The researchers found that activating the ERBB2 pathway triggered a cascading series of cellular events by which cochlear support cells began to proliferate and start the process of activating other neighboring stem cells to become new sensory hair cells.
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The Microson M4 OPEN is said to be a new, open-fit solution that has been designed with advanced technology to offer users high- quality sound in a “very small” device.
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The two-day conference is said to have explored the dynamics of the evolving hearing healthcare industry and the hearing solutions, strategies, tools, and tactics hearing care professionals will need to shape their practices for success today and in the future.
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The rate of decline was halved following cataract surgery and was 75% less following the adoption of hearing aids.
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ISAAC’s goal is to create worldwide awareness about how AAC can help individuals with little or no speech communicate using assistive technology tools and strategies to solve everyday communicative challenges.
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The paper “Pioglitazone represents an effective therapeutic target in preventing oxidative/inflammatory cochlear damage induced by noise exposure” was published in “Frontiers in Pharmacology.”
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The merger of CVS and Aetna has the potential to dramatically change the provision of healthcare services, in general. Additionally, CVS has been expanding into hearing healthcare with the establishment of dispensing offices, and Walgreens has recently done the same.
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Shares of three large hearing aid companies—GN Store Nord A/S, William Demant Holding A/S, and Sonova Holding AG—dropped significantly on Monday, according to an article on ‘Bloomberg.’
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The Allegro is described as being “ready to take on any testing environment” that requires tympanometry or ipsilateral acoustic reflexes.
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For this next phase of research and development, a further clinical feasibility study has been initiated to evaluate the totally implantable cochlear implant technology.
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Unilateral hearing loss affects a person’s ability to hear and understand speech when there is other noise around and to find the source of speech or sound. The condition can be congenital or acquired.
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Applying noise in combination with small amplitude periodic oscillations to a nonlinear system can result in very intricate effects, according to researchers.
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The project, worth just under £1million (about $1.3 million USD), will see the Centre for Vision Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP) at the University of Surrey develop a new system that will look to recognize not only hand motion and shape, but also the facial expression and body posture of the signer.
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The researchers were able recreate the development of human hair cells via an in-vitro method in the laboratory. As a result, future research may allow pharmacological treatments to be tested on human cells.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s (PDE) Bureau of Special Education applied for the federal funds to implement the Pennsylvania Deaf-Blind Project, which aims to establish a system of technical assistance and resources to support schools, educators, and families of deaf-blind students.
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