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Harvard and USC Research Shed New Light on Hearing Loss Treatment – 1.5 weeks ago
Researchers at USC and Harvard have developed a new approach to repair cells deep inside the ear—a potential remedy that could restore hearing for millions of elderly…
Understanding Noise-Induced Hearing Loss – Tue, Apr 3rd 2018
Hearing loss has long been thought to be an unpleasant but inevitable side effect of aging. And aging is indeed the most common cause of hearing loss. But within the past year,...
Biofeedback Headphones Designed to Help Vertigo – Tue, Mar 27th 2018
Tens of millions of Americans suffer from vertigo, the sensation of whirling and associated loss of balance that often occurs when people look down from a great height. The…
Study Shows Smokers at Greater Risk for Hearing Loss – Tue, Mar 20th 2018
Smoking is associated with increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study of over 50,000 participants over 8 years in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford…
New Drugs Could Help Prevent Hearing Loss – Tue, Mar 13th 2018
Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered that inhibiting an enzyme called cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) protects mice and rats from noise- or…
WHO Calls for Action To Prevent Rise in Hearing Loss – Tue, Mar 6th 2018
Some 900 million people could suffer from disabling hearing loss by 2050, according to new estimates released by the World Health Organization on the occasion of World Hearing…
Starkey Introduces Hearing Aids That Recharge in Case – Tue, Feb 27th 2018
Starkey® Hearing Technologies, one of the world’s leading innovators in hearing technology, continues to reimagine and revolutionize the patient experience with the new…
Study Shows Hearing Loss Common After Infant Heart Surgery – Tue, Feb 20th 2018
Children who have heart surgery as infants are at risk for hearing loss, coupled with associated risks for language, attention and cognitive problems, by age four. In a…
Improving Quality of Life for Tinnitus Sufferers – Tue, Feb 13th 2018
How would you like to wake up one morning with a sound in your head that you have no control over and might never go away? Two publications recently highlighted the interference…
Study Suggests Nursing Homes Ignore Residents' Hearing Loss – Tue, Feb 6th 2018
Over the past decade, hearing loss has emerged as a key issue in aging and health. The problem affects over 80% of people aged 80 and over. Hearing loss is associated with…