SSNHL remains a difficult problem to diagnose, manage, and resolve, say authors Douglas Beck, AuD, and Jed Grisel, MD. Although treatments for SSNHL include corticosteroids and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (preferably early after onset), there are no interventions with highly predictable successful outcomes. However, a variety of new therapeutic strategies are under investigation.
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People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as ‘multiple demand networks,’ highly-evolved areas of the brain that support general intelligence, say scientists at the University of Cambridge.
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In his new role, Marcinek will develop strategies and drive improvements that enable the Government Services and Pediatric teams to continue to provide life-changing technology and world-class services to hearing care professionals serving US veterans, active duty military service personnel, and pediatric populations, according to Oticon’s announcement.
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In a new study from Boston University Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH), participants were tested using a digital pen that recorded the entire process of completing the cognitive test and allowed the researchers to pick up subtle measures of cognitive function beyond what is captured in traditional scoring.
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The study reports the results of two experiments testing how participants’ pronunciations of certain words changed after hearing somebody with a strong southern US accent.
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A soon-to-be published study of 128 patients with tinnitus found that those with a normal hearing threshold had significantly higher speech reception thresholds (SRT) than a control group of patients with normal hearing and no tinnitus.
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Focusing on early primary-aged children who had suffered abuse or neglect, the study explored factors that could modify the negative effects of adverse life circumstances, finding that one of the biggest predictors of resilience in both boys and girls in struggling families was being read to at home.
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The Voice Selector Converse helps overcome challenging hearing situations for those who struggle with the ‘cocktail party problem,’ offering “a tech solution to understand conversations in a crowded room, without the need for hearing aids,” according to the company’s announcement.
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A new awareness campaign profiled in the “ASHA LeaderLive” aims to educate the public about the occurrence of undetected hearing loss in children who pass initial screenings, and the potential language and developmental delays that may follow.
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When a COVID-19 survivor reports that they have been diagnosed with brain fog or mild cognitive impairment (BF/MCI), or these terms appear in a medical report, hearing care professionals should be aware that many of the BF/MCI symptoms are very similar to those seen in patients with (central) auditory processing disorder. This article by audiologist Robert DiSogra, AuD, reviews the research on this subject and provides recommendations.
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Demant announces that Arne Boye Nielsen, President of Diagnostics and Communications, and Niels Wagner, President of Hearing Care, will join the Executive Board effective April 1, 2022.
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The US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Kansas City regional office has established a Regional Emphasis Program to target inspections of general industry and construction workplaces at high risk of noise exposure and to raise awareness among Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska employers of noise hazards and required safety measures, according to an announcement on the DOL website.
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The researchers found that known symptoms associated with Parkinson’s, including tremor and memory problems, can appear up to ten and five years before diagnosis respectively. They also uncovered two new early features of Parkinson’s, epilepsy and hearing loss, and were able to replicate these findings using additional data from the UK Biobank.
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The findings, published in “Nature,” reveal tissue damage and greater shrinkage in brain areas related to smell, as well as in or near important speech processing centers. These new insights contribute to our overall understanding of how the disease spreads through the central nervous system.
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The Foundation has allocated DKK 7 million ($1 million USD) to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which is scaling up emergency response across the Ukraine and the wider region. The Foundation has designated the remaining DKK 1 million ($150,000 USD) for Demant employees to support the relief initiatives of established, officially recognized humanitarian organizations located predominately in the Ukraine and Poland.
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