In the United States, assistive listening systems are mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to give people with hearing loss the clarity that is impossible to receive with hearing instruments alone.
The 5 Distinct Sound Hypersensitivity Disorders
Sound hypersensitivity disorders are conditions that disrupt a person’s ability to participate in normal daily activities due to physical discomfort, emotional distress, or excessive fear triggered by everyday sounds.
A Board Game to Boost Communication
In 2018, while serving time in a New York prison, I committed to a path of self-reinvention and education. Despite the challenges of living with genetic disorders, a speech impediment, and a history of adversity, I made the decision to change my life by learning.
Social Security Is Here for You
Confusion, Then Clarity
As parents, the sooner we acknowledge that the situation feels tough or overwhelming—and accept that it’s okay not to have all the answers—the sooner we can come to terms with the world of hearing loss and embrace it.
Study Maps Brain’s Ability to Comprehend Sound
New research reveals the unique patterns of gene expression in specific neurons in the brain that process the signals of sound and enable communication.
Those Sour Notes May Be Your Hearing Aids
Digital hearing aids can, indeed, change some sounds, making them slightly sharp or flat. Here’s how to fix it.
Balance in Older Mice Relies on Specific Brain Cells
This study suggests that this class of neurons may compensate for age-related loss of vestibular function to maintain balance performance in older animals.
Reclaiming Being Called ’The Deaf Girl’
The Promise of Precision Medicine Through a Microneedle
Future treatments for hearing loss—including gene therapy—could come to rely on a tiny 3D-printed microneedle.