According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), about 15 percent of U.S. adults experience some difficulty hearing. The older a person is, the more likely ...

March 3 was World Hearing Day, and it was the perfect opportunity to remind people that if they have any concerns at all about hearing loss, it’s important that they go for a professional hearing test ...

Hearing healthcare isn’t always easy to access. For instance, Medicare pays for a hearing exam only if you have a referral from a doctor. But a growing number of tests—in apps and online—are meant to ...

How important is hearing to your overall health? Dr. Lauren Aramini says hearing is very important and is often put on the back burner. She says people often don’t even realize they have hearing loss ...

It’s helpful to think of a hearing test as a screening rather than an exam. Too many people assume that hearing tests are for people who have a problem, just as vision tests are for people who have ...

Millions of Americans could have access this fall to less expensive hearing aids sold over the counter without a required doctor's exam and prescription. A Food and Drug Administration rule unveiled ...

People can develop hearing loss at any stage of their life, not just at birth or as an older adult. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, nearly a fifth of ...

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and Wolfson Children’s Hospital Partnership Provides Pediatric Specialty Care to Children and Families in the Region For a child, hearing and speech are essential tools ...

Johnaé De Felicis is a health writer and passionate wellpreneur. Her mission in life is to inspire others to lead happy, healthy and wholesome lives, and she covers a variety of topics that are ...

Most Medicare Advantage plans (Medicare Part C plans) have some coverage for hearing aids. Even with these plans, though, hearing aids cost an average of $1,820 per ear. If you have no insurance ...