by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition
This report from Science Daily discusses research at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, trying to find a test that will diagnose hidden hearing loss. Hidden hearing loss is hearing loss not detected by routine pure-tone audiometry, so patients complain of being unable to understand speech in normal environments but their hearing test is normal.
Right now, testing for hidden hearing loss is not clinically available, so any test that may help diagnose this common condition would be welcome.
