Up to 32% of dementia cases may be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, U.S. data suggested. Population attributable fractions were similar for both mild and moderate or greater hearing loss.

Hearing loss may not cause physical pain, but it can bring emotional hurt. Still, with resilience, self-advocacy, and support ...

Mild or disabling hearing loss in middle-aged and older adults is associated with cognitive impairment, new findings show. However, unlike in previous studies, investigators found no cognitive benefit ...

Even mild hearing loss predicted accelerated brain changes and increased dementia risk, with the strongest effects seen in genetically vulnerable adults. Study: Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, ...

Struggling with the constant buzz of tinnitus or the frustration of hearing loss? You’re not alone and you’re not without hope. More than 50 million Americans live with tinnitus, and millions more ...

Recent news stories reveal that hearing loss is a risk factor for dementia. As an autistic person, I have long been aware that differences in our sensory systems can be terribly disabling. Hearing is ...

Hearing loss in adults has many causes such as disease or infection, ototoxic drugs, exposure to noise, tumors, trauma, and the aging process. This loss may or may not be accompanied by tinnitus, ...

These are some common causes of hearing loss, but there may be other factors or conditions that also contribute to it. What are the three types of hearing loss? In the field of audiology, hearing loss ...

Hearing aids are often the first step for treating mild to moderate hearing loss, amplifying sounds the ear can still detect. When hearing aids aren’t sufficient, various implantable devices like ...