Hearing loss is more common in children than many realise. According to the 2021 World Report on Hearing, about 90 million ...

Children can develop hearing loss at any age due to ear infections, illnesses such as measles or meningitis, head injuries, or exposure to loud noise. Adolescents are particularly at risk because of ...

On World Hearing Day 2026, experts urge early screening and prevention of childhood hearing loss, highlighting school-based ...

Each year on March 3, the world observes World Hearing Day, led by the World Health Organisation (WHO), to raise awareness ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The U.S. Department of Education has pulled funding for ...

On World Hearing Day 2026, experts emphasize the need for early detection and intervention to address childhood hearing loss ...

For World Hearing Day the University of Pretoria (UP) has partnered with the hearX Foundation to launch a new WhatsApp-based training programme to help teachers pick up The programme, called EARS, is ...

AS a mother of two sons, Dominique Stone was used to her children developing selective hearing, especially when it came to carrying out household chores. But appearing to ignore instructions can ...

Before a baby’s first babble, language development begins through exposure to voices, music, and everyday sounds. But what happens when that connection to sound is missing from the start? For ...

Every year on March 3, the world marks World Hearing Day, drawing attention to a sense often taken for granted until it begins to fade. In 2026, the theme "From communities to classrooms: hearing care ...