Category: Hearing Disorders

Hearing Disorders

Advanced Bionics Announces Research Collaboration with Spiral Therapeutics

The partnership aims to explore the integration of novel drug-delivery methods with future cochlear implant technology.

Hearing Disorders

Research Reveals New Clues to Middle-Ear Hearing Damage with Digital Reconstruction

A new digital reconstruction study shows that middle-ear hearing loss becomes severe when fluid occupies about half of the ear cavity, offering a non-invasive marker for diagnosing and staging otitis media with effusion.

Hearing Disorders

OCT Imaging Tool Could Improve Diagnosis of Hearing Loss

Researchers have adapted the low-cost OCT imaging method developed for ophthalmology and used it to visualize tiny structures in the human inner ear.

Auditory Processing Disorders

Study: Binaural Pitch Fusion Still Developing in Pre-Adolescents

A new study reveals that binaural pitch fusion, crucial for understanding speech in noisy environments, continues to develop later than thought in children, presenting new opportunities for treatment and intervention.

Conductive

‘Discover Magazine’ Article Challenges Notion of Deafness as Something to Be ‘Cured’

In an article published on the ”Discover Magazine” website, author Sarah Katz challenges the view in the scientific community that deafness is a problem that needs to be cured, potentially by new CRISPR technology that could eliminate a TMC1 gene mutation.

Sensorineural

60 Percent of Childhood Hearing Loss Preventable

A new review highlights the underrecognized potential of vaccines to prevent childhood hearing loss, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Meniere’s, Mixed, Syndromic

Technique Uses Vibration to Better Diagnose Balance Disorders

Researchers have developed a novel vibration-based technique to more accurately diagnose balance disorders like Meniere’s disease, especially in aging adults.