The Keck School of Medicine at USC in Los Angeles has announced the sudden and tragic passing of John K. Niparko, MD, who led the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
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A national campaign raises awareness of acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor, during ANAwareness Week May 8-14. This type of tumor occurs on the hearing and balance nerves, causing significant problems for some patients, including hearing loss.
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In a small study with an anticancer drug, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the NIH, and Mass General, found that some people with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) had restoration of hearing.
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Researchers at University of Michigan have discovered that a diet enhanced with vitamins and antioxidants helped reduce hearing loss in mice with the genetic mutation commonly responsible for childhood deafness. An antioxidant regimen of beta carotene, vitamins C and E, and magnesium helped slow progression of hereditary deafness in the mice with a connexin 26 gene deletion.
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France’s Autorité de la concurrence (Ac) is gathering information to assess the French hearing aid retail sector, with the goal of publishing possible recommendations for improving competition in hearing healthcare and increasing the utilization of hearing devices.
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The Wbp2 gene was found to be involved in progressive hearing loss during a large-scale mouse study, and also found to be involved in human deafness. The study also showed that hearing impairment is linked to hormonal signaling rather than to hair cell degeneration.
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A December 2015 health program that aired on National Public Radio (NPR) featured a hearing test that consumers take over the phone to determine if they have a hearing loss. The hearing test is reported to be inexpensive, scientifically validated, and confidential.
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Authors Chesky and Amlani respond to a recent critique of their data by Killion and Haapapuro in the November 2015 Hearing Review, and provide support for their assertions that musicians earplugs lack “flatness” in frequency attenuation.
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Each January, editors compile lists that recap significant events and topics during the past year. Here are two 2015 lists from HR Editor Karl Strom, in advance of January 2016, along with corresponding links so readers can access the highlighted articles.
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A special hearing care industry conference, HEAL 2016: Hearing Across the Lifespan, will be held June 2-4, 2016, in Cernobbio, Italy on scenic Lake Como. The theme of HEAL 2016 is “Early intervention: the key to better hearing care,” with more than 300 presentations expected. Abstract submissions and registration are open.
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Jenny Rajan, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA, has joined the clinical faculty of the Pennsylvania Ear Institute of Salus University in Elkins Park, Pa. Rajan will serve as a clinical audiologist on the Pennsylvania Ear Institute team.
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For American Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on November 14, BHI is raising awareness of the link between diabetes and hearing loss, and urging healthcare professionals and people with diabetes to include hearing tests as part of an annual care regimen. To help spread the word, BHI has created a press release that can be adapted and shared by hearing care practitioners.
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Third Rock Ventures LLC, a healthcare venture firm, has announced the launch of Decibel Therapeutics, with $52 million in financing by Third Rock and SR One, the corporate venture capital arm of GlaxoSmithKline, to discover new medicines that protect, repair, and restore hearing.
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NIDCD scientists have created the first high-resolution gene expression map of the newborn mouse inner ear using single-cell RNA-seq. The findings provide new insight into how epithelial cells in the inner ear develop and differentiate into specialized cells that serve critical functions for hearing and maintaining balance.
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Oticon Medical announced that its 4th annual Scientific Meeting drew more than 90 professionals representing 23 countries to its headquarters in Copenhagen. The 3-day conference combined scientific presentations, lectures, and roundtable discussions with focused programs concentrating on audiology and surgery.
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