A major study finds that COVID-19 triples the risk of hearing loss in young adults, highlighting an urgent need to investigate the long-term effects of the virus on auditory health amid concerning new ...

Only being able to hear out of one ear is more than just disorienting—it can even be alarming when it occurs suddenly. Yet hearing loss in one ear, or unilateral hearing loss, can happen for many ...

Among older adults, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is associated with increased risk for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), according to a study published in ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: About a month ago, I woke up without hearing in my left ear. I initially suspected a wax blockage or a blocked eustachian tube but eventually realized that it was more serious. I saw ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I was just diagnosed with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. They gave me a steroid injection into the ear and more steroids by mouth, but they say it's up to me whether I want to try ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a type of hearing impairment that occurs when there is damage to the cochlea of the inner ear or the auditory nerve, which is responsible for carrying sound ...

Dear Dr. Roach: About a month ago, I woke up without hearing in my left ear. I initially suspected a wax blockage or a blocked eustachian tube but eventually realized that it was more serious. I saw ...

Hearing aids are often the first step for treating mild to moderate hearing loss, amplifying sounds the ear can still detect. When hearing aids aren’t sufficient, various implantable devices like ...

Hearing loss might be a typical part of aging, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore how your ability to hear changes over time ― especially as this kind of decline may manifest in unexpected ways. ...

In a retrospective cohort study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, researchers from South Korea investigated the potential association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), hearing ...