Hearing loss may not cause physical pain, but it can bring emotional hurt. Still, with resilience, self-advocacy, and support ...

Up to 32% of dementia cases may be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, U.S. data suggested. Population attributable fractions were similar for both mild and moderate or greater hearing loss.

Even mild hearing loss predicted accelerated brain changes and increased dementia risk, with the strongest effects seen in genetically vulnerable adults. Study: Hearing Loss, Brain Structure, ...

Mild or disabling hearing loss in middle-aged and older adults is associated with cognitive impairment, new findings show. However, unlike in previous studies, investigators found no cognitive benefit ...

Hearing aids are often the first step for treating mild to moderate hearing loss, amplifying sounds the ear can still detect. When hearing aids aren’t sufficient, various implantable devices like ...

Recent news stories reveal that hearing loss is a risk factor for dementia. As an autistic person, I have long been aware that differences in our sensory systems can be terribly disabling. Hearing is ...

These are some common causes of hearing loss, but there may be other factors or conditions that also contribute to it. What are the three types of hearing loss? In the field of audiology, hearing loss ...