Last year, my husband Barry got sick. We thought it was just a cold, but then, the strangest thing happened: He lost hearing in one ear because of a virus. After months of waiting, endless ...

The three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. They each involve different parts of the ear and may have varying causes and treatments. Hearing loss in one or ...

Hearing loops are an assistive listening device that can significantly reduce background noise for hearing aid users. The device is relatively simple: a loop of copper wire encircles a desk, room or ...

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 ...

Hearing aids are battery-powered devices that amplify sound and adjust the pitch, tone, and volume of your surroundings to help you hear better. The devices vary in price, Bluetooth connectivity, ...

Welcome to What’s Up Docs?, the podcast where doctors and identical twins Chris and Xand van Tulleken cut through the confusion around every aspect of our health and wellbeing. In this episode, Chris ...

Managing hearing loss in the workplace is not always easy. It takes confidence, which can be elusive for many people, especially in the early days of hearing loss. Source: Pavel Danilyuk / Pexels Why ...

After a client event, my coworkers and I went for a group dinner. The restaurant was crowded and noisy. But only one of my colleagues knew about my hearing loss. Halfway through our dinner, my ...

Prescription eyeglasses can bring you back to 20/20 vision. Hearing aids are helpful, but different: They can’t restore you to perfect hearing. Even the very best hearing aids can’t completely resolve ...