High frequency hearing loss is one of the most common forms of hearing loss. This type of hearing loss can come from noise exposure, aging, a combination of factors, in addition to medication side ...

A treatment that is effective against hearing loss caused by the 'MPZL2 gene' mutation has been developed. A research team ...

For many Long Islanders, hearing loss is an inevitable part of the aging process. Older adults often struggle to hear and participate in conversations with their loved ones, leading to feelings of ...

Those who play video games know that lengthy screen activity can lead to sore eyes, but a recent study shows that gaming also can have long-term adverse effects on hearing. Researchers looked at 14 ...

When she was 5 years old, Lexie Maxwell remembers sitting in a hard plastic chair, wearing a pair of oversized headphones in the nurse’s office at Holy Angels School in Newark and raising her hand ...

Loud concerts aren’t the only activity that can lead to hearing loss over time. A new study suggests that people who spend hours on end playing video games may also be at increased risk for hearing ...

The World Health Organization says more than 1 billion teens and young adults are at risk of permanent hearing loss due to “unsafe listening practices.” Those unsafe habits are made up largely from ...