Latest Hearing Health News

March 31, 2022

Everyday Loud Noises Can Cause Fluid Buildup in Ear

Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing...
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February 15, 2022

Connecting Hearing Loss and Cognitive Issues

Hearing loss doesn’t just mean an older adult needs to turn up the TV. It’s been linked to a range...
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February 1, 2022

More Trials Needed to Develop Hearing Loss Treatments

Over 5% of the world’s population (430 million people) require rehabilitation to address their “disabling” hearing loss, according to the...
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January 21, 2022

Scientists Studying Cadavers to Understand Coronavirus Link to Hearing Loss

In a narrow medical school hallway, Matt Stewart opened a large cabinet to reveal dozens of shelves stacked with wooden...
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January 17, 2022 / Hearing Loss

New Gene Therapy on the Horizon for Hearing Loss

As lewd and crude and rude as it sounds, it is the general response for the person on the street,...
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January 17, 2022

New COVID-19 Variant Could Cause Tinnitus

A new study by audiologists at the University of Manchester – supported by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) –...
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November 5, 2021

New Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Virus Could Impact Inner Ear

Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also...
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October 15, 2021

Study Shows Antidepressants May Worsen Tinnitus

People with tinnitus may experience a worsening of the condition if they are being treated with selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a...
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September 14, 2021

Study Finds Younger Children More Vulnerable to Hearing Loss from Chemotherapy

A chemotherapy drug known to cause hearing loss in children is more likely to do so the earlier in life...
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September 3, 2021

New Technique Allows Humans to Hear Ultrasonic Sources

Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between...
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