If you've ever been on a crowded bus and found yourself stuck between a loud conversation on one side and obnoxiously loud music on the other, the idea of being able to cancel out that background ...

Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center’s Department of Otorhinolaryngology are now surgically implanting the recently FDA-approved “bionic ear,” bringing hearing to once-deaf adults ...

For all the hype around virtual and augmented reality for your eyes, some exciting technology is also coming to your ears. Thanks largely to Apple’s $159 AirPods, wireless Bluetooth earbuds are going ...

Soundhawk is a little ear piece with a big job. About the weight of an earring, and half the size of a Bluetooth device, Soundhawk fits right in your ear. Once it's situated in there, it takes on the ...

At first, the idea of a hearing aid for people who can already hear just fine seems ridiculous — but if you entertain it for a second, it starts to make a bit more sense. Imagine what it would be like ...

A Princeton University team has successfully merged electronics and biology to create a functional ear that can “hear” radio frequencies. The tissue and antenna were merged via the use of an “off-the ...

The first time Sarah Churman "heard" her own voice, she was 29 years old. She grinned, laughed, and launched into tears. "I don't want to hear myself cry," she said, covering her mouth. Soon came this ...

You might have heard of the cochlear implant. It’s an electronic device also referred to as a neuroprosthesis, serving as a bionic replacement for the human ear. These implants have brought an ...

Soundhawk is a little ear piece with a big job. About the weight of an earring, and half the size of a Bluetooth device, Soundhawk fits right in your ear. Once it's situated in there, it takes on the ...