Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Schiffmiller, thought leader on accessibility & auditory matters. I have been living with hearing loss and working as an ...

Susan Bianco, an 87-year-old from Lancaster, realized she was losing her hearing when she found herself constantly asking her husband to repeat himself. She was also struggling during phone calls and ...

Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...

A large proportion of people living with dementia in senior living communities have significant hearing or vision impairment, or both. A new study published in Nature suggests that hearing and vision ...

Up to 32% of dementia cases may be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, U.S. data suggested. Population attributable fractions were similar for both mild and moderate or greater hearing loss.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an RN-Attorney with significant experience in both professions. When you speak to your aging parent, do they keep saying, ...

With music festivals and concerts drawing crowds across the UK this summer, new data has revealed that more than half of people aged 18-28 — Gen Z — have experienced hearing problems linked to loud ...

Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory disability. Approximately 1.6 billion people around the world currently live with some degree of hearing loss, and the WHO has forecast that this number ...

“Does your hearing loss hurt?” a curious friend once asked. This is a great question because it shows caring, but also because the answer is complicated. Most people don't feel physical pain from ...