In the first few years of life, hearing is a critical part of kids’ social, emotional, and cognitive development. Even a mild or partial...

Conductive Hearing Loss Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum...

In adults, the most common causes of hearing loss are: Noise. Noise-induced hearing loss can affect people of all ages and most often...

The most common devices are hearing aids. These range from extremely tiny ones that fit completely in the ear canal, to ones that are...

Statistics About 20 percent of adults in the United States, 48 million, report some degree of hearing loss. At age 65, one out of three...

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging families across America to encourage loved ones with hearing loss to get their hearing...

Hearing-impaired author has some tips for co-workers, friends and family members who want to better communicate with someone who can’t...

With hearing loss affects so many millions of people, it isn’t hard to think about someone we know personally who suffers from this...

Additional features Some hearing aid optional features improve your ability to hear in specific situations: Directional microphones These...

About 20 percent of adults in the United States, report some degree of hearing loss, but one population in particular is more susceptible...

Today’s tiny hearing aids are considered giants of modern technology, but they actually date back thousands of years. The first...

Successful communication requires the efforts of all people involved in a conversation. Even when the person with hearing loss utilizes...

How does it work? Normally, a hearing aid “listens” with its microphone, then amplifies what it “hears”. But with a telecoil used as the...

According to the Hearing Loss Association of America, about 20 percent or 48 million people report some degree of hearing loss. While...

There has been a lot of consumer confusion over nomenclature and professional roles in the diagnosing and treatment of hearing loss.  It...

by Ross Cushing, Au.D., A&A Hearing Group More and more, hearing aids are being sold online, through catalogs, and directly to the...

Going to the audiologist and getting a hearing test for the first time may be nerve-racking, and perhaps you don’t know what to expect....

Information Many people who can’t hear well think they hear just fine–if only people would speak up, slow down and stop mumbling. In...

Rock concerts and MP3 players aren’t the only culprits when it comes to hearing loss. Read on to learn more about three surprisingly...

When Heather Whitestone became the first deaf contestant to win the Miss America pageant in 1995, she wowed the judges with moving...