March 3 was World Hearing Day, and it was the perfect opportunity to remind people that if they have any concerns at all about hearing loss, it’s important that they go for a professional hearing test ...

Hearing healthcare isn’t always easy to access. For instance, Medicare pays for a hearing exam only if you have a referral from a doctor. But a growing number of tests—in apps and online—are meant to ...

If you have tinnitus, your doctor may recommend a hearing test. Some hearing tests check for hearing loss, while others allow doctors to gain information about your tinnitus, such as its sound, pitch, ...

Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Find a match Find a Hearing Aid partner near you. Hearing tests are simple and painless procedures that determine the severity and type of hearing loss you may ...

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 ...

Lately I've found myself asking friends to repeat themselves, turning on subtitles and enhancing dialogue while watching TV ...

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Hearing loss is the reduced ability to hear sounds compared to someone with normal hearing. Sensorineural hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear nerves. Conductive hearing loss is the ...

Doctors may diagnose hearing loss using a range of techniques, such as audiometry tests, brainstem auditory evoked response tests, and otoacoustic emissions tests. Hearing loss can affect one or both ...

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