Summary: A precision hearing and audiology study unmasked the biological mechanisms behind “The Hum”, an enigmatic, low-frequency buzzing sound reported by citizens in densely populated and coastal ...

Some people occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn't have a clear source. An estimated 2–4% of the world's population hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for ...

Abstract: Applications in mobile health (mHealth) empower self-monitoring of chronic conditions of the user and also offer insights to medical experts. The data generated by these apps constitute one ...

Paralysed people are already using brain-computer interfaces to turn their thoughts into text. But there are risks to this technology.

Objective To assess the epidemiological association of smoking status and tinnitus with a systematic review and meta-analysis and to estimate the population attributable risk in Germany. Data sources ...

Introduction Tinnitus is one of the most distressing hearing-related symptoms. Innovative ways of managing tinnitus distress and the related healthcare burden of treating tinnitus are required. An ...

Millions of Americans are dealing with tinnitus, phantom sounds that can cause very real distress. The rest of us can’t hear it, but to people who have it, tinnitus can sound like ringing, buzzing, ...

What treatments are recommended to help with tinnitus? I started noticing a subtle ringing in my ears about 10 years ago, but it’s gotten much more bothersome since I turned 60. — Ringing Ronnie ...

Dementia is one of the great fears of aging, especially as rates continue to climb in many countries. So when headlines suggest that tinnitus—a condition affecting nearly one in five adults—may be ...

In this investigation, 314 patients with primary subjective tinnitus and 279 patients with sensorineural hearing loss, serving as a control group, were enrolled. All participants underwent ...

There aren’t many cures for people who hear phantom ringing or buzzing noises — but there are ways to manage the condition. Credit...Eric Helgas for The New York Times Supported by By Melinda Wenner ...