Ageing is often blamed for hearing loss, a condition where a person’s ability to hear sounds is reduced or completely impaired. But it can also develop gradually due to exposure to loud noises or ...

Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive hearing loss involves a problem within the outer ...

These are some common causes of hearing loss, but there may be other factors or conditions that also contribute to it. What are the three types of hearing loss? In the field of audiology, hearing loss ...

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While hearing loss associated with the administration of platinum drugs was reported in adults with testicular and head and neck cancer, our study is the first to demonstrate that hearing loss and ...

For many people, diabetes brings to mind concerns about the heart, eyes, kidneys, and nerves. A growing body of research now points to another part of the body that may be quietly affected long before ...

Since October 2022, over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids have been available in stores and online, without needing to see a doctor, an audiologist, or a licensed hearing aid specialist. For the ...

July 27 (UPI) --Post-chemotherapy hearing loss and ringing in the ears, called tinnitis, affect the majority of adult survivors of the most common cancers, and routine hearing screening is needed, new ...

Grace Mausisa, RN, left, a research nurse, conducts a hearing evaluation on study participant Karen Newcomb, part of a clinical trial that assesses hearing damage from chemotherapy. Image by Susan ...

A few months after the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020 and things had opened up again slightly, Palos Park audiologist Kristen Conners noticed something unusual. She was testing more patients ...