“He really advocates for himself,” Leipholtz says. “He’s the one who brought it up. He’s the one who said, ‘This is easier for me.’ ” people.com/mom-document... #captions #accessibility #keeplistening @people.com

“It’s as if [geckos] have two parallel pathways for sending vibration and auditory responses up the neuraxis,” Carr says. www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/n... #geckos @umdscience.bsky.social #keeplistening

Just for a minute or two! >> the app emits a 100Hz tone at a volume of 85dB. According to Samsung’s VP of Marketing, “This stimulates the balance system in the inner ear, allowing for better processing of movements.” www.androidauthority.com/samsung-hear... #keeplistening @androidauthority.com

"These findings underscore the importance of routine mental health screening and multidisciplinary management in ear, nose, throat practice," the authors write. www.healthday.com/healthpro-ne... #tinnitus #keeplistening @healthday.bsky.social

"The Brain’s Built-In Noise Cancellation: How Top-Down Signals Guide Auditory Processing in the Brainstem": research webinar with presenter Timothy Balmer, PhD, in one week on April 6, 5pm ET! Register here: hearinghealthfoundation.org/webinar/

"Scientists from the University of the Philippines – Manila developed Hearing for Life (HeLe), the nation’s first-ever locally-made Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered device that can detect hearing problems in newborns automatically and in real time." explained.ph/this-new-dev... #keeplistening

"The air bubble in the bladder “picks up” pressure waves and transmits the signal to the ear, making those fish much better at detecting underwater sounds." www.earth.com/news/ancient... #keeplistening

www.audiologyonline.com/ask-the-expe... #auracast #keeplistening

"Sound waves captured by the ossified lung would have been transmitted to the inner ears via this canal, enabling the animal to perceive sounds underwater." www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #keeplistening

"If you are working with an audiologist or hearing instrument specialist, you can and should ask them questions that go beyond hearing aids." hearinghealthmatters.org/better-heari... #keeplistening @gaelhannan.bsky.social

"Across our dataset, including animals separated from human beings by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, people tended to agree with the animals about which sound was more pleasant." theconversation.com/you-probably... @theconversation.com #keeplistening @utaustin.bsky.social @mcgill.ca

"dolphins will initiate contact with another dolphin by imitating their signature whistle – what we call a signature whistle copy. This is similar to how you would use someone’s name to call out to them." theconversation.com/how-dolphins... @theconversation.com @whoi.edu #keeplistening

“When I make these requests, I feel perceived as difficult, or I have to explain that I’m hard of hearing. Because I don’t have my aids in, and I’m youngish, I feel like it’s seen as a strange request." www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/li... #keeplistening

#HueyLewis joined the American Otological Society--whose president is Dr. Nancy Young, a member of our Hearing Health Foundation board--to share his journey with hearing and balance issues with Dr. Young as well as Drs. Francis Collins, Charles Limb, @drsujanaent.bsky.social youtu.be/OKGfYAno96g

"communication in their home is fluid and adaptive. It shifts depending on the moment, the setting, and even the children’s moods.... 'On a normal day, we mostly sim-com, which means talking and signing at the same time.'" people.com/deaf-parents... #keeplistening @people.com

"There is currently no treatment for the approximately 1 in 500 infants in the U.S. who are born with some form of deafness each year.... Genetic anomalies account for more than half of these cases... which can be diagnosed with a saliva sample and genetic testing." www.biospace.com/drug-develop...

“Also, deaf people are very expressive. That helped me a lot, because I'm very, very performative when I'm on stage.” www.freep.com/story/sports... @freep.com #keeplistening

“​​We want [this community] to decide what is success – not just a number or an accuracy rate,” added Malihe Alikhani, assistant professor at Northeastern who was also part of the study. news.northeastern.edu/2026/03/19/s... #signlanguage @northeasternu.bsky.social #keeplistening

"I believe Auracast will be adopted quickly in places where loops are already prevalent and may require more effort in places where professionals have never talked about assistive listening systems, advocated for one, or supported loops." www.hearingtracker.com/pro-news/10-... @hearingtracker.com

"Rules, regulations and laws — as well as context — can make it easier to speak up about inappropriate sound or sound levels in certain situations." www.quietcommunities.org/quiet-coalit... @quietcommunities.bsky.social #keeplistening

"A 2025 study by researchers at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, found that leaving music on—even in the background—can reduce the risk of dementia." www.popsci.com/health/scien... @popsci.com #music #brain #health #keeplistening

“A typical adult produces up to 16,000 words each day – that’s tens of thousands of precisely timed movements requiring precise coordination throughout the vocal tract.... auditory information helps regulate the control of the movements.” ou.edu/news/article... << 👏👏 grantee Dr. Matthew Masapollo!

"Alcatraz, The Met, and the Art Institute of Chicago top a new accessibility ranking." www.travelandleisure.com/most-hearing... #keeplistening

“We found that, contrary to popular belief, closing one’s eyes actually impairs the ability to detect these sounds,” says author Yu Huang. “Conversely, seeing a dynamic video corresponding to the sound significantly improves hearing sensitivity.” hearingreview.com/inside-heari... #keeplistening

"Patients would come in seeking help for hearing loss. Doctors could diagnose the problem and recommend treatment. But for some patients, the conversation quickly shifted from treatment options to cost." uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcar... #keeplistening

"95 percent of people do respond emotionally to music, and this response is hardwired into our brains through our genes, so it must [promote] the most important goals of evolution: our survival and procreation as a species." www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/musi... @psychologytoday.com #keeplistening

Wind is "one of the most difficult listening environments for hearing aid users, particularly outdoors or during physical activity. Until someone invents a foolproof mute button for the wind, here are a few strategies" livingwithhearingloss.com/2026/03/17/w... @sharieberts.bsky.social #keeplistening

"The researchers found that the same brain wiring that makes people more sensitive to scary sounds also makes them better at picking out specific sounds in a noisy room." neurosciencenews.com/auditory-fea... @neurosciencenews.bsky.social #keeplistening

"In Cambodia, a 2023 survey revealed that 5.9% of the population aged five and above experienced hearing difficulties.... childhood hearing loss can be prevented through... vaccination, maternal healthcare and protecting children from loud noise." www.khmertimeskh.com/501861999/sc... #keeplistening

"Allow your ear canals to "breathe" at different points throughout the day so they're not constantly blocked and growing humid and hot." medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03... @medicalxpress.com.web.brid.gy #keeplistening

"Omega-3 fats in fish, nuts and seeds support circulation, reduce inflammation and protect ear cells. Eating 2 servings of fatty fish weekly may lower the risk of age-related hearing loss." www.eatingwell.com/best-nutrien... @eatingwell.com #keeplistening

"If we're at a busy family dinner, she'll politely tell everyone to stop talking because it's too loud," Girardi said. "She'll say, 'I can't hear you well. You need to talk separately.' She's so confident." people.com/2-sisters-we... @people.com #keeplistening #cochlearimplant

"a reduction in the frequency of conversations that someone is having may also weaken the cognitive mechanisms that support them – like a muscle weakens from lack of use. This could add to their reluctance to talk to people." theconversation.com/how-conversa... #keeplistening @theconversation.com

"Lusk said that eventually she will have to get a cochlear implant.... For now, she has hearing aids, but she admitted she's not sure if she'll be sharing more about them since she's still grappling with her emotions about the diagnosis. " people.com/influencer-c... @people.com #keeplistening

"Cognitive benefits of hearing aid use were found among older adults with hearing loss, with mixed evidence based on different domains. Personalized interventions... were recommended" << 46 studies included academic.oup.com/psychsocgero... via @hearingtracker.com #keeplistening

"researchers transplanted young, immature auditory cells from the ears of newborn mice into older mice whose hearing had been damaged. These cells, surrounded by a new environment, matured and repaired the hearing of the older mice." www.brainpost.co/weekly-brain... #keeplistening

"Using a computational model of the auditory system, the MIT team found that amplifying the activity of the neural processing units that respond to features of a target voice, such as its pitch, allows that voice to be boosted to the forefront of attention." news.mit.edu/2026/how-bra...

"Participants reported a variety of workplace challenges, including difficulty concentrating, reduced productivity, and problems with communication during meetings." hearingreview.com/hearing-loss... #tinnitus #keeplistening

"This leaves late-in-life, hard-of-hearing Americans like me in an unsettling and socially isolating catch-22: we can’t communicate with the deaf, we can’t communicate with the hearing." www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i... @theguardian.com #keeplistening

Some RFPs from our friends at @cureswithinreach.bsky.social ! www.cureswithinreach.org/programs/fun... #research #funding #science

the "'population attributable fraction'... estimates how many dementia cases might be linked to a particular factor, in this case hearing loss. It does not mean that a person with hearing loss will develop dementia." theconversation.com/hearing-loss... << great explainer! @theconversation.com

"Estrogen helps keep the inner ear’s calcium crystals stable and anchored. When levels fluctuate, those crystals can break loose and shift with even small movements, falsely signaling to your brain that you’re spinning." www.oprahdaily.com/life/health/... #keeplistening

"whether a sound is novel or simply noise, we are currently exposed to numerous sounds that can have effects beyond just hearing loss. These sounds may lead to additional consequences, such as fatigue, irritability, and changes in health." hearingreview.com/hearing-loss... #keeplistening

"Closed captioning... now a staple for viewers across the board... can help some deaf and hard-of-hearing people better understand what's happening on screen, but it's not a replacement for the emotion and expression conveyed through sign languages like ASL." www.cnet.com/tech/home-en...

"Vehicle manufacturers must work with hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturers to help ensure that audio cues are distinguishable, rather than confusing." theconversation.com/how-driverle... #keeplistening @theconversation.com

"Our findings underscore the importance of the auditory feedback processing step in identifying and correcting speech errors." medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03... #keeplistening @utdallas.bsky.social

"This research provides a starting point for developing better training tools to help people identify deepfake scams and voice-cloning fraud." neurosciencenews.com/ai-deepfake-... #keeplistening

If you're in the NYC area--program organized by ASL instructor and youth boxing coach!