Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing impairment that occurs when there is damage to the cochlea of the inner ear or the auditory nerve, which is responsible for carrying sound ...

Hearing loss with age—medically known as presbycusis—is an extremely common condition affecting many individuals as they grow older. This gradual decline in hearing ability can significantly impact ...

Imagine yourself at a lively party, surrounded by chatter and laughter. Despite the energetic atmosphere, understanding conversations becomes an arduous task. Unless you repeatedly ask others to ...

The ability to analyze how the inner ear works could help provide better therapies, especially for sensorineural hearing loss ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by mouth, but they say it’s up to me whether I want to try ...

At its core, progressive genetic hearing loss arises from alterations in DNA passed down through families. These changes affect genes crucial to hearing, like those responsible for the tiny hair cells ...

Scientists have developed mice with improved hearing to learn more about the mysteries surrounding hearing loss. To accomplish this, University of Michigan neurobiologist Lingchao Ji and his team ...

An FM system is a helpful option for those who struggle to hear in background noise. FM systems come in two categories: individually worn systems and soundfield-based systems. Auracast is a new ...

A deaf man has said people often make the same mistake when talking to a person wearing hearing aids that frustrates him, as ...

I am tired of being judged for my loss of hearing. My siblings came at me today, together, and approached me ...

In this study, researchers used genetically engineered mice to study the effects of melanin pigmentation on a specific type of hereditary hearing loss. Melanin can either protect or worsen hereditary ...