Hearing loss has long been considered an inevitable part of aging. Recent trends, however, show hearing loss is also increasingly prevalent among younger age groups. ...

Hearing screenings are the only accurate way to determine your hearing health at all stages, from no hearing loss to mild, moderate, severe, and profound. Annual screenings allow you to track the amount of change with zero guesswork.

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The National ...

A study on hearing loss using a nationally representative sample of 2803 older Americans revealed that approximately one-third of them have hearing loss, with a higher frequency among those of Hispanic and White ethnicity.

The study estimated ...

Talking to a family member about hearing loss can be daunting, but it's essential to approach the conversation with compassion and support. Encouraging them to seek help is crucial for their overall health and well-being.

One helpful tool to ...

Columbia University research suggests the relationship between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline also applies to people with "normal" hearing but who have lost some hearing. This loss of hearing is called hidden ...

Researchers from Portland State, Oregon State, and York universities investigated how the severity of hearing loss affects an employee's work experience and what strategies employers can use to build a more hospitable workplace.

The study ...

Over 1 in 7 US adults, 15% of the adult population, are estimated to have chronic kidney disease (CKD), the gradual loss of kidney function. Aside from the primary symptoms, research has shown a relationship between CKD and hearing loss.

• The ...

During last year’s Thanksgiving break, students and faculty from Northern Illinois University joined force with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil on a humanitarian trip to Kraków, Poland.

Since December 2022, Poland has ...

If you're concerned about developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, don't wait until you're in your 60s to lessen your risk. Get your hearing screened annually because healthy hearing is vital for a healthy brain.

Why it matters

The ...

Hear Birds Again is an iOS mobile application for bird enthusiasts who have high-frequency hearing loss and want to enjoy wild birds singing.

Hear Birds Again, a nonprofit developed Hear ...

Research at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia. The probability of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to non-users.

Why ...

Your path to healthy hearing starts with the basics of how you hear and what happens if you lose hearing. This 10-page, easy-reading report covers —

• How you hear
• What causes hearing loss?
• Types of hearing loss and their ...

If your hearing screening is normal, but you misunderstand what people say when there’s background noise, you might have hidden hearing loss.

Standard hearing tests measure how well you hear a range of sound frequencies. Even with normal results ...

In the U.S., over 37 million people have diabetes, roughly 34.5 million have hearing loss, and many have both.

• The prevalence of hearing loss in people with diabetes ...

Jay Weinberg won't go on stage without wearing earplugs or in-ear monitors to protect his hearing. Losing his hearing would end his music career drumming for one of the biggest bands on the planet.

I strongly encourage you to wear ...

Unsafe listening practices threaten the hearing of up to 1.35 billion young adults worldwide, says a study published in The British Medical Journal.

Why it matters

• In ...

A University of Oxford study involving over 80,000 adults 60 and older found speech-in-noise (SiN) hearing loss accounted for the most risk of developing dementia. SiN hearing is a person's ability to detect and correctly interpret speech with background ...

If you know the basics of hearing loss, you can preserve your hearing and reduce your risk of cognitive decline, dementia, and falling.

Can your answer the following questions correctly?

• Is hearing loss an old-age ...

Let’s start with a general rule of thumb: Sound at or less than 70 decibels (dB) is safe for our hearing. For instance, a regular conversation between two people is in the 70 dB range.

On the other hand, sound at or greater than 80-85 dB causes ...

Resistance, the hearing-loss dragon, is the voice in your head telling you to do nothing about hearing loss.

You know a hearing screening would be smart because you know you've lost hearing. But Resistance takes another approach. The dragon ...

The type of hearing loss you have depends on where the damage is in your ears. The three basic types of hearing loss are:

• Sensorineural
• Conductive
• Mixed

What about the causes?

To learn about the ...

Ten thousand boomers turn 65 daily in America until December 31, 2029. For some, hearing loss has arrived, but for many more boomers, hearing loss knocks on the door.

Every decade of life, hearing loss doubles. In the US, two-thirds of adult ...

Ototoxic drugs damage the sensory organs of the inner ear, causing hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems. Both prescription and over-the-counter, 200 ototoxic ...

The World Health Organization tells us that 430 million people worldwide suffer from disabling hearing loss. The number is on course to grow in the next decade. Hearing loss is a natural progression of aging, but ...

For many people, allergy season is more than sniffles, watery eyes, and itching — they also can't hear. Seasonal allergies significantly affect many people's communication ability, especially if they have hearing loss.

On my worst ...

Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is an early sign of potential Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Can you do anything about SCD? Yes, you can. Proven evidence-based actions can reduce your risk of dementia (Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia) and

In May 11, 2022 Chicago Tribune, Dr. Louise Andrews wrote a compelling story about ...

Improved vision would have eliminated 1.8% of dementia cases in the US in 2018. That's nearly 100,000 people saved from dementia with better eye care. Like untreated hearing loss, poor eye care increases the risk of dementia.

We've ...

Turn up the volume on your headphones, do it often, and guess what? Your risk of noise-induced hearing loss goes up too. But you knew that. What about the other culprits of noise-induced hearing loss, and what can you do to prevent it?

In ...

No doubt about it, hearing loss is frustrating. It frustrates the people who have it and their loved ones, friends, and colleagues. However, annoying and more difficult communication is just one effect of hearing loss. It also creates problems for ...

The graying of America is about aging baby boomers. US boomers, people born in 1946 through 1964, are a demographic force, 76 million strong. Ten thousand boomers turn 65 every day in America until December 31, 2029.

For some boomers, hearing ...

Untreated hearing loss can reduce your thinking ability and increase your risk of dementia. For example

• People with mild, moderate, and severe hearing loss had twofold, threefold, and fivefold increased risk.
• More than 36.4% of ...

Diabetes is a challenging disease. Today, 37 million Americans have diabetes, a condition that can cause significant nerve damage to your hands, feet, eyes, and kidneys. Diabetes can also harm your hearing by damaging the blood vessels and nerves of ...