Study Details Chemo Drug Effect on Hearing Loss in Cancer Survivors
A study found that 78% of testicular cancer survivors treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy experience significant hearing difficulties.
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Gene Therapy Trial Shows Restored Hearing in Children Born Deaf
A novel gene therapy restored hearing in both ears of children with inherited deafness, improving hearing function and speech perception.
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Patients Prefer Professional-Looking Backgrounds for Telehealth
Researchers were surprised at how much a patient’s perception of a physician changed with different virtual backgrounds for telehealth appointments.
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Newborn Genetic Screening Study Reaches Milestone
The study screens newborns for hundreds of childhood-onset genetic conditions, many of which are not identified through state newborn screening.
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Survey Details OTC Self-Fitting Hearing Aid Users’ Experiences, Perceptions
This survey provided insights into OTC hearing aid users’ experience, Eargo’s contribution to the landscape of hearing healthcare, and more
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Aging with Dignity with Assistance from an AudiologistÂ
One client had a breakthrough when his audiologist helped him hear better and live his life to the fullest by acknowledging his mortality.
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Hearing Loss is Associated with Subtle Brain Changes
Researchers employed hearing tests and MRI to determine whether hearing impairment is associated with differences in specific brain regions.
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Otologist-Neurotologist to Receive Inspiring Women in Surgery Award
An otologist-neurotologist is the recipient of the 2023 American College of Surgeons Dr Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award.
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Steps Forward in Hearing Loss Gene Therapy Linked to Rare Disease
Researchers have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.
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Common Supplements Might Reduce Natural Hearing Loss
Researchers found age-related hearing loss is related to a decrease in inner-ear cholesterol, and that supplements could address the issue.
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How Stem Cell Mouse Studies Tune into Hearing Regeneration
USC Stem Cell scientists explain why sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don’t regenerate after damage and how we could change that.
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Hearing Loss Research Program Gets $3.2 Million NIH Grant
The grant from the NIH will support a multidisciplinary translational research program on human genetic hearing loss.
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Upping Omega-3 Intake May Protect Hearing
Researchers report that blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA were inversely correlated with hearing difficulty in a study.
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Natural Repair Process Fixes Damaged Hair Cells
A new study demonstrates that hair cells possess inherent regenerative abilities, enabling them to repair themselves when exposed to damaging factors.
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Professional Hearing Services in the OTC Era
Even in the era of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, all healthcare professionals know diagnosis first, treatment second.
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