June 10, 2026

Of the 48 million Americans that report some level of hearing loss, 60 percent are presently in the workforce. Which means millions of Americans go to work each day with less than optimal hearing. We know that hearing loss negatively affects general physical, social, and mental health, but what about the economic consequences? Does hearing

When thinking over the many factors that go into your career choice, we bet that your long-range hearing health is pretty low on the priority list—if it’s there at all. We understand. And while we don’t think that your ability to hear in the future should determine your career choice, we do think you should

Our ears may possibly be our most abused body part. We pierce them, subject them to deafening noise, stuff cotton swabs inside them, and burn them with ear candling. In spite of supplying us with one of our most crucial senses, we seldom give our ears, or our hearing, much gratitude or consideration. That is,

The effects of hearing loss seem obvious, including the stress of the continual struggle to hear and the impact this can have on relationships. But what if the repercussions went deeper, and could actually impact your personality? Research from the University of Gothenburg reveals that this might be the case. The researchers studied 400 men

Have you ever suffered intense mental fatigue? Perhaps you felt this way after finishing the SAT exam, or after finishing any examination or activity that mandated intense concentration. It’s like running a marathon in your head—and when you’re done, you just want to collapse. A comparable experience happens in those with hearing loss, and it’s

Have you ever taken a class, or went to a lecture, where the ideas were presented so rapidly or in so complex a fashion that you learned next to nothing? If yes, your working memory was probably overloaded past its capacity. Working memory and its limits We all process information in three steps: 1) sensory