The media often feature stories about new discoveries in hearing and balance health care. You can find selected articles below. For the latest news from the Academy, please click on News from the Academy. For media articles about the Academy and its members, please click on Academy in the News.
How Loud Is the Sun?
How loud would the sun be measured on Earth if its soundwaves could propagate through space? The answer…
Suppressors: Hearing Protection or Safety Threat?
NPR recently did a story on the Hearing Protection Act, legislation aimed at reducing restrictions on the purchase…
Misophonia Mechanism
Misophonia is an affective sound-processing disorder characterized by the experience of a strong negative emotional response to specific…
Children’s Headphones
A new analysis by The Wirecutter, a product-recommendation site owned by the New York Times, reveals that one-half…
Snow and Sound
In the last week or so, vast portions of the United States of America have been covered by…
Unilateral Hearing Loss: What to Do?
Patients with unilateral hearing loss can present with variable issues. Much is dependent on the severity of the…
