Like many people with hearing loss, I waited years for my first test. Part of the hold-up was my hesitation to get in a room with an audiologist where I knew I would be told I needed hearing aids.

Hearing loss is one of the most common yet underdiagnosed medical conditions in the world, affecting over 73 million Americans and nearly 1.5 billion people worldwide. It’s not just about struggling ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you recommend any good online hearing tests? My husband has hearing loss, but I can’t get him to go in and get his hearing checked. — Loud Talking Linda Dear Linda: There are ...

Can you recommend any good online hearing tests? My husband has hearing loss, but I can’t get him to go in and get his hearing checked, so I thought a simple online test could help him recognize he ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Hearing health care isn’t always easy to access. For instance, Medicare pays for a hearing exam only if you have a ...

Young man with hearing problems or hearing loss. Soundly, the hearing aid marketplace launched last year where consumers can compare scores of different hearing aids has launched an innovative feature ...

If you find yourself asking your loved ones, "What did you say?" a lot, you might be starting to wonder about your hearing. You're not alone. Roughly 15% of American adults have some level of hearing ...

Audiologist Andrea Liacouras says that when she sees a new adult patient for a hearing evaluation in her Maryland clinic, she always asks them when their last hearing test was. Even if the patient is ...