Difficulty distinguishing spoken words from background noise, called speech-in-noise hearing impairment, was associated with increased risk for Parkinson's disease (PD), with a 57% elevation in risk ...

A 78-year-old man presents after his wife makes an appointment because her husband has become more withdrawn and depressed. The patient has previously been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, hypertension ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dual sensory impairment was associated with elevated CVD risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.

"Based on extensive evidence of an association between hearing loss and cognitive decline in non-psychiatric populations, we hypothesized a similar association would be found in people with ...

Assistive hearing devices will make a helpful difference in your child’s education, day-to-day functioning, and communication. The clarity, consistency, and completeness of the input (i.e., what the ...

Hearing loss may worsen cognitive decline in older adults and increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Treatments like hearing aids and assistive listening devices can ...

Angela Myers is a freelance writer covering mental health, wellness and nutrition. She’s also conducted award-winning research on how to better communicate about sexual violence prevention and mental ...

Plenty of people struggle to make sense of a multitude of converging voices in a crowded room. Commonly known as the 'cocktail party effect,' people with hearing loss find it's especially difficult to ...

Noah Powell has faced challenges most of his life. And the fact the 19-year-old Philadelphia Flyers forward prospect has not only taken on but overcome the many roadblocks in front of him are why he ...