A more holistic definition of hearing loss by The University of Manchester and University of Nottingham researchers has revealed that 18 million people are affected, 6 million higher than previously reported using a definition from the 1980s.
Researchers are addressing health conditions that affect many people, but which traditionally have had less research undertaken, through our Under-Researched Conditions Cluster. Find out more about the impact of our cutting-edge research in the second film of our Spotlight On series.
Researchers have developed the first reliable test for dementia in people with hearing loss, following an international study led by The University of Manchester scientists.
Hannah Cross, Postdoctoral Research Associate at The University of Manchester, shares her latest research in hearing loss and dementia, supported by NIHR Manchester BRC.
From its inception on 5 July 1948, the NHS has been committed to providing care for people with hearing loss.
Hearing loss is unlikely to be a common symptom of Covid-19, a study led by The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) scientists have shown.
Parents of the one in a 1000 newborn babies identified with hearing loss, might soon be able to have the reassurance that their babies are hearing speech through their hearing aids, thanks to a new test.
Manchester BRC researchers presented their latest hearing health research at international conferences in Australia and Birmingham this month.