Many people believe closing their eyes sharpens hearing, but that is not always true. In noisy settings, participants struggled more to hear faint sounds with their eyes closed, while matching visuals ...

Hearing loss and dementia affect millions of people worldwide. But headlines describing hearing loss as the “leading mid-life risk factor” for dementia can be misleading. They ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Schiffmiller, thought leader on accessibility & auditory matters. For those of us who have relied on hearing aids for decades ...

Bill Hodgetts has received funding from various government agencies and foundations for his work including Mitacs, Western Economic Partnership Agreement, Oticon Foundation and others. University of ...