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When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough

Hearing loss among older adults remains vastly undertreated. Federal epidemiologists have estimated that it affects about 1 ...
Dear Eric: Several weeks ago, I asked whether someone’s refusal to use his hearing aids was being disrespectful to me after I had asked him several times. I showed him the letter I wrote, and he took ...
The idea for a "Britney mic" came from an old Halloween costume Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, ...
Hearing loss may increase your risk of developing dementia, scientists have warned. And according to new research, hearing aids may be able to prevent or delay the onset and progression of this ...
On Aug. 16, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule creating a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids, which will take effect as soon as mid-October. Under this rule, adults with ...
Most adults aged 55 to 74 who would benefit from a hearing aid do not use them. But making them OTC isn't a cure-all. By Bradley Kesser / The Conversation Posted on Oct 25, 2022 This article was ...
In the summer of 1973, the course of my life changed when I suddenly lost most of my hearing due to an illness. Before I started school the following fall, my parents and school staff planned how I ...
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 21, 2022 — Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a leading manufacturer of transducers for hearing aids, today debuts its latest solutions optimized for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing ...
Starkey has unveiled the Omega AI, a hearing aid that blurs the boundaries between an assistive medical device and a health ...