AI Tool Automates 3D Analysis of Cochlear Stereocilia
The VASCilia platform uses deep learning to accelerate imaging analysis by 50-fold, aiding research into hearing loss and gene therapy.
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Study: Phonak Infinio Spheres Help Ease Cognitive Demands in Noise
A new peer-reviewed study shows that Phonak Infinio Sphere hearing aids with AI-based noise reduction reduce cognitive load and listening effort while improving speech understanding in noisy environments.
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Study Reveals Importance of Universal cCMV Screening for Newborns
An eight-year study underscores the critical need for universal newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), revealing that one-third of related hearing loss cases develop after birth and would be missed without early detection programs.
Study: Musicians Do Not Demonstrate Advantage in Sound Processing
A large-scale study found no evidence that musical training enhances early auditory brain processing, challenging long-held assumptions.
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Lineage Announces Research Collaboration to Develop ReSonance for Hearing Loss
Lineage Cell Therapeutics has entered into a $12 million research collaboration to advance its auditory neuronal cell transplant, ReSonance.
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Research Reveals Why Some People Don’t Enjoy Music
Researchers have identified what causes “specific musical anhedonia”—a condition where people feel no pleasure from music.
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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.
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MarkeTrak 2025: Hearing Aids in the Age of OTCs and Wearables
HIA’s MarkeTrak 2025 study of the U.S. hearing loss market provides new data on prescription hearing aids, OTC devices, and emerging technologies.
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EuroTrak UK 2025: Despite Tech Gains, Hearing Aid Adoption Dips Slightly
BIHIMA’s EuroTrak UK 2025 survey reveals rising satisfaction among hearing device users, but also a slight dip in adoption.
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Hearing Loss Affects Employment, Income for Young Americans
A long-term U.S. study has found that young adults with hearing loss—especially of certain ethnicities—face lower educational attainment, reduced employment rates, and diminished income compared to their peers without hearing loss.
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Sensorion Completes Second Cohort Enrollment in OTOF Gene Therapy Clinical Trial
SENS-501 is a gene therapy candidate being developed to treat a form of congenital deafness linked to mutations in the OTOF (otoferlin) gene.
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Twangy Voices More Easily Understood in Noise
Twangy voices, often described as “brassy” and “bright,” can be used to get a message across in a noisy environment.
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Roundtable: Linking Cognition and Hearing Is Not a Scare Tactic
This discussion addresses the misunderstandings around the connection between cognition and hearing loss and the best ways for HCPs to approach the topic with patients.
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Therapy Targets Ear Bone Health to Restore Genetic Hearing Loss
Researchers have restored hearing in mice with ENPP1 deficiency using a novel bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy, offering hope for treating hearing loss in patients with this rare and often fatal genetic disorder.
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Study: Hearing Loss and Loneliness Pave Way for Dementia
A large-scale European study by the University of Geneva reveals that hearing loss significantly accelerates memory decline in older adults—especially among those experiencing loneliness—highlighting the urgent need for early hearing care and social support.
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Regrowing Hair Cells: New Gene Functions Found in Zebrafish
Researchers have discovered that two distinct genes independently regulate the regeneration of sensory hair cells in zebrafish, offering new insights that could inform future treatments for hearing loss in humans.
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Sensorion Announces Positive Data from Audiogene SENS-501 Clinical Trial
Sensorion’s Phase 1/2 Audiogene trial of the gene therapy SENS-501 for infants and toddlers with OTOF-related congenital deafness shows promising early safety and hearing improvement data, particularly in one patient, with a higher dose cohort now underway.
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USC Study: Hearing Devices Reduce Loneliness, Improve Quality of Life
The USC study is the first to link hearing aids and cochlear implants to improved social lives among adults with hearing loss.
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