Hearing

The AAP announced new guidance on hearing assessments in infants, children and adolescents, according to an updated clinical report published in Pediatrics.

EssilorLuxottica is developing a new product that will embed high-quality hearing technology into prescription eyeglasses, the company announced in a press release.

A hearing intervention may slow cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss, according to a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Hearing loss was associated with higher levels of fatigue in middle- and older-aged adults, according to study findings published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

People with hearing loss who did not use hearing aids had an increased risk for dementia compared with those without hearing loss, data show. However, researchers found no increased risk in people with hearing loss who used aids.

A program in which community health workers deliver low-cost hearing technology to older adults significantly improved communication function, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

The FDA has proposed a rule that would allow some hearing aids to become available over the counter, and thus, make them potentially more affordable and accessible.

A growing amount of evidence, albeit limited in its strength, suggests that auditory and vestibular effects should be added to the list of symptoms linked to COVID-19, according to an expert.

A new poll released in conjunction with Better Hearing and Speech Month — observed each May — showed that many adults in the U.S. value their hearing, but few who experience hearing loss seek treatment.

WHO’s inaugural World Report on Hearing estimates that about one in four people — or about 2.5 billion — worldwide will have some type of hearing loss by 2050.