Study Links Better CI Speech Outcomes to Increased Music Listening
The research analyzed data from 72 adult cochlear implant recipients, including users of bilateral, bimodal, and unilateral devices.
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Turn-Taking AI Lets Smart Headphones Focus on the Voices That Matter
The system’s developers think the technology could one day help users of hearing aids to filter their soundscapes without the need to manually direct the AI’s “attention.”
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Researcher Studies How Children with CIs Learn to Speak
A University of Oklahoma researcher is studying how children with cochlear implants use sensory feedback from their mouths and tongues to develop speech, exploring whether enhancing oral motor training could improve language outcomes.
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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Study: OTOF Gene Therapy Restored Hearing in Deaf Patients
In a new study, gene therapy targeting the OTOF gene significantly restored hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness, with rapid improvement and no serious side effects.
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