Millions of older adults avoid hearing aids due to the cost. A single pair of prescription hearing aids can cost thousands of dollars, and Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids or hearing exams related ...

Senior woman puts on the hearing aid. Deafness, senior health care concept Hearing loss might impact seniors’ health by promoting loneliness People provided hearing aids held onto more friends as they ...

Seniors given hearing aids retained more friends than others who weren't provided the devices, researchers reported Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Adobe stock/HealthDay May 13 (UPI) --Could ...

A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday reveals that treating hearing loss in older adults may help preserve social connections that often decline with age. Researchers at NYU ...

May 13 (UPI) --Could loneliness occur for some older folks because they can't hear well enough to maintain essential social connections? Hearing aids appear to be an effective method of countering an ...