May 13 (UPI) --Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can't hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of countering an ...

A community advisory board meeting for the Pitt Men's Study. This month marks 40 years since the Pitt Men's Study started enrolling volunteers in what has become one of the longest-running U.S.

Among the roughly 40 million adults in the U.S. who have hearing loss, most don't use hearing aids. This means they may be missing out on more than just good hearing. Research shows hearing loss, if ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hearing loss increased mortality risk, but the use of hearing aids mitigated that risk. However, the rate of ...

Wearing hearing aids could increase life span, a new study has found. Research by the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California found that people who wear hearing aids regularly ...

For people facing a greater threat of cognitive decline, getting hearing aids could cut your risk in half, according to a new study. Cognitive decline is a reduction in abilities that can range from ...

FAIRMONT — Treating hearing loss might be the best way to prevent dementia, according to a new study published in the JAMA Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Journal. It all comes down to recognizing ...

PITTSBURGH — In a Pittsburgh hospital in the early 1980s, Charles Rinaldo saw a young, previously healthy gay man critically ill with a virus usually only seen in weakened immune systems. Around the ...

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday reveals that treating hearing loss in older adults may help preserve social connections that often decline with age. Researchers at NYU ...

Researchers have found a link between hearing loss and dementia. A recent study shows that people with hearing loss not using hearing aids had a 42% higher risk of all-cause dementia than people with ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – Many people don't take action when their hearing needs help. A new study found that this could affect how long they live. At the Swallow Cliff stairs in Palos Park, visitors can huff ...