A new survey published by Widex highlights the importance of natural sound quality in hearing aids when it comes to wearers’ participation in everyday life. “While hearing aids continue to evolve to include new features, we believe that quality of sound is and will always be central. Natural sound enables a hearing aid wearer…
Older adults who experience both vision and hearing loss may be at higher dementia risk, according to the new research by Kangwon National University Hospital in South Korea. Korean researchers collected data from more than 6,500 people between the ages of 58 and 101 for 6 years via self-reported questionnaires, as well as through…
The connections between several viruses, such as measles and mumps, and hearing loss have been well-known and researched. With the on-going global pandemic, researchers are now focusing on studying the effects of COVID-19 on one’s hearing, and dozens of studies have been published over the last year. The new research review published by the International…
Researchers have released a new study about the relationship between chocolate consumption and hearing loss. Initially, doctors in Korea hypothesized that eating chocolate could protect against both hearing loss and tinnitus. To explore this hypothesis, they evaluated data from 3,575 middle-aged participants (aged 40-64) in regard to both their hearing health and chocolate consumption. They…
A new study published by Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center finds that elderly individuals can avoid late-life depression by treating their age-related hearing loss. While the links between undertreated hearing loss and cognitive impairment or dementia have been widely researched, there are comparatively few studies that ask if hearing loss contributes to depression. “Most people…
A newly released study by Cochlear Center at the John Hopkins School of Medicine finds that undetected and untreated hearing loss contributes to significantly higher healthcare costs. The researchers analyzed data from more than 77,000 patients with untreated hearing loss collected over 10 years, and compared them to data collected from patients without hearing…
1 in 10 Americans experiences some hearing loss by the age of 40. The loss happens gradually and most people do not notice it at first. Most people are in denial about their hearing loss until it’s too late and some age-related memory loss has set in, combined with cognitive decline. Researchers at University…
The researchers at the New York University have published a new study examining the extent to which hearing loss contributes to the risk of patients’ hospital re-admission. Using the Medicare Current Beneficiary Study, they have identified patients over 65 years of age who said that they have previously had issues communicating with medical personnel due…
Hearing aid wearers indicate that their hearing aids not only improve their hearing, but their overall health and quality of life. According to the data published by EuroTrak UK, 71% of wearers wish that they had started wearing their aids sooner, as they now realize how much they have missed out on. The survey…
Researchers in Sweden have discovered that the rates of hearing loss among 70-years old citizens have decreased significantly in the last 40 years. The new study is part of a large investigation that started back in the 1970s, designed to measure medical and social effects of aging. The comparison study tested residents of Gotheburg, Sweden…