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5 days ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By Rohima Badri, Ph.D.Low frequency noises when presented at high intensity and longer duration can become as damaging as the high frequency noises. High frequency sounds are easier for our ears to detect, which is why they often seem louder than low frequency sounds. However, low frequency noises can still cause hearing damage, even if it doesn’t seem as intense.
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1 week ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
There has been a lot of news lately—in the hearing health space—that we want to highlight. Up to 32 percent of dementia cases may be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, U.S. data suggestedPopulation attributable fractions were similar for both mild and moderate or greater hearing loss Self-reported hearing loss was not associated with increased dementia riskThe study by Johns Hopkins researchers appeared in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery on April 17, 2025.
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1 week ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
As a clinician and university professor, I’ve worked with hundreds of people who hesitated to seek help—not because they couldn’t afford it, or didn’t have access to care, but because doing so meant admitting something they weren’t ready to accept: that something fundamental had changed.
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1 week ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By the Keck School of MedicineResearchers from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC), in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, utilized a cutting-edge imaging tool to study the mouse inner ear, leading to a discovery that may aid in the treatment of hearing disorders.
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2 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By Bill Hodgetts, Au.D., Ph.D.When people think about hearing loss, they picture someone turning up the TV too loud or saying “what?” a lot. But what I’ve learned in more than 20 years as an audiologist is that hearing loss is rarely just about the ears. It’s also about identity, emotion, and effort. And for many people, that’s the harder part.
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2 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By Nicole Rideout, Oregon Health & Science UniversityA new study from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is the first to suggest that binaural pitch fusion—a process that involves merging different pitches from each ear into a single sound—is one type of central hearing processing that may still be developing in pre-adolescent children and could present an opportunity for treatment. The study was published in the Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology in February 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By Audiologists.orgAccording to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, roughly 28.8 million U.S. adults could benefit from hearing aids. But according to a new survey, among adults ages 70 or older, only 30 percent have tried them. For adults ages 20 to 69, that number drops to 16 percent. Audiologists.org surveyed 1,000 respondents to investigate the reasons for the disparity between the prevalence of hearing-related problems and hearing aid usage.
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3 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
George Arthur Gates, M.D., the inaugural medical director of Hearing Health Foundation’s Hearing Restoration Project (HRP), passed away on February 8, 2025.
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3 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
One key factor in brain damage from blasts is an enzyme called PARP1 (Poly ADP-ribose polymerase-1), which plays a role in cell damage and inflammation. When over-activated, PARP1 uses up important molecules called NAD+ and ATP, which are essential for energy production and cell repair. This overuse can worsen oxidative stress, a harmful condition that damages brain cells.
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4 weeks ago | 
hearinghealthfoundation.org | Yishane Lee
By Jerad J.D. Rider“Rare” is often the word that speculators write in forums, support groups, and even medical circles regarding hyperacusis’s prevalence, a cruel condition where the sounds of daily life are felt as loud or painful—or both, in many cases.
