Common causes of occluded ears and temporary hearing loss like childhood ear infections and the common cold can lead to changes in the auditory system, altering the behavior and structure of nerve cells that relay information from the ear to the brain.
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Two audiology students received scholarships from AuDConnex. This is the second year the audiology network/buying group has offered the scholarship to doctoral students nationwide. Recipients were awarded a $500 scholarship and a two-year membership to the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA).
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Each year, through Project Amazon, a partnership with the American Academy of Audiology Foundation, the Oticon Hearing Foundation underwrites the costs of a humanitarian mission that gives one audiologist and one audiology student the opportunity to travel to one of Brazil’s most impoverished communities to provide audiological care and hearing solutions.
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Adding complexity counter-intuitively makes it easier to recognize two sounds and identify those two sounds, says new research from the University of Buffalo.
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An international research study has led to a breakthrough that gives new insight into how tinnitus, and the often co-occurring hyperacusis, might develop. The new findings may lead to a testable model.
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Researchers have found that, in mice, prolonged noise exposure altered cells connected to the brain, and it’s likely that synapses become enlarged in noise exposure to create space for chemicals that deliver messages to the brain.
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According to new research from Northwestern University, singing on pitch or carrying a tune is a learned skill that can improve with practice, and can also decline over time if not used.
Read MoreA 5-day “Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Therapy Masterclass” will be held on March 3 to 7 at Birkbeck College, University of London
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A music program employed in a hearing aid provides a relaxing sound background so adult wearers may use it for relaxation in quiet when listening to speech/environment is not critical. In the hands of those who are trained in tinnitus management, this may represent a discreet sound therapy tool for those with hearing loss and tinnitus. This survey was conducted to determine if clinicians trained in tinnitus management would find the program useful for their tinnitus patients.
Read MoreAmid a slate of 19 nominees, one third-year residential AuD student will win the award through the program.
Read MoreThe new directors are Jenifer W. Cushing, AuD, and Mary Anne Larkin, AuD.
Read MoreUS News and World Report released its list of Americas Best Graduate Schools 2009 last week, the always-controversial and informative look at collected data from more than 12,000 graduate programs. This year, Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn, was ranked as the number-one graduate school in the field of audiology by US News and World Reports methodology
Read MoreCallier Prize will be awarded for substantial contributions in audiology, hearing science.
Read MoreTesting in animal models may lead to new relief for the condition.
Read MoreOutstanding AuD Student scholarships worth $4,500 will be awarded to two second-year residential Au.D. students.
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