Thanks to an FDA ruling last fall, hearing aids are now available for purchase over the counter. Over the counter (OTC) hearing aids tend to be less expensive and easier to buy than prescription ...

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Hearing loss among older adults remains vastly undertreated. Federal epidemiologists have estimated that it affects about one ...

Research shows a significant association between hearing aid use and fewer, less severe neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia.

Most of us take hearing for granted, but not everyone enjoys that privilege. Conversations start to feel like guessing games, laughter seems far away, and the soft background sounds that make life ...

New research reveals that intelligence plays a key role in how well people process speech in noisy environments. The study ...

Apple asserts it has improved the hearing aid functionality in its new AirPods Pro 3 earbuds ($249) over the Pro 2. That’s true – just not by much. And the Pro 3’s marginal hearing aid improvements ...

The countries where most people struggle with hearing loss are also the ones where the fewest use hearing aids.

While concerns about AI’s role in our daily lives are widespread, some individuals in Wisconsin Rapids are already embracing ...

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A nine-year-old girl from Mount Forest, Ont., has made it her mission to help people embrace their hearing aids and she does it by making fashionable jewelry that are hearing aid specific. Olivia ...