Hearing Health Foundation

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.