"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are amplification devices that consumers who suffer from mild to ...

Federal epidemiologists have estimated that hearing loss affects about 1 in 5 people ages 65 to 74 and more than half of ...

It has been estimated that only 1-in-5 people who need a hearing aid wears one. Audiologist Susan Bankoski Chunyk of Hampden Hearing Center in East Longmeadow thinks that is unfortunate. She has been ...

Over-the-Counter (OTC) hearing aids herald a new golden age for consumer access and affordability and will lead to improvements in technology innovation and public health outcomes in the coming years.

Tinnitus is an auditory symptom that causes ringing or other abnormal noises in the ears in up to 26% of people worldwide. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), these "phantom sounds" ...

A hearing aid is an assistive device that amplifies sound to improve a person’s ability to hear and communicate with others. Hearing aids can help someone with hearing loss be more aware of sounds in ...

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