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October 24, 2015

Can dining out make you deaf?

Now ear this: Excruciatingly loud restaurants jeopardize not only your sanity, but your hearing as well.

October 24, 2015

Vitamin prevents and treats noise-induced hearing loss in animal study

A supplement that scientists describe as the precursor to vitamin B3 may help prevent and treat noise-induced hearing loss, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institutes have found.

October 24, 2015

Hearing loss an oft-overlooked problem for hospice patients

Among dying hospice patients, hearing problems are often overlooked, but shouldn’t be, experts say.

October 24, 2015

Mom hears baby for the first time thanks to donated hearing aids

Thanks to a local business, one mom is able to hear her six-month-old baby’s cry— for the first time.

October 24, 2015

The growing hearing loss epidemic

Our noisy world has taken a toll on the 40-plus ear. Here's the reality of your risk, loud and clear.

October 24, 2015

Early-childhood infections linked to hearing loss in late life, study says

A nearly 70-year study from the United Kingdom has discovered a link between late-life hearing loss and common, early-childhood illnesses like tonsillitis and ear infections, news.com.au reported.

October 24, 2015

Scientists find method for restoring hearing loss in mice

Around 26 million Americans aged 20-69 have high-frequency hearing loss due to noise exposure, but scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered a potential way to reverse that damage, Medical News Today reported.

October 24, 2015

NC toddler hears parents' voices for first time after cochlear implant surgery

A North Carolina toddler who was born deaf was able to hear her parents for the first time Monday after undergoing life-changing surgery.

October 23, 2015

Hearing loss: Causes and treatment

Hearing loss is one of the most common disorders affecting aging Americans. Learn what causes it and what you can do to treat it

October 23, 2015

Man’s tattoo supporting deaf daughter goes viral

A photo of a New Zealand girl wearing her cochlear implant sitting with her father, who has a tattoo of a cochlear implant on his shaved head, has gone viral.