In the fall of 2016, Robert Zurga, who was the third US patient to receive a MED-EL cochlear implant, returned to Duke University for a reunion with his surgeon, Debara Tucci, MD, and his CI audiologist, MED-EL North America CEO, Raymond Gamble—Zurga was the first cochlear implant that Gamble had ever programmed while on an audiology rotation at Duke.
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Educators and clinical instructors will gather on June 15-17 for the seventh biennial CSD Teaching Conference at the University of Pittsburgh. This year’s focus will address the art and science of teaching counseling in the classroom and clinic.
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According to a new study published online March 2 by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, the number of US adults 20 years or older with hearing loss is expected to gradually increase from 44 million in 2020 (15% of adults) to 74 million by 2060 (23% of adults). This increase is greatest among older adults. In 2020, 55% of all adults with hearing loss will be 70 years or older; in 2060, that statistic will be 67%.
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In honor of World Hearing Day, Mimi Hearing Technologies analyzed data from their hearing test app and noise pollution data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to create the Worldwide Hearing Index.
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Oticon announced their is commitment to promoting “Hearing Care is Health Care” on World Hearing Day 2017, a powerful reminder to make a hearing check part of regular physical exams.
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A new study at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center seeks to better understand how children with cochlear implants learn words, and researchers are using a high-tech approach to get answers, according to a February 27, 2017 post on Ohio State’s blog.
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Today is World Hearing Day and the Ida Institute has announced the launch of a social media campaign designed to raise awareness of hearing loss.
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A new report called Listen Hear! by The National Foundation for the Deaf Inc—a New Zealand-based nonprofit that promotes the rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals—focuses on the social and economic costs of hearing loss in New Zealand.
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Salus University Osborne College of Audiology and Indiana University of Pennsylvania have entered into an articulation agreement, creating a strategic alliance designed to enhance academic collaboration between the two universities.
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A powerful class of antibiotics provides life-saving relief for people with cystic fibrosis; however, a new study for the first time reveals the levels at which high cumulative dosages over time significantly increases the risk of permanent hearing loss in these patients, according to a press release from Oregon Health and Science University.
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Two new papers published in Nature Biotechnology on February 6 detail research by scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital—a pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School—on an improved gene therapy that helps restore hearing to genetically deaf mice.
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Auris Medical has announced the extension of its collaboration with King’s College London on the discovery of small molecule compounds for a second-generation tinnitus treatment and selection of a compound for the company’s AM-102 program.
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA), has awarded Ryan Lee Scott, a deputy sheriff with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Florida, the 2017 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award for his documented results and leadership in hearing loss prevention.
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New data released by WorkSafeBC—the Worker’s Compensation Board of British Columbia, Canada—indicates young construction workers are less likely to wear hearing protection at work compared to other age groups in the same industry.
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Auris Medical Holding AG has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for the company’s AM-111 for the treatment of acute sensorineural (inner ear) hearing loss.
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