I love visiting with my grandma. But sometimes I have to talk loudly so she can hear me. I asked my friend Christine Portfors why that is. She’s a biologist at Washington State University. She told me ...

If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair ...

You almost missed it. You were about to leave the house. You were taking that last look in the mirror, thinking to yourself, “Hey, not bad.” And then it caught the light.What was that? Where did it go ...

There are a few things that might be on your bingo card when you go to an ear, nose, and throat doctor for what might appear at first blush to be hearing issues. What is likely not on there—and what ...