Research with barn owls sparked the idea for a new type of hearing test: one that focuses on eye dilation.

"Informal observations of Deaf infants interacting with their Deaf parents have suggested that these infants possess keen control over their eye-gaze behavior."

Deafness in early childhood is known to lead to lasting changes in how sounds are processed in the brain, but new research published today in eLife shows that even mild-to-moderate levels of hearing loss in young children can lead to similar changes.

Older adults who get hearing aids for newly diagnosed hearing loss have a lower risk of dementia, depression, and anxiety diagnoses over the next three years, research finds.

Investigation into inflammation in a sound-processing region of mouse brains suggests future tinnitus treatments.

Brain maps offer evidence that podcasts, audiobooks, and reading fire up our brains in very similar ways.

Detecting and managing hearing and vision impairments early on could help older adults live more years in good health.

Improved understanding of how the ear's cochlea works could improve hearing tests and hearing aids.