hearing loss
Finally, Earplugs That Shut Everyone Up but Also Make You Look Sexy
Loud baby? Neighbor blasting the TV at 3 a.m.? Whatever it is, CURVD's surprisingly attractive earplugs can shush it.
I Tried Loop Earplugs, and Now All My Friends and I Wear Them to Loud Shows
Not only do they look like cool Klingon jewelry, but Loop's earplugs reduce volume instead of rendering your surroundings a muffled mess.
Are You Getting Any? How Training Horses Makes Me a Better Top
To find dates outside her two regular partners, this 28-year-old avoids Tinder and Bumble in favor of this old-school service.
This Is What It's Like to Have Sex With Hearing Loss
Embracing my hearing limitations has come, somewhat counterintuitively, from eroticizing them.
Does Wearing Headphones Lead to Hearing Loss?
The World Health Organization has warned that millions of young people may be listening to music too loud. Are we all damaging our hearing by spending so many waking hours with two miniature speakers stuffed into our ears?
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Deaf Person
"My mum claims I was really upset the first time I heard a sound. Apparently I just cried for ages."
US Tourists Think They Were Hit by Those Weird 'Sonic Attacks' in Cuba
After a handful of American diplomats reportedly suffered hearing loss from a bizarre sonic device, dozens of US citizens say they think they were targeted too.
Here's How You Can Protect Your Hearing at Shows and Not Be a Dumbass
Noise-induced hearing loss is forever, and it sucks, but there are solutions out there.
Here's How You Can Protect Your Hearing at Shows and Not Be a Dumbass
Noise-induced hearing loss is forever, and it sucks, but there are solutions out there.
Enter ‘The Dusk of Punk’ with LA Lo-Fi Misfits Goon
Kenny Becker talks losing his hearing, losing his faith, and finding meaning in his grunge-addled new project. Stream Goon's debut EP exclusively on Noisey.
Bangladeafy's Jon Ehlers Is Doomed to Play Rock Music, Hearing Disability be Damned
Stream the NYC proggy drum'n'bass duo's bewildering new EP and read an interview with Ehlers on disability representation, jazz, and hearing aids.