These findings mean lower-frequency sounds may help older adults better understand complex sound environments. This may be useful for designing better hearing aids or other devices to help older people hear more clearly.
Auditory Nerve Function Worsens With Age
We found consistent evidence that auditory nerve function worsens with age, but the impact of noise exposure was less clear and seemed to depend on the specifics of each study.
Monster Rats and More
I’ve been collecting these anecdotes that I hope help those of us living with hearing loss to remember that laughter can be the best medicine
Hearing With Humor
Tackling the Health Risks of Social Isolation
“Lacking social connection is as dangerous as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General report.
Living With Tinnitus: Embracing Life’s Opportunities
This year, I had a realization. I realized that there are so many wonderful things awaiting me beyond the confines of my tinnitus. I made a conscious decision to refocus my energy on living a fulfilling life.
Supporting Older Patients With Hearing Loss
Identifying age-related hearing loss issues and knowing the warning signs are important for any clinician.
Nurturing Self-Advocacy by Learning How to Speak Up
As self-advocates, we will speak up for ourselves and our peers, learn who supports us, where and how to access information, know our rights and responsibilities, make our own choices, and advocate for our group’s rights.
At 91, Looking Back
Over the years, I learned a lot about coping, between the hearing loss and other serious health problems. The discrimination I have endured, especially in my childhood, has taught me to withhold judgment toward others for any reason.
Pinpointing How Older Adults Can Better Hear Speech in Noise
In real-world listening situations, we always listen to speech in the presence of other sources of masking, or competing sounds. One of the major sources of masking in such situations is the speech signal that the listener is not paying attention to. The process of understanding the target speech in the presence of a masking speech involves separating the acoustic information of the target speech and tuning out masker speech.