THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in every 8 teenagers show signs of hearing loss by the time they reach 18, ...

People in their 60s who used hearing aids to treat hearing loss had less risk of dementia over time. Most studies of hearing aids and dementia have focused on adults over age 70. This analysis may be ...

Genetic hearing loss has been found to be caused by a mutation in the CPD gene—a regulator of metabolic signaling that is involved with inner ear functions. Mice with CPD mutations displayed hearing ...

Ashley Wong, PharmD, is an experienced pharmacist and medical writer who translates medical and drug information into easily digestible language. Effect on memory: Benzodiazepines are known to affect ...

The three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. They each involve different parts of the ear and may have varying causes and treatments. Hearing loss in one or ...

Opal Sandy underwent a gene therapy injection to her right ear in 2023. A 3-year-old girl who underwent a breakthrough gene therapy treatment to treat profound hearing loss can hear on her own, two ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Some things we use every day around the house can damage our hearing. Dr. Rebecca Brashears from Ascent Audiology & Hearing stopped by First Look at Four to share some signs ...

Older U.S. adults are increasingly getting seriously injured and even dying from unintentional falls, according to a federal report published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Imagine there was a tech device that will substantially decrease your chances of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Would you be interested in using it? Such a tech device exists: an ...

Some women are experiencing significant hair loss as a side effect of testosterone therapy and popular weight-loss drugs. Rapid weight loss from GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Zepbound can trigger ...