Are you using your noise-cancelling headphones safely? Audiologists have recently raised concerns that ANC over-ears or earbuds could be contributing to hearing problems in our increasingly ...

You may have observed that older people have more difficulty following a conversation in a noisy environment. Most people attribute this problem to being deaf. However, many of these people are not ...

Hearing tests can be classified into two main types: diagnostic and screening. Screening tests that employ pure tone audiometry via basic air conduction are utilized to rapidly assess whether more ...

The Lagos State Government has offered free hearing tests to 250 residents to ascertain hearing defects caused by noise pollution. The government carried out the free test during the 8th Edition of ...

“Assistive listening technologies or devices help individuals hear better in difficult listening situations,” says Kristina Snouffer, a senior clinical audiologist at University Hospitals Cleveland ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend any good online hearing tests? My husband has hearing loss, but I can’t get him to go in and get his hearing checked. I thought a simple online test could help him ...

During her time at CNET, Kim Wong-Shing loved demystifying the world of wellness to make it accessible to any reader. She was also passionate about exploring the intersections of health, history and ...