Choose the right earplugs or earmuffs: Buy earplugs or earmuffs with a Noise Reduction Rating of at least 22 decibels. This number, listed on the product package, tells you how much sound the product ...

Scientists have revealed in near-atomic detail the structure of the key part of the inner ear responsible for hearing. The findings could point the way toward developing new treatments for hearing ...

The cochlea is the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear responsible for our sense of hearing. To fully understand ...

Noise-induced hearing loss can be temporary or permanent. It’s not as much a matter of how loud a sound seems, but how forcefully the sound waves enter the structure of your ear. If someone ever told ...

The World Health Organization reports that 360 million people worldwide are affected by hearing loss, generally caused by disease, accidents or damage to middle-ear structures. Researchers at ...

The study's results also represent a valuable resource for research on the hearing mechanism and how it goes awry in congenital forms of hearing loss. The authors have made their data available ...

Much mystery surrounds the biological processes behind the human sense of hearing, but with cutting-edge scientific tools researchers are starting to unravel its secrets. A team at Ohio State ...

Modern mammals have unique hearing abilities, able to sense a broad range of volumes and frequencies using middle-ear ...