Childhood hearing level varies considerably within the range considered normal. Four classes of outcome were investigated for associations with hearing thresholds in this range: ability to identify ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to sound and language may help them develop more normally, according to new research ...

A recent Scientific Reports study assessed whether cochlear neural degeneration occurs in normal-hearing individuals with tinnitus. Study: Evidence of cochlear neural degeneration in normal-hearing ...

Personal sound amplification devices, or PSAPs, amplify sound waves for those who have normal hearing, or hearing thresholds of 20 dB or better in both ears. Unlike hearing aids, hearing amplifiers ...