New Imaging Device for Diagnosing Ear Infections
Thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers, doctors can now visualize areas behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infection.
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Emory Researchers Experimenting with Regenerating Hair Cells
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta have shown that introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells. Their results show the potential of a gene therapy approach to regenerating sensory hair cells to treat hearing loss, but the research also demonstrates its current limitations.
Read MoreBHI Urges People To Check Their Hearing.. and Diabetes Risk
The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is urging people with diabetes to take the Across America Hearing Check Challenge and is encouraging others to find out if they’re at risk for developing type 2 diabetes by taking the Diabetes Risk Test. BHI’s efforts are part of the nationwide effort to promote American Diabetes Association Alert Day on March 27.
Read MoreARO Meeting Features NIH-funded Hearing Research
The 2012 midwinter meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) features several National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) funded-research. The meeting took place in San Diego at the end of February 2012.
Read MoreJohns Hopkins: Hearing Loss Triples Risk for Falling in Middle Aged-adults and Elderly
A new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that having hearing loss triples the risk of falling down for people in their 40s and later. The findings are regardless of whether the hearing loss is moderate or severe.
Read MoreJohns Hopkins: 1 in 5 Americans Has Hearing Loss
A new study from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine researchers reveals that nearly a fifth of all Americans, 12 years or older, have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication difficult. The researchers also found that women and blacks are significantly less likely to have hearing loss.
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Cost-effective Pricing for Hearing Aids and Related Audiological Services
Can audiology practices compete in the sub-$800 per aid price range? What would be required to compete in this market arena? From a professional standpoint, is this something we wish to do? Here is a perspective on pricing and professionalism in the era of Internet and direct-to-consumer hearing aids.
Read MoreNew Fast-Track Genetic Hearing Loss Diagnosis Technique
Israeli researchers from Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Bethlehem University have successfully developed a fast-track genetic diagnosis for hearing loss through “exome deep sequencing,” a method that sequences hundreds of thousands of genes at a time.
Read MoreTwo House Clinic Physicians Receive Awards from AAO-HNS
Two House Clinic physicians, Jennifer Derebery, MD, and John W. House, MD, will be recognized by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) at its annual meeting.
Read MoreU Penn: Hearing Aids May Help Decrease Brain Atrophy in Older Adults
A new study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray mater atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech. However, a hearing aid may help decrease the atrophy, as well as help hearing ability.
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Rehabilitation Strategies for Older Adults with Dual Sensory Loss
The needs of patients who have both hearing and vision loss, and how better to serve this growing population.
Read MoreResearchers Say They Have Found a Cause for Tinnitus That May Lead to Drug Treatments
Research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that tinnitus is caused by the under-inhibition of key neural pathways in the brain’s auditory center. The findings may lead to new drug therapies.
Read MoreHearing Impairment Common, Perhaps Preventable, for Middle-Age Adults
A new study shows that cardiovascular disease risk factors may be important correlates of age-related auditory dysfunction, and that if hearing impairment is detected early, it may be a preventable chronic disease.
Read MoreThe Latest NIH/NEJM Research: Antibiotics Best for Toddler Ear Infections
New NIH-funded research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) adds new evidence that the best treatment for middle-ear infections in young children is to treat them with antibiotics.
Read MoreAnother Risk to Hearing: Driving a Convertible
New research published in the British Journal of Laryngology and Otology shows that driving your convertible with the top down above 55 mph can potentially damage your hearing.
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