June 24, 2025 / Hearing Loss

NIOSH Recommends Individual Fit-Testing for Hearing Protection

Citing technological advancements, a recent NIOSH policy update calls on employers to use “individual, qualitative fit testing” to assess the...

June 19, 2025 / Hearing Loss

New Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Wearers

When a group of friends gets together at a bar or gathers for an intimate dinner, conversations can quickly multiply...

June 10, 2025

Blocking Back Channels in the Ear Could Alleviate Tinnitus

If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on...

June 3, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Six1 Protein May Shed Light on Congenital Hearing Loss

Congenital deafness (hearing loss from birth) is common, impacting around one to three every 1,000 babies born. The condition affects...

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 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...