Julia Métraux
Health Writer
Julia Métraux is a health and culture writer with hearing loss and a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Check out her portfolio.
Lexi Finigan, a 12-year-old with cochlear implants, plays the role of Cece, the main character in El Deafo.
When undergoing health procedures, patients often face a risk that they’ll develop side effects. The implantation of cochlear implants (CI) for...
Recently, researchers from Intermountain Precision Genomics have been taking a closer look at vertigo, including the link to hearing loss.
Confronting hearing loss can be a challenging moment in your life. When navigating this journey, there is one factor that’s receiving more...
The White House explained that Americans will save thousands of dollars by purchasing over-the-counter hearing aids. They also cited a figure that...
If you’re hard of hearing and starting a higher-education program, make sure that you have appropriate accommodations. Here are five things to...
People suffering with tinnitus have issues in three key areas related to mental health: depressive symptoms, anxiety, and issues with sleep...
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that osteoporotic patients were 1.76 times more likely to experience...
Lou Ferrigno, the former professional bodybuilder and actor known for playing the title character on TV’s The Incredible Hulk, recently underwent...
Why is music such a good practice for those with hearing loss? In both researching the benefits of music training and seeing the results in her...
The estimated total economic impact of hearing loss in 2019 exceeded $981 billion. This burden was largely due to lost productivity due to hearing...
APD is a neurological condition that disrupts the brain’s ability to process sounds, and it is responsible for the listening problems of a...
Despite stereotypes that people with hearing loss are elderly, many young people are born with or develop hearing loss. We learned about their...
TikTok announced today that they are rolling out automated captions for their app.
You can now automatically caption all audio from your Windows computer using freely available tools like Google Live Caption and Ava.
A February 2021 study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal found that children receiving cisplatin, a common chemotherapy...
Veterans claim that 3M knowingly gave soldiers defective earplugs. The company is now on trial.
A recent study showed that exercise not only reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity, but it can also reduce your risk of or the...
Factors like coping with background noise, loneliness, and listening fatigue can be especially challenging. Here, a closer look -- and ways to...
Deaf and hard of hearing people are twice as likely to develop a prescription opioid-use disorder than their hearing counterparts. That finding...
Online hearing tests can give you a quick snapshot of your hearing, but do they really work? We asked the experts, and here are the 5 things you...
Videos posted with the hashtags #earwax and #earcleaning have amassed over 1.4 billion and nearly 350 million views respectively.
Wearing a mask with hearing aids can be a pain. There are comfort issues, and a number of people have reported losing their hearing aids when...
Convincing your parents to investigate their hearing problems can be difficult, especially given the stigma of getting older.
Emerging evidence suggests there may be a connection between COVID-19 and hearing loss. We asked the experts for an update on the science.
Virtual catch-ups with loved ones are the new normal, but video calls can be tricky. They’re more challenging still when those with hearing loss...
Difficulty hearing may also play a role in cognitive decline. This represents a significant risk for America’s aging population.
Four hearing researchers weigh in on the challenges of hearing speech in the era of face masks. Some masks are better than others, and these...