Children, teens and adults unknowingly risk their hearing during many activities. The damage can be immediate and permanent or gradual, causing hearing loss over time from prolonged exposure.

Travel has always been loud — but never this loud. From the roar of jet engines to the constant construction noise at hotels, it’s hard to find a moment of peace on the road. “The noise is becoming ...

Living in areas with consistently higher levels of noise from transportation was associated with a significantly higher risk ...

Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

Exposure to loud noises may affect our hearing by disrupting levels of zinc in our inner ears, a study in mice suggests. Therapies that mitigate this could be used to treat or even prevent such damage ...

Even if you can ignore the sounds of crying babies and booming pilot announcements, airplanes can be loud. That’s usually due to another constant noise that you may not notice when settling into a ...

Travel has always been loud — but never this loud. From the roar of jet engines to the constant construction noise at hotels, it’s hard to find a moment of peace on the road. “The noise is becoming ...