News on Hearing Loss

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...

Ottawa (May 28, 2009) - Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on...

In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010...

Exposure to loud noise is an ear buster. Scientists and researchers have long known that exposure to loud noise, especially over an extended period, will cause hearing...

Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete...

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...

Spend some time with a "tween"-the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12-and you'll soon...

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...

Latest ASHA Podcast Focuses On Noise-Induced Hearing Loss And The Young Podcast Features Dr. James F. Battey Jr., Director Of National Institute On Deafness And Other...

A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or...

Factories and manufacturing plants have always been noisy, what with heavy equipment, stamping machines, extruders, forklifts - it's a cacophony of sound on some assembly floors....

The grant will fund Michael Burger's research into the complex processes that enable the brain to detect the location of sounds.

Many people take a vitamin each morning to maintain good nutrition, energy, bone strength, and overall health. Can popping a pill also protect our hearing against damage caused...

Safety Message Will Be Part Of Washington, DC Concert Featuring Billy Jonas (Rockville, MD - March 4, 2009) Encouraging children to protect their hearing from noise is 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...

Chicago-About one-fifth of children with sensorineural hearing loss also have ocular disorders, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head...

The news is exciting out of the University of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute where studies have found that certain vitamins can actually protect the complex and...

Justin Roberts, a popular children's musician, is taking part in a campaign launched by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Parents' Choice Foundation, to...

Noise-induced hearing loss is a permanent but preventable problem. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing...

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...

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