The Latest Treatments and Innovations for Hearing Loss .
The Latest Treatments and Innovations for Hearing Loss . About 48 million Americans experience hearing loss ranging from mild, moderate, severe or profound. Research in the field of audiology has led to some pretty cool innovations to help patients with hearing loss, including hearing aids, implants, and other revolutionary devices. Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common form of hearing loss and results from damage to sensory cells in the inner ear. Amplification devices such as hearing aids, cochlear implants or assistive listening devices work with your remaining sense of hearing to boost sounds. “The newest hearing aid devices are significantly better than they were even a few years ago,” Meghan Spriggs, AuD, CCC-A, audiologist and assistant clinical professor at UC San Diego Health Sciences, tells WebMD Connect to Care. Some of the features of today’s hearing aids include: Smaller, sleeker design Built-in re...