MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Hearing loss is increasingly affecting younger generations with the World Health Organization estimating that 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Childhood hearing loss is a growing public health threat in the United States and around the world, but that doesn't have to be the case. That simple but ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Audiologists, Dr. Cori Palmer and Dr. Susan Timna, owners of Expert Hearing joined WTOC’s Dawn Baker for Welcome to our Community to talk about the importance of addressing ...

It’s helpful to think of a hearing test as a screening rather than an exam. Too many people assume that hearing tests are for people who have a problem, just as vision tests are for people who have ...

Masks make it hard for everyone to hear — hearing loss or not — but if you are struggling to hear more than the average person, it may not be the mask, it may be your hearing. Hearing loss often comes ...

Hearing loss is strongly linked to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline — untreated hearing problems increase dementia risk. Regular hearing checks are critical — experts recommend baseline ...

Even though chronic hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions for people 65 and older, less than 20% seek help for it, says Michael Hefferly, Ph.D., an audiologist at Rush. One ...

This often-overlooked nutrient may be the key to better hearing.

Hearing loss was associated with smaller brain volumes and a 71% higher risk for dementia, particularly in individuals carrying the apolipoprotein E (APOE) epsilon 4 (APOEε4) allele, new research ...

Common surgical options for hearing loss may include cochlear implants, or possibly a mastoidectomy, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy, or tympanoplasty. Hearing loss is a condition that can affect people ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Hearing loss is often dismissed as a minor ...