Disney have won the 2009 Media Awards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),...

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...

The Sennheiser Sound Tour "Guys Team" and EarBud® Join Forces, Offering Healthy Hearing Tips and Sound Advice on Headphone Usage LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2009 - This week, local...

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...

Gamma-actin is not necessary for inner ear development, but is required to preserve normal hearing in adults. Excessive exposure to loud noise can have a devastating effect on...

Untreated hearing loss can have devastating consequences on safety, work, as well as the overall quality of life. Yet, out of an estimated 31.5 million Americans who have hearing...

June 18, 2009 - The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system...

Boston (May 19, 2009) - Surgeons from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass. General Hospital will perform the first Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) surgery in New...

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...

(Rockville, MD - June 16, 2009) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives...