Starkey Hearing Technologies will be expanding its research and development globally by establishing an advanced development center in Israel; the company closed the Starkey Hearing Research Center (SHRC) in Berkeley, Calif, in late June.
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The study found that the players with the largest number of headers had the largest balance responses to GVS in both foot placement and hip adduction during the walking test, which indicated that they had vestibular processing and balance recovery problems.
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Victor Bray, PhD, reviews the research on depression and hearing loss, treatment effects, risk factors, and how you can screen for depression in this free webinar sponsored by Hamilton CapTel®. He also postulates a future in which hearing healthcare professionals will be called on to assist mental health specialists in the treatment of depressed individuals.
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It has been estimated that 1 in 100 people around the world have a congenital inner ear condition known as semicircular canal dehiscence, a thinning of the bone enclosing the inner ear that can lead to vertigo in response to certain sounds, changes in atmospheric pressure, or coughing.
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The workshop is part of the Ida Institute’s continuing work to develop tangible and easy-to-use tools for hearing care professionals and people with hearing loss.
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Goals of the program are to increase the confidence of hearing care professionals in their ability to implement FCC in their daily practice, as well as to raise awareness of the many benefits of FCC.
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The article presents the outcomes of a study with betahistine in a previously established model of acute loss of vestibular function in cats following the unilateral sectioning of the vestibular nerve (neurectomy).
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Through the voting process, Oticon aims to reach as many people as possible with the inspiring stories of the program’s finalists and by doing so, to help change outdated stereotypes that discourage people from seeking professional help for their hearing loss.
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Gentamicin is said to reduce the excitability of the vestibular cells in a targeted manner. Researchers have now reexamined 32 Austrian treatment cases between 2012 and 2015 and evaluated the results.
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Gentamicin is said to reduce the excitability of the vestibular cells in a targeted manner. Researchers have now reexamined 32 Austrian treatment cases between 2012 and 2015 and evaluated the results.
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Drs Barbra Timmer and Mary Beth Jennings provide information about what it really means to have a “family-centered care” (FCC) approach and why FCC so important.
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The study, which appears online in “Cell,” sheds light on the molecular mechanism that underlies a form of deafness (DFNA27), and suggests a new treatment strategy.
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As yet there is no treatment to stop the tinnitus noise but this research, funded by the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), shows that treatment can make it less severe, intrusive, and bothersome.
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The new report offers clinical guidance on several topics, including assessment and referral, removing earwax, treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss, assessment and management in audiology services, and follow-up audiology services.
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This member conference, what AUDNET says was designed to “inform, inspire, and engage” the constituencies that collectively are AUDNET Hearing Group, brought exceptional speakers, powerful member expertise, valuable supplier information, and a lot of fun to the AHG member experience.
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