A cochlear implant can be a helpful aid for sensorineural hearing loss in children and adults. This article describes how normal hearing and implants work.

Sep 13, 2009 - Wendy A.M. Prosser

Learn about the causes, risk factors, and symptoms associated with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).

Jan 15, 2011 - Sarah Mitchell

What are the different causes of hearing loss? How does a physician manage this problem?

Mar 14, 2009 - Anthony Lee

Millions of Americans have hearing loss due to excessive noise.

Mar 8, 2011 - Paul Popp

Deafness is associated with regular use of analgesic medicines, with or without narcotics. Patients are seldom warned about this serious side effect

Apr 24, 2011 - Mary Earhart

Hearing loss puts a child's normal speech and language development in jeopardy. It is imperative that any hearing impairment be identified by the toddler years.

Feb 3, 2009 - Karen Plumley

Baby Boomers were raised on Rock & Roll. New hearing aids are virtually invisible or made to look like jewelry. Other new styles work with Bluetooth technology.

Jan 17, 2010 - Christina Gregoire

When you're young, losing your hearing isn't one of your top concerns. But according to www.youth.hear-it.org, more and more young people are developing hearing problems.

Sep 3, 2009 - Sharon Tully

Planning a time to read to child who is deaf or hard of hearing may seem impossible. Try these strategies.

Jul 30, 2010 - Lynn Moore

This article details how to check for hearing problems in babies and young children as well as some of the treatments available.

Nov 1, 2010 - Dawn Marcotte

Cochlear implants offer some people with severe to profound hearing loss a way to hear the world around them when hearing aids provide little benefit.

Oct 23, 2010 - Val Blakely

Autoimmune hearing loss, which is a medical emergency, can occur as a distinct condition or as an accompanying feature of other autoimmune disorders.

Mar 30, 2007 - Elaine Moore

A disorder of the inner ear causing episodes of vertigo, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), a feeling of fullness in the ear, and a varying hearing loss

Jun 25, 2010 - Sanjiva Wijesinha

Children's hearing loss can be caused by a number of factors.

Mar 10, 2011 - Paul Popp

People with diabetes and pre-diabetes may be more prone to hearing loss. Learn more about this often missed health concern.

Jan 31, 2011 - Katrena Wells

Loud and continuous noise, such as from an mp3 player, can cause hearing loss. New research offers hope of preventing permanent damage.

Nov 12, 2008 - Eileen Bailey

Hearing loss and tinnitus affects many today and famous people are no exception. They have continued on with great success despite their condition.

Oct 29, 2010 - Sarah Mitchell

Prolonged or repeated exposure to noise is the biggest preventable cause of hearing loss. There are many steps you can take to protect your hearing.

Nov 19, 2010 - Daphne Green

Learn some important facts about children with hearing loss in order to provide the necessary academic support in the classroom.

Nov 5, 2010 - Karen Plumley