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May 27, 2025 / Hearing Loss

WHO and ITU Team Up to Provide Safety Standards in Gaming-Related Hearing Loss

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) are highlighting the first global standard for safe listening...

May 21, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Study Finds Connections in Hearing Loss and Risk of Heart Failure

Hearing loss is linked to a heightened risk of developing heart failure, with the psychological distress caused by the impairment...

May 14, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Nearly a Third of Dementia Cases Attributed to Audiometric Hearing Loss

The population attributable fraction of dementia from any audiometric hearing loss is 32.0 percent, according to a study published online...

May 8, 2025 / Tinnitus

Do Dietary Choices Impact Tinnitus?

About 740 million people around the world experience tinnitus — a chronic hearing condition where a person constantly hears bothersome sounds in one or...

April 30, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Study Examines How to Better Protect Service Members from Hearing Loss

A cellphone ringing, a siren approaching, a gunshot sounding in the distance. We depend on our hearing in many dynamic...

April 23, 2025 / Tinnitus

New Research Shows How Tinnitus and Sleep Are Connected

Around 15 percent of the world’s population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing...

April 21, 2025 / Hearing Loss

NIOSH Provides New Protection Guidelines for Recycling Workers

Washington — Using quieter machinery and tools or isolating machinery from other work areas can help protect recycling workers from noise-induced...

April 8, 2025

Study Maps How Our Brain Comprehends Sound

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborating institutions reveals the complex orchestration of neurons in the brain...

April 6, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Genetic Causes of Perrault Syndrome Linked to Hearing Loss and Infertility

The latest research led from Manchester could revolutionize the diagnosis of Perrault syndrome, a rare genetic condition that results in...

March 26, 2025

Construction Workers at Highest Risk for Hearing Loss

Construction workers exposed to noise on the job face a higher risk of hearing loss than noise-exposed workers in all...