Hearing impairment, deafness, or hearing loss refers to the total or partial inability to hear sounds. There are many causes and types of deafness. A patient with a mild hearing impairment may ...

Our scoring of hearing aid brands and retailers is based on a survey we conducted in December 2021 and January 2022. For these ratings, we used survey results from 26,788 Consumer Reports members ...

Hearing music when there is none playing could be a sign of musical ear syndrome (MES). It’s not always easy to determine a cause, but hearing loss and medications may both be causes. Share on ...

Hearing loss is when you’re unable to partially or completely hear sound in one or both of your ears. It typically occurs gradually over time. NIDCD reports that about 25% of those between the ...

Sudden hearing loss often occurs in only one ear, which doctors refer to as unilateral hearing loss. One ear may function regularly, while a person may have difficulty hearing clearly with the other.

The World Health Organization projects that nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide will experience some degree of hearing loss by 2050, and at least 700 million will require some form of hearing aid ...

For those with hearing loss, watching TV can be a struggle, but the right settings and devices can help. Here are tips from Consumer Reports to help improve TV sound.

To find the best hearing aid provider, CR asked thousands of consumers about their purchasing experience when it came to pricing options and transparency, selection, and more.

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