In a review article published July 10 in “The Lancet,” Wilson and colleagues highlight accessibility to screenings, treatments, and preventive measures as keys to stemming the rise of hearing loss not only in the United States, but across the world.
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Researchers showed that limiting the supply or the function of the neuromodulator adenosine in a brain structure called the auditory thalamus preserved the ability of adult mice to learn from passive exposure to sound.
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The findings were published June 29 in “Nature Communications.“ The study is reportedly the first to illuminate in detail how a particular protein, which is known as CIB2, allows hearing to work.
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According to industry sources, the June 9 dissemination meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is expected to include a “strawman” proposal that could serve as a starting point for discussions that lead to an OTC hearing aid category by the FDA.
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“Whattage” represents the frequency with which a listener uses “What?”, cognate words, or behaviors that prompt repetitions by a communicatively significant other. The concept of “Whattage” has broad implications for marketing the value of hearing correction to the general public, as well as individual members of the communicative dyad.
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Can a fish with a malformed jaw tell us something about hearing loss in mice and humans? The answer is yes, according to a new publication in ‘Scientific Reports.’
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The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has issued a position paper in response to what the organization sees as several inaccurate statements made at the recent April 18 FTC Workshop titled, “Now Hear This.”
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The team wants to find out from people with tinnitus, healthcare practitioners involved in hearing, and other hearing researchers, which types of tinnitus complaints should be measured to assess whether a treatment is working.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that use of postmenopausal hormone therapy was associated with higher risk of hearing loss, and the risk tended to increase with longer duration of use.
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Larry Humes, PhD, and colleagues present a summary of findings from their recent study published in the March 2017 edition of the American Journal of Audiology that compares a professionally driven best-practice hearing aid service delivery model to a version of an over-the-counter (OTC) model. One important message that should not be lost in the extremely relevant findings of this RCT study is that hearing aids are, in fact, efficacious and provide considerable benefit to older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss.
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Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have successfully developed a method to grow inner ear tissue from human stem cells—a finding that could lead to new platforms to model disease and new therapies for the treatment of hearing and balance disorders.
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A team of researchers from Wayne State University has developed a behavioral tool that may significantly aid in understanding the underlying mechanisms of tinnitus, ultimately leading to new drugs and treatment methods, the school announced.
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Martin Basch, PhD, assistant professor of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery, has been named a recipient of a 2016 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. The award helps researchers pursue early-stage, cutting-edge biomedical pediatric research. With the award, Basch will pioneer the study of cell therapies to treat congenital strial deafness, with the goal of restoring hearing.
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The FTC held the workshop, “Now Hear This” looking at a myriad of issues surrounding technology and competition in hearing healthcare, as well as how over-the-counter hearing aids might impact customer satisfaction, the use of amplification products, consumer safety, and professional care.
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To help people with hearing loss navigate their daily lives, Nancy Tye-Murray and her colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have developed interactive gaming technology to improve speech recognition and to provide ongoing contact with an audiologist.
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