Hearing Problems & Deafness

There are two different types of hearing impairments, conductive hearing impairment and sensorineural hearing impairment. A third type is a combination of the two called mixed hearing loss. Hearing impairments are categorized by their type - conductive, sensorineural or both, by their severity, and by the age of onset. Furthermore, a hearing impairment may exist in only one ear or in both ears.

Hearing Problems & Deafness Stories

HIV-Exposed Children May Suffer Hearing Loss

Children exposed to HIV before birth may be at high risk for developing hearing loss by the age of 16.
Technology Can Be Tough on the Ears

Ever since the first electric guitar hit the stage, parents have been warning kids that listening to loud music could damage their hearing.
New Combined Sound and Talking Therapy Significantly Improves Tinnitus Symptoms

Tinnitus, which affects about 1 in 5 people, is a debilitating condition that causes a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Hearing Patients that Can't Speak - Researchers Decode Brain Activity

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have decoded those electrical signals, enabling them to predict the words a person heard by translating the brain activity.
New Panasonic 'Open Fit' Hearing Aid Features Bluetooth Hub, Memo Taking

Panasonic Healthcare Group has introduced a new series of behind-the-ear hearing aids for people with mild to severe hearing loss which features a Bluetooth-enabled hub with memo-recording ability...
Study: Lowering cost doesn't increase hearing aid purchases

Lowering the cost of hearing aids isn't enough to motivate adults with mild hearing loss to purchase a device at a younger age or before their hearing worsens, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Hearing loss rate in older adults climbs to more than 60 percent in national survey

Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins and National Institute on Aging researchers.
Workplace noise-related hearing loss affects sleep quality -- Ben Gurion U. researchers

Sustained exposure to loud workplace noise may affect quality of sleep in workers with occupational-related hearing loss, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers.