Hearing Blog

In a significant new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, researchers report that nearly one in three dementia cases over an eight-year period could be attributed to hearing loss, based on data from a large, diverse cohort of older adults.

Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition behind arthritis and heart disease, affecting people of all ages. It is especially common among older adults and veterans.

Listening is a complex process that a normal-hearing brain handles effortlessly, but that breaks down when we have hearing loss. Edge AI’s cutting-edge technology mimics the brain’s auditory cortex to help fix that broken process — classifying complex soundscapes, enhancing speech, and reducing noise in real-time with advanced and powerful AI at the edge.

People with hearing loss are often tied in proximity on a daily basis without realizing it. Hearing loss restricts the amount of sound you are able to hear, which is why many people with hearing loss limit their physical boundaries with regards to the places they tend to travel to on a daily basis.

The holidays can always be stressful – what with shopping for presents then wrapping them and writing greeting cards, followed by visits to numerous food shops with stressed out shoppers fighting over the last turkey!

Weakening sight – no problem, we do not hesitate at the idea of getting glasses. Most of us even see it as an opportunity to develop a personal style. But damage to hearing apparently has some kind of stigma attached to it.