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Researchers have created a newborn hearing screening system that uses cheap earbuds and a smartphone instead of an expensive commercial device. Newborns across the United States are screened to check ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - On Friday (Sept. 26) Purdue University dedicated Lyles-Porter Hall, which will house one of the nation’s top speech, language and hearing sciences training and research programs ...

M. Charles Liberman, PhD, whose research forever changed the way experts understand the underlying causes of hearing loss, has been awarded the Scientific Grand Prize from the France-based La ...

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.

A person's hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing aid or cochlear implant. Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to ...

Getting your hearing checked now could help you stay more upright later. Melissa Newell, a clinical assistant professor in the Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Kwong and Jessica Yung about hearing regeneration in fish and lizards, cures for the loneliness epidemic, and the secrets of a radiation-resistant microorganism.

For many adults, hearing challenges can make conversations, restaurants, or phone calls more difficult to follow. These difficulties often increase with age, as hearing loss becomes more common over ...

Often, it can take close to a decade for people with hearing loss to decide to get help. The cost of hearing aids—which can top $7,000 a pair—has long been one of the chief reasons for the delay.