Hearing loss is often considered a normal part of aging, but addressing and maintaining hearing health is a critical part of ...

A multi‑institution research team including Columbia, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins and others, report that nearly one in three ...

The authors of an analysis of thousands of medical records across four U.S. communities said Thursday they've found further ...

Over 1 billion people between the ages of 12 and 35 risk hearing damage due to prolonged exposure to loud music and other ...

A new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery reveals that hearing loss may be responsible for nearly one-third of dementia cases in older adults. Researchers found that up to 32% ...

"The population of older adults in our study is the same ... isolation -- and decreases cognitively enriching activities," he noted. "Hearing loss could also increase the 'strain' on one's brain ...

Imagine discovering that up to one in three dementia cases could be prevented with something as simple as treating hearing ...

Publishing their findings in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology, the research team noted, “This suggests that treating hearing loss may delay dementia for a large number of older adults.” ...