You might be losing your hearing, even if your test results come back normal. It's called hidden hearing loss - and there are ways to prevent it. "So hidden hearing loss can occur due to noise ...

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Inside the snug confines of the human ear lies a bony structure, curly and shaped like a seashell. This structure, called the cochlea, contains little hairy cells that vibrate when sounds pass through ...

You're trying to listen to your friend in a crowded restaurant or follow a story someone's telling at a party. The problem? You can't make out most of it. That raises some red flags for your hearing.

It's just a fact of life: As we get older, our hearing declines, little by little. Although many of us have noticeable hearing loss by the time we're in our 40s, most of us don't act on it until later ...

The U.S. health care system primarily focuses on treating illnesses rather than preventing them. Many chronic diseases, like heart disease, develop without obvious symptoms until they are advanced. A ...

Hearing loss is the reduced ability to hear sounds compared to someone with normal hearing. Sensorineural hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear nerves. Conductive hearing loss is the ...

Stéphane F. Maison, PhD, CCC-A, an investigator at Mass Eye and Ear's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and clinical director of the Tinnitus Center at Mass Eye and Ear. “Beyond the nuisance of having ...