Brains listen best in the 'Goldilocks echo zone,' says study
Macquarie University hearing researchers have discovered how our brains learn to listen, and how this can help us understand speech in noisy, echo-filled spaces.
Sep 3, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Hearing Disorders
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Health care helpline: Try this when your doctor says 'yes' to a preventive test but insurance says 'no'
"My son was diagnosed with congenital CMV, a virus that can cause hearing loss. As part of this diagnosis, he will be required to have routine hearing tests every few months until he is 10 years old. I reached out to you ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Study finds adults with hearing loss using hearing aids have reduced dementia risk
Adults with hearing loss (HL) with hearing aids have a reduced risk for dementia, according to a research letter published in JAMA Neurology.
Aug 21, 2025
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Changing how we understand, and potentially treat, misophonia
Throughout her career, Laurie Heller has listened closely—not just to words, but to sound itself. In the Auditory Lab at Carnegie Mellon University, the psychology professor explores how the brain interprets everything from ...
Aug 20, 2025
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Tinnitus severity linked to mood, sleep and personality traits
How severely a person experiences tinnitus is shaped by their mood, sleep quality and even personality traits, a new study has found.
Aug 20, 2025
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Sounds serious: NYC noise pollution takes a toll
Tim Mulligan moved to central Manhattan so he could be closer to work and avoid a daily ordeal on the rattling, screeching subway, just one part of the urban noisescape that tests New Yorkers every day.
Aug 20, 2025
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AI glasses could be a improvement for those with hearing loss
Artificial intelligence-powered glasses developed by a University of Stirling researcher could dramatically improve how people with hearing loss experience sound.
Aug 13, 2025
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Study documents unhealthy noise in Portland, provides research framework for other cities
A groundbreaking study led by Oregon State University scientists shows that multiple Portland neighborhoods have levels of noise that are likely unhealthy.
Jul 24, 2025
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New imaging method links inner ear fluid levels to severity of hearing loss
Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a tool routinely used to diagnose and plan treatment for eye diseases, has now been modified to collect images of the inner ear.
Jul 23, 2025
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From painkillers to antibiotics: Five medicines that could harm your hearing
When we think about the side effects of medicines, we might think of nausea, fatigue or dizziness. But there's another, lesser-known risk that can have lasting—and sometimes permanent—consequences: hearing loss. A wide range ...
Jul 22, 2025
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