Tinnitus, a relentless ringing in the ears that affects lovers of loud music, soldiers exposed to explosion noise and millions of others, is due to the under-inhibition of major neural pathways in the auditory center of the brain. According to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the connection between tinnitus and too little inhibition of brain auditory circuits was reported in this week’s online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Viagra may enhance some things, but it could also make you deaf. According to The Daily Telegraph, Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to more than a few cases of sudden hearing loss.

How could the little blue diamond, keeping gentlemen in the game for over a decade, suddenly sideline them with hearing loss? Researchers in England examined instances of a condition called sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) in men taking Viagra and other erectile dysfunction (PDE-5 inhibitor) drugs.

Hearing loss isn’t just an old-folks problem anymore; it’s a big problem for all Americans, especially U.S. teenagers. According to a recent study, one in five teenagers in the U.S. have hearing loss...

Extremely loud iPod earbuds, jumbo jets, cruiser bike gangs and ear-related infections can constantly put our hearing under siege.  To avoid these problems, many audiologists and experts from day one, when you are born, you should be taking great care of your ears.

Oddly enough, besides lungs, it seems that smoke gets in your ears.  A large study by Zausmer Foundation and NYU indicated that teens exposed to secondhand smoke tend to experience an associated hearing loss.

Americans seem to be getting older, and as a result the hearing care market is changing.  As the generation Baby Boomers continue to climb in years, millions more are finally reaching the “retiree” stage of 65 years or more.  The most recent US Census provided very simple data to support this curious finding – there are currently about 40 million Americans who are older than age 65, but that number is projected to increase to 55 million by 2020 and even 72 million by 2030.  Unless the world population is just capsizing, we are having an influx of older folks that need hearing care.