Hospitals and Healthcare

This is both a result of social inequality, and an issue that could widen disparities further.

Almost every day, a patient presents at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital’s emergency department with a sudden and mysterious loss of hearing. But the hospital’s experts are working on a solution.

"For many years I felt like everyone mumbled all the time. I couldn’t hear the words to songs," the radio host recalls.

A study in the journal iScience suggests that, in some noise situations, AirPods, particularly the Pro model, can work just as well as far pricier prescription-only models. AirPods are not sold or approved by the Food and Drug Administration as devices for those with mild to moderate hearing loss.

"Imagine 200 camera flashes recharging around your head."

Over-the-counter devices have been available for a year now. New research suggests they may have unexpected benefits.

We are experiencing a deafness epidemic, and listening to music through headphones at high volume all day will only increase the number of those afflicted.

Her 18-month quest for a cure involved an allergist, an endocrinologist and two additional ENTS, the second of whom found the underlying and treatable reason for the problem.

Using earbuds or headphones to play very loud music on devices and going to live gigs are putting up to 1.35 billion young people at risk of permanent hearing loss worldwide.

A college senior from Versailles put her stir-craziness to good use with a project that will help the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community.

Helen knew something was wrong as soon as she woke up. The world was suddenly mono — she couldn't hear out of her right ear.

Cognitive therapy more effective in reducing stress, insomnia and hearing issues than traditional techniques