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Drivers Of Convertibles May Be At Risk For Noise-induced Hearing Loss
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Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - October 7, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Shedding Light On The Brain Mechanism Responsible For The Processing Of SpeechEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have succeeded for the first time in devising a model that describes and identifies a basic cellular mechanism that enables networks of neurons to efficiently decode speech in changing conditions. The research may lead to the upgrading of computer algorithms for faster and more precise speech recognition as well as to the development of innovative treatments for auditory problems among adults and young people.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - August 13, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Review: Weak Support For Workplace Hearing Loss ProgramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new review of existing research says there is little evidence to support mandatory hearing-loss prevention programs at the workplace. Workers could simply wear earplugs and other devices that protect hearing, but even those are not always effective, the review authors found.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 15, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Better Hearing With Bone Conducted SoundEmail this article to a colleague.
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New technology to hear vibrations through the skull bone has been developed at Chalmers University of Technology. Besides investigating the function of a new implantable bone conduction hearing aid, Sabine Reinfeldt has studied the sensitivity for bone conducted sound and also examined the possibilities for a two-way communication system that is utilizing bone conduction in noisy environments.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Need Something? Talk To My Right Ear!Email this article to a colleague.
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We humans prefer to be addressed in our right ear and are more likely to perform a task when we receive the request in our right ear rather than our left. In a series of three studies, looking at ear preference in communication between humans, Dr. Luca Tommasi and Daniele Marzoli from the University "Gabriele d'Annunzio" in Chieti, Italy, show that a natural side bias, depending on hemispheric asymmetry in the brain, manifests itself in everyday human behavior.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - June 24, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Riding The Subway May Be Harmful To Our HearingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Riders of mass transit are exposed to noise at levels that may exceed recommended limits, and thus may experience noise-induced hearing loss given sufficient exposure duration times, reports a new study. Researchers evaluated the noise levels of a representation of New York City mass transit systems (subways, buses, ferries, tramways and commuter railways) during June and July 2007.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - June 22, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Researchers Find Lack Of Key Molecule Leads To DeafnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have identified tiny molecules that may lead to big breakthroughs in the treatment of hearing loss and deafness. An international team, including researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Purdue University, found that lack of these molecules causes abnormal development of the inner ear and leads to progressive hearing loss.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - April 17, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Tel Aviv University Discovers "Hair" MicroRNAs As A Cause And Potential New Cure For DeafnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss. But the era of the hearing aid, and shouting at aging in-laws, may soon be over. A new, landmark study by a world-renowned geneticist and hearing loss expert at Tel Aviv University has uncovered one of the root causes of deafness. Prof.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - April 16, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Greater Incidence Of Childhood Hearing Loss In Hispanic-American, Low-Income HouseholdsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already one of the most common birth disorders in the United States, is especially prevalent among Hispanic-Americans and those from low-income households, according to the April 2009 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The wide-ranging study focused on hearing loss in newborns (neonates), children, and adolescents.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - April 3, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
During Hearing Loss Auditory Regions Of The Brain Convert To The Sense Of TouchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain. In the study, published online in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the week of March 23, the team reported a phenomenon known as cross-modal plasticity in the auditory system of adult animals.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - March 26, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Study Offers Clues To Beating Hearing LossEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a significant step forward in understanding the causes of some forms of deafness. The Leeds team has discovered that the myosin 7 motor protein - found in the tiny hairs of the inner ear that pick up sound - moves and works in a different way from many other myosins.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - March 5, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
America Hears Introduces Digital Hearing Aid With 32-Channel Sound Processing And Speaker-In-The-Ear DesignEmail this article to a colleague.
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America Hears, Inc., the leading online supplier of premium digital hearing instruments, introduced a new advanced-technology digital hearing aid for $999 and launched two new product families that deliver the industry's best price/performance starting at $749 per hearing aid.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - March 4, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
The Ear Foundation Celebrates Its 20th Birthday With A Party, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nottingham-based charity, The Ear Foundation, celebrates its 20 birthday with a party on Sunday 1 March, 2009. The first multi-channel implants for children in the UK were funded by The Ear Foundation and carried out here in Nottingham in 1989, with a great deal of support from the local community. From that early beginning, the majority of profoundly deaf children in the UK now have cochlear implants and are able to hear.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - February 25, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
Ways To Minimize Tinnitus -- Troublesome Noises In The EarsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ringing, whining, whistling, hissing or whooshing. Any of those sounds in one or both ears when there is no external noise present could be a sign of tinnitus. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource provides an overview of this common condition. It's estimated that 10 percent to 15 percent of adults have prolonged tinnitus that often requires medical evaluation. This form of the problem can interfere with sleep, concentration and daily activities.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - February 5, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Association Of Air Medical Services To Testify In Medical Helicopter Safety HearingsEmail this article to a colleague.
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What: The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) has been invited to participate in a four-day National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) public hearing on the safety of helicopter emergency medical services (EMS) operations. AAMS will be providing leading helicopter aviation and health care experts to serve as witnesses and interested parties at the hearing, which is set for Feb. 3-6, 2009. In addition, AAMS representatives will be available for on-site interviews.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - February 2, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
New Year, New Hope For Deaf People: NICE Guidance Supports Cochlear Implantation In Deaf Children And AdultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Nottingham charity, The Ear Foundation warmly welcomes the release today of NICE guidance supporting cochlear implantation for deaf children and adults. After a detailed two year appraisal process, NICE has come out firmly in favour of cochlear implantation, pioneered by The Ear Foundation here in Nottingham. It paves the way for thousands of deaf children and adults who do not get sufficient benefit from hearing aids to receive cochlear implants on the NHS.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
NICE Recommends Cochlear Implants In New Guidance Published Today, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The final NICE guidance regarding cochlear implants has been published today.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 30, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Enrolling On The Deafblind Studies Programme, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Deafblind Studies Board of Partners are now accepting applications from prospective students for the two year (part time) Certificate and Diploma in Deafblind Studies, which is due to commence in September 2009. To find out more, to download an application pack or to register an interest, visit the Deafblind studies website http://www.deafblindstudies.org.uk/info.php.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 28, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Feeling Your Words: Hearing With Your FaceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The movement of facial skin and muscles around the mouth plays an important role not only in the way the sounds of speech are made, but also in the way they are heard according to a study by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory. "How your own face is moving makes a difference in how you 'hear' what you hear," said first author Takayuki Ito, a senior scientist at Haskins.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
TV And Football Stars Back Campaign To Wake Up The Country To Hearing Matters, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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WHO: Manchester United legend Bryan Robson and actors Alan Halsall and Sue Jenkins (Coronation Street/ Brookside), The Co-operative Group Executive, RNID's Chief Executive and staff from The Co-operative and RNID WHAT: Launch of The Co-operative charity of the year for 2009 with a giant alarm clock. WHERE: New Century House, Corporation Street. Manchester M60 4ES WHEN: 10.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 27, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Surviving Dance Club Music (Noise) With Hearing IntactEmail this article to a colleague.
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By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn itself down contributes to protecting against permanent hearing loss. The report appears this week in PLoS Biology. "There's some uncertainty in the field about what this sound-limiting system is used for," says Paul Fuchs, Ph.D.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - January 21, 2009 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Hints And Tips For Identifying Hearing Health Issues At ChristmasEmail this article to a colleague.
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Social season generates peak in hearing aid sales and test requests Family gatherings and social get togethers over the Christmas period are a prime time to identify hearing problems and results in a peak of audiology tests and hearing instrument purchases in the New Year. Hearing loss is a gradual and painless problem that can happen at any age.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - December 22, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Many Unaware Of The Risk To Their Hearing From MP3 PlayersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The audiology departments at Epsom and St Helier hospitals are advising people to listen carefully to their new MP3 players, including iPods, this Christmas. Dr Robin Yeoh is a specialist in hearing and the Trust's lead clinician in audiology. He said: "There are now more ways to listen to music on the move than ever before. We're not against music; but most listeners, in particular the younger ones, are completely unaware of any risk to their hearing from MP3 players.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - December 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Advantages Of Identifying Hearing Problems Soon After BirthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Five years since the first babies were screened for hearing problems in Hull and East Yorkshire the benefits of the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme are clear to see. Children who had hearing problems identified soon after birth are now reaping the rewards of early treatment interventions with one profoundly deaf child starting at St Nicholas Primary School in Hull.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - December 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
The Inadequacy Of Subtitles For Hearing-Impaired Viewers' Total Comprehension Of Television MessagesEmail this article to a colleague.
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After almost twenty years since the first television subtitles were used, professors Cristina Cambra, Núria Silvestre and Aurora Leal, members of the UAB Research Centre on Hearing Impairment and Language Acquisition (GISTAL), were interested in discovering whether deaf viewers - the main users of this service - actually can understand the programmes, find it easy to read subtitles and understand the messages transmitted through the images.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - December 3, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
How The Inner Ear's Sensors Are Made - Study Offers New Clues For Treatment Of Vertigo, Hearing ProblemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia - tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals - these crystals play an important role in detecting sound, maintaining balance and regulating movement. Dislodged ear crystals are to blame for the most common form of vertigo.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - December 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Rats Identify Specific Sounds In Noisy Environments, Help Researcher To Understand Human HearingEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study conducted on hundreds of rats could help us understand how the brain identifies specific sounds in a noisy environment. The investigation, soon to be published in the journal Brain, was conducted by Alex Martin of the Université de Montréal Department of Psychology. "Our ears have thousands of ciliated cells with different sensitivities," says Martin.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 19, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news
Stress Reduction For Deaf People - First Ever Relaxation DVD In BSLEmail this article to a colleague.
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The first ever self-help relaxation DVD in British Sign Language (BSL) has been produced by a group of specialist health care professionals together with Eyegaze Ltd, a company specialising in producing accessible information. The DVD explains the nature of stress, its causes and effects and also includes some innovative relaxation exercises to help the viewer find peace of mind - all in BSL (English subtitles are also available).
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 14, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Royal National Institute For Deaf People Calls On Biotechs To Tackle Hearing LossEmail this article to a colleague.
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BIO-Europe Conference - 17-19 November 2008 - Mannheim/Heidelberg, Germany. There are currently no drugs available to protect against, prevent or restore hearing loss. The only options for individuals suffering hearing loss are hearing aids and cochlear implants. RNID Research is attending BIO-Europe to raise awareness of the currently unmet clinical needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 12, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Local Hearing Specialist Wins National Award, Bradford, EnglandEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bradford-based hearing specialist, Lisa Binns-Smith, really listens to people. In fact, her patients are so impressed with her expertise and dedication to their hearing healthcare, they have now helped to crown her Rayovac and Audio Infos* 'UK Audiologist of the Year' - the first ever recipient of the award.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Can Vitamins And Minerals Prevent Hearing Loss?Email this article to a colleague.
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About 10 million people in the United States alone -- from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones -- are suffering from impairing noise-induced hearing loss. The rising trend is something that researchers and physicians at the University of Michigan Kresge Hearing Research Institute (http://www.khri.med.umich.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Less Than £2 Per Capita Funding For Deafness ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Research published today by the AMRC (Association of Medical Research Charities) shows a worrying lack of awareness of the work of medical research charities. A survey of more than 2,000 British adults has revealed huge gaps in knowledge about medical research charities, even though these now top the list of charitable causes to which we give money.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - November 6, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Tinnitus: A Million People Sufferers In Province Of Quebec AloneEmail this article to a colleague.
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Université de Montréal Professor Sylvie Hébert is conducting a study exploring the root causes of tinnitus, a condition that creates the perception of sound in the absence of external stimulation. Tinnitus affects 20 percent of Quebecers 55 and older in Quebec, which represents one million people.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - October 28, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Ear, Nose and Throat Source Type: news
University Of Queensland Guest Speaker - Multiple-channel Cochlear Implant Pioneer - Brings Music To The EarsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Professor Graeme Clark, the pioneer of the multiple-channel cochlear implant (bionic ear), will speak at the UQ Medical Society's ES Meyers Memorial Lecture on Friday, October 10. The outstanding work of Professor Clark, who was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) in 2004, has been implanted in more than 100,000 people worldwide.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - October 7, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Confirming Safety Of Cochlear Implants In ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the six decades since French and American surgeons implanted the first cochlear hearing devices, the procedure in children has become reliable, safe, and relatively free of severe complications, according to research presented during the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in Chicago, IL. The study, conducted by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 25, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
World-Renowned Ear Surgeon Posts Free Educational VideosEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. William H. Lippy, one of the foremost expert surgeons in the field of hearing restoration today, announced that his non-profit foundation, the Warren Hearing Foundation, has posted twenty-four separate streaming videos providing education, insights and surgical examples from Dr. Lippy and Dr. Leonard Berenholz. Dr. Lippy is founder of the Lippy Group for Ear, Nose & Throat located in Warren, Ohio.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 23, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Inner-Ear Anomalies Revealed Using MRIEmail this article to a colleague.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify defects in soft-tissue that contribute to hearing loss in children, according to a report released on September 15, 2008 in Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Thousands of children each year are effected by sensorineural hearing loss, which is related to damage to the sensory nerves.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 19, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Drug Related Hearing Loss And DeafnessEmail this article to a colleague.
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As part of an ongoing consumer education and hearing health awareness campaign, which includes informational videos, an "Ask An Expert" forum, and the recently released "Hearing And Balance Report," AuDNet, Inc. has created a tip sheet for consumers that reveals certain over the counter and prescription drugs that may generate temporary and permanent hearing loss or deafness.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 18, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Prosthetic Ears Can Improve Hearing And Speech RecognitionEmail this article to a colleague.
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In noisy environments, prosthetic ears may improve hearing and speech recognition, according to an article released on September 15, 2008 in the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. When the outer ear, also called the pinna, is removed surgically or significantly damaged by trauma, patients may require prosthetic ears, according to the article.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 17, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
New Hi-Tech Device To Give Instant Hearing Boost, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new device that gives people a hi-tech hearing boost when they most need it is to be launched on the high street. About the size of a jelly bean, the HearPlus personal hearing assistant (PHA) has been introduced in response to growing demand from the baby boomer generation who are looking to boost and enhance their hearing in certain social situations.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Hearing Specialist Leads Effort To Craft First Professional Guidelines For EarwaxEmail this article to a colleague.
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The age old advice to routinely clean out earwax is discouraged under the first published guidelines from health care professionals about removing wax from the ear. "Unfortunately, many people feel the need to manually remove earwax, called cerumen, which serves an important protective function for the ear," said the guidelines' lead author, Dr. Peter Roland, chairman of otolaryngology head and neck surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - September 2, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Form Of Hearing Loss Stems From Gene MutationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school. The pupils heard sounds she could not hear. Her husband Larry, a genealogy enthusiast, saw a pattern in his wife's family history. Her mother, grandfather and great-grandfather had severe hearing loss as adults. One of the Phalins' children had hearing problems before he reached school age.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - August 1, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Zounds Hearing Develops And Releases Power BTE Hearing AidEmail this article to a colleague.
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As a promise to his daughter, Zounds Founder Sam Thomasson spent more than 10 years developing the patented technology behind Zounds Z1 hearing aids. That same advanced technology, reduced price-point and overall comfort is now available in the Zounds Z1 Power BTE (Behind the Ear) Hearing Aid released this month.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 30, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Hearing Loss Affects Millions Of US AdultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to a report published in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, the prevalence of hearing loss in American adults may be higher than previously thought. It is widely accepted that hearing impairment is a highly common condition, and it is considered by many to be a societal problem.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 29, 2008 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news
Sound Pharmaceuticals Files Second IND With The FDA For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss In Advanced Stage CancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) has filed an Investigational New Drug Application with the FDA for the clinical testing of a proprietary formulation of ebselen for the prevention of chemotherapy induced hearing loss or ototoxicity. The oral capsule containing ebselen, SPI-3005, will be tested in advanced stage lung cancer and head and neck cancer patients receiving platinum based chemotherapy.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 24, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
Ultrasonic Frogs Able To Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies Could Have Implications For Human HearingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 23, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
HPC And HAC Launch Joint Consultation On Standards And Qualification Entry Level For Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Health Professions Council (HPC) and the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) have launched a joint consultation on the standards of proficiency and the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers part of the HPC register. In 2005, the Government announced that the Hearing Aid Council was to be abolished and its registration and regulation functions transferred to the Health Professions Council.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 16, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
Study Shows Potential To Greatly Diminish Ringing In The EarsEmail this article to a colleague.
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A study conducted at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has shown potential to markedly improve tinnitus, commonly known as "ringing in the ears." Mark Mennemeier, Ph.D., and John Dornhoffer, M.D., worked collaboratively to design the treatment study.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 10, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
Task Force Recommends Screening For Hearing Loss In All NewbornsEmail this article to a colleague.
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All newborn infants should be screened for congenital hearing loss that is present at birth, according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The recommendation and the accompanying summary of evidence appear in the July 7 issue of Pediatrics.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - July 4, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
NAD President To Keynote At Deaf Bilingual Coalition ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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NAD President Bobbie Beth Scoggins has accepted an invitation to be one of six keynoters at the inaugural Deaf Bilingual Coalition (DBC) Conference in Milwaukee, WI, June 27-30. Dr. Scoggins will be speaking about early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) systems and how the deaf community can become involved in these systems and support deaf children and their families. "I look forward to the first DBC conference.
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - June 27, 2008 Category: Audiology Source Type: news
