The special section includes articles that present personal perspectives on newborn hearing screening, cochlear implants, balance disorders, smell disorders, voice disorders, and other related topics.
Read MoreThey hail from Pfizer Inc, Microsoft, Howard University, Harvard Medical School, and 23andMe.
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Transforming a documentation program into a hearing conservation program.
Read MoreThe scientific and human sides of communication and communication disorders will be featured on October 23 when the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one of the National Institutes of Health, holds a symposium to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Read MoreAn American study has confirmed that hearing loss is more prevalent among adult diabetics than in the general population.
Read MoreA protein required for the earliest steps in embryonic development also plays a key role in solidifying fear memories in the brains of adult animals, scientists have found.
Read MoreA protein required for the earliest steps in embryonic development also plays a key role in solidifying fear memories in the brains of adult animals, scientists have found.
Read MoreJohn W. House, MD, a practicing physician in the House Ear Clinic, Los Angeles, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the board of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Alexandria, Va.
Read MorePatients with diabetes are more than twice as likely as those without the disease to have hearing loss, according to a recent National Institutes of Health study.
Read MoreToo many children with hearing loss aren’t getting adequate help and are being put at risk for social, emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties, the Better Hearing Institute warned August 4, citing a national study exploring the unforeseen consequences of untreated hearing loss in America’s children.
Read MoreUniversity of Pennsylvania animal study suggests inadequate sleep may exacerbate cellular aging in the elderly.
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The battle for universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) in the United States is one of the real success stories in hearing health care. Depending on the study, it is reported that 1 to 4 in 1,000 newborns have hearing loss. In the Unit
Read MoreLarge-scale study to compare effectiveness, side effects of common treatments for sudden deafness.
Read MoreDay of science and celebration of human communication will feature three sessions representing the institute’s primary areas of research.
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An honest, realistic appraisal of the emotional and psychosocial challenges that beset a huge swath of the general public—those who have moderate to profound hearing loss. The fact that hearing loss has often been called an “invisible handicap” illustrates why so many people fail to recognize its impact on their lives.
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