Steroids For Treatment Of Sudden Hearing Loss
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can occur suddenly in one ear, and generally within three days, cause a 30+ decibel (dB) hearing loss at three consecutive frequencies. The cause for this disorder is unclear, but research has indicated that viral infection, vascular compromise, and immunologic diseases could be key reasons for this hearing disorder. A few celebrities have reported experiencing sudden hearing loss. [click link for full article]

Sound Advice About Age-Related Hearing Loss
The popular notion that older people are hard of hearing is often true. Hearing loss occurs gradually in most people as they age.

Genetic Test for Kids' Hearing Loss
Many parents with hearing-impaired children carry a recessive gene for the birth defect. Researchers hope they can diagnose the cause of inner ear hearing loss.

Hearing Loss – Researchers study method to regenerate Inner Ear Damage
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital continue studies on hearing loss and found that gene knockout affects different areas of the inner ear. ....

Cocktail of noise and carbon monoxide increases hearing loss: study
Garage mechanics, firefighters and truckers, listen up: a new study shows chronic exposure to noise plus carbon monoxide increases hearing loss.

Course of hearing loss and occurrence of tinnitus
Hearing Research Ovidiu König, et al. - Chronic tinnitus is often accompanied by a hearing impairment, but it is still unknown whether hearing loss can actually cause tinnitus. The association between the pitch of the tinnitus sensation and the audiogram edge in patients with high-frequency hearing loss suggests a functional relation, but a large fraction of patients with hearing loss does not present symptoms of tinnitus