Hearing aids became available over the counter in the US only a couple of years ago. I tested some of the top options to find the best ones you can buy. I analyzed a mix of in-ear, over-the-ear ...

AirPods are better for amplifying conversation, if you can find the controls—and keep the buds from falling out.

Hearing implants, such as cochlear implants through UCHealth and Cochlear Osia by Cochlear Americas, can help address ...

a hearing aid may improve your hearing ability. These sound-amplifying devices can be worn in your ear or behind your ear. Because loud sounds can cause permanent damage to your eardrums ...

Vestigial human ear muscles react to sounds even if the external ear does not move. This could be used to build better earing aids.

If you hear something interesting, you might prick up your ears. That's a figurative expression, of course. People's ears don't actually move upward. But NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce found that this ...