Hearing healthcare isn’t always easy to access. For instance, Medicare pays for a hearing exam only if you have a referral from a doctor. But a growing number of tests—in apps and online—are meant to ...

Otoscopy is the first step in any hearing exam. It is a clinical procedure used to visually inspect the structures of the ear, specifically the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, and some ...

An AI-powered hearing test is reliably able to check your hearing on a computer or smart phone without clinical supervision, according to a study by University of Manchester researchers.

If you have ever had a hearing test, you’ll already know something about audiometry. Audiometry is simply a way of testing how well you can hear. Audiometry tests are noninvasive, and they can tell ...

A more advanced screening method has turned a low-cost procedure into a pricier one, drawing complaints. By Jay Hancock After Christine Malik gave birth to her first daughter three years ago, a ...

There are many types of hearing loss, and the type depends on the part of the ear that is damaged. Conductive hearing loss. This happens when something prevents sound from entering through the outer ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

It's just a fact of life: As we get older, our hearing declines, little by little. Although many of us have noticeable hearing loss by the time we're in our 40s, most of us don't act on it until later ...

Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss will now be able to buy hearing aids without getting their hearing tested by an audiologist or other specialist, under a new FDA rule announced Tuesday. The ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Owners of the excellent Jabra Elite 75t (and Elite ...

Jenny Stienike thought her Great Dane, Stella, might be deaf when she realized Stella was the only one of her dogs who wouldn’t greet her when she got home. Every day when Jenny walked in the door of ...