For people with hearing loss, sound can be a mixed bag. Sometimes, things are too quiet—a whisper or a mumbling presenter who refuses to use the microphone. Sometimes, they are too loud, like the ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a warning on excessive noise and hearing loss in children, and how sound machines may be causing more harm than good. Millions of children are at risk for ...

Ishikawa, Japan-- The ability to locate sounds in the surrounding environment is a remarkable feature of the human ear. Typically, people with good hearing use both ears to detect and interpret ...

Those who play video games know that lengthy screen activity can lead to sore eyes, but a recent study shows that gaming also can have long-term adverse effects on hearing. Researchers looked at 14 ...

Hearing loss can be gradual and difficult to notice, but experts say hearing checks should be a routine part of health care. Oct. 28 at 12:06 p.m. The problem with identifying hearing loss is that ...

Two years ago, Jon Brown, the owner of a recording studio, noticed that his hearing had deteriorated to the point where he had to redo sound edits. So, while at a Costco store he went in for a hearing ...

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