Diabetes Takes Toll on Women's Hearing: Study

FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is associated with hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn't well-controlled, new research indicates.

Dr. Carol Bauer: Tinnitus is a troubling hearing condition described as ringing in the ears

An estimated 36 million Americans experience a chronic phantom sound in their ears, known as tinnitus. The sound is perceived either in the head or in the ears in the absence of any external source of sound.

Stealth donor gives millions to GOP candidates, causes

Today is a deadline for campaigns in Minnesota to release detailed reports about who gives them money. One of the names that is sure to surface in those reports is Robert Cummins, a wealthy donor who stays out of the spotlight but wields tremendous power over Republican candidates and campaigns. Cummins and his family have given millions to conservative Minnesota candidates and causes over the ...

Study links sleep apnea and sudden deafness

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sudden hearing loss might be tied to an underlying sleep disorder that interrupts breathing, suggests a new study from Taiwan. Consulting a large health insurance database, researchers found that people who'd suffered sudden deafness were more likely to have a previous diagnosis of sleep apnea than a comparison group without hearing loss. The absolute difference was ...

Sitting down for too long cuts workplace productivity

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 23 (ANI): Sitting down for long-hours causes back aches, which may hamper workplace productivity, researchers say.