Why can’t you understand speech in a noisy room? The problem is known as “speech in noise,” and the cause is hidden hearing loss. Now researchers have developed at test to measure hidden hearing loss.
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Popular Science looks at hidden hearing loss
Popular Science looks at hidden hearing loss and provides an easy to understand primer on the disorder. Have a problem hearing in a noisy room? You need to read this.
A test for hidden hearing loss?
A test for hidden hearing loss? Massachusetts Eye and Ear is working on that. Dr. Daniel Fink says a breakthrough would be welcome.
Hidden hearing loss
Dr. Daniel Fink writes about auditory training offered to people who have difficulty understanding speech in a noisy environment. Dr. Fink suggests an easier fix—make environments quieter!
New Yorker writer worries about her ears–you should be worried, too
New Yorker writer Amanda Petrusich is worried about her hearing and you should be too, as 25% of Americans have noise-induced hearing loss.
Until the world becomes a quieter place
Until your world becomes much quieter place, a little self-help is called for, and Bustle’s list of “The 7 Best Earplugs” is a great place to start!
Can a machine learn to solve our speech in noise problem?
by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition This piece in The Hearing Journal asks, "Can a Machine Learn to Solve our Speech in Noise Problem?" Maybe yes, maybe no. The "speech in noise" problem is the difficulty many people with hearing loss--and even people with...
Coping with hearing loss and noisy restaurants is not a game
Coping with hearing loss and noisy restaurants is not a game. Rather than teaching people to deal with noise, why not lower the volume?
New drug may prevent hearing loss after noise exposure
A new drug may prevent hearing loss after noise exposure, but how the drug researchers determined the drug’s efficacy may be disturbing.