Some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Age-related hearing loss may be connected to a decline in cholesterol in the inner ear and phytosterols could be used to combat that, according to a study. | Health
Untreated hearing loss is associated with greater cognitive decline and was estimated by the 2020 Lancet Commission on Dementia to contribute to around 8 per cent of dementia cases worldwide equivalent to 8 lakh of the nearly 10 million new cases of dementia diagnosed every year.
Hearing aid use was linked to a 48% slowing of cognitive decline among individuals at increased risk of dementia, results of a first-of-its-kind, randomized trial show.