Latest Hearing Health News

We hear sounds in part because tiny filaments inside our inner ears help convert voices, music and noises into electrical...

Inner hair cells of the cochlea (green and blue) excite auditory nerve fibers (red) by releasing glutamate, a chemical signal...

The sensory cells that line the inner ear, known as hair cells, play an important role in our sense of...

Among the roles that vitamin B12 performs is keeping your blood and nerve cells healthy, as well as help in...

“Large numbers” of workers in the service industry “have an elevated risk of hearing loss and need immediate hearing conservation...

Opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in The Journal of Medical Toxicology,...

Hearing impairment was linked to neuropathological hallmarks of dementia, an autopsy study suggested. In older adults who were cognitively normal,...

Preliminary findings from Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear may pave the way for trials to test...