Harms and adverse events (untoward side effects of surgery or medicine) have been under-reported or poorly described at an alarming low rate by the publishing authors in the four leading otolaryngology medical journals, according to new research.
Read MoreThe number of hearing-impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns about these childrens’ speaking abilities. A new assessment tool is available.
Read MoreDespite previous inconclusive research, geriatric patients do experience significant quality of life improvement after receiving cochlear implants for hearing loss, according to a new study.
Read MoreIn the 6 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 a recent study.
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Read MoreDeafness Research UK has listed its top tips for the safe use of MP3 players, following research by the charity that shows too many people are putting their hearing at risk by listening to MP3 players too loudly for too long.
Read MoreHoward Leight, Smithfield, RI, plans a series of free hearing conservation seminars across the Gulf section of the United States from October 21 to 23.
Read MoreThe Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, a well-established and respected peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, has released an issue focusing on cochlear implants
Read MoreIt is well-known that cholesterol affects cardiovascular health, and now American scientists have concluded that cholesterol also affects hearing.
Read MoreTinnitus has a clear impact on quality of life among adults, and almost one in four feels adversely affected by tinnitus.
Read MoreJohn W. House, MD, a practicing physician in the House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the board of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria, Va.
Read MoreStarting in October, the American Academy of Audiology, Reston, Va will establish the annual National Audiology Awareness Month and National Protect Your Hearing Month to raise public awareness of hearing loss and related issues.
Read MoreJason Galster, PhD, CCC-A, of Starkey Laboratories Inc, Eden Prairie, Minn, has received the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associations Editors Award for the most outstanding article of the year for 2007, in conjunction with a team of researchers from Vanderbilt University.
Read MoreThe National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, Bethesda, Md is updating its research Strategic Plan for for the period 2009 to 2011 and feedback is being sought.
Read MoreSonic Innovations Inc, Salt Lake City is introducing sonicBLU, a wireless communication device that allow users of the company’s Velocity hearing aids to wirelessly connect to Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones.
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