Attention city dwellers
Live in a large city? Take a look at this World Hearing Index, which ranks 50 world cities based on hearing loss.
On hearing loss and the hope for a cure
An excellent overview on hearing loss and the reason we can hope for treatment–and perhaps a cure–in the future.
Top researchers work toward treatments, but prevention remains the best medicine.
Progress has been made in treating hearing loss by using stem cells to generate cochlear hair cells. The Quiet Coalition’s Chair, Dr. Daniel Fink, notes that a future treatment is good news, but adds that noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented now.
Another Silent Spring
Are we experiencing another silent spring? Dr. Daniel Fink says yes in this piece about noise, a public health hazard that is creating unprecedented hearing loss.
Hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060
Researchers estimate hearing loss may double in the U.S. by 2060. Their study is a wake-up call to the medical and audiology professions and the public.