How loud is too loud? Here are some fun ways to teach students about how sound works and what could be damaging from an education program on healthy hearing, Dangerous Decibels.

For the vast majority of the Only Human audience, the Mimi hearing test, part of our Listen Up! engagement series, was the first time they had taken a hearing test as an adult.

When Rose was growing up, she knew she was hearing the world differently. It took her years to figure out what was happening — until she met Professor Nina Kraus.

If you couldn’t stop debating whether that dress was blue and black or white and gold, check out a sort of audio version of that illusion — courtesy of neuroscientist Nina Kraus.

Thousands of you took up our call to find out about your hearing. In the process, many of you raised good questions about hearing loss. Columbia's Dr. Larry Lustig addresses them.

As a kid, Marvin Miller dreamed of starting an all-sign language town — a place where deaf would be the norm. Then, ten years ago, he found the land to build it. 

For our Listen Up! project, we've partnered with an iPhone app called Mimi, which tests your hearing from your phone. Take the test and share your results with us.

Jay is a musician who has been losing his hearing over the past several decades. Now he must decide whether participating in an experimental treatment is worth the potential risks.