Eros Ramazzotti, one of Italy’s most successful musicians, is now championing the cause of the non-profit Hear the World Foundation as an ambassador to help bring hearing treatments to disadvantaged people with hearing loss around the world.
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Scientists in Boston and Switzerland believe that their mice study of the TMC1 gene will lead to a gene therapy protocol for humans in roughly 5-10 years.
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Packing earplugs along with sunscreen is a good idea this summer, says the Better Hearing Institute, which provides 6 tips to help people protect their hearing from noisy summer activities that can cause damage.
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The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and its Committee on Accessible and Affordable Hearing Health Care for Adults will hold its second of three public meetings on Tuesday, June 30. The IOM meetings will culminate in a consensus report that may provide context for future top-down governmental responses and influence decisions related to affordability and accessibility of hearing aids, PSAPs, tinnitus devices, and hearing care services.
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CROS or BiCROS hearing aids may achieve audibility of sounds originating from the side of the unaidable ear, but for people with this hearing loss configuration, localization can still be challenging. This covers helping CROS/BiCROS wearers to improve their localization abilities.
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Researchers at University of Chicago have trained some adults to develop an ear for perfect pitch, which was previously believed to be a special talent that must be nurtured with musical training during childhood. The new study shows that adults with no special musical ability can acquire the skill.
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A health writer reviews a range of ear plugs and hearing protection options currently available to live music lovers who want to save their hearing while attending concerts and music festivals.
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Researchers at Michigan State University found that children who stutter have difficulty hearing a beat in music-like rhythms, which could account for their halting speech patterns.
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Researchers from the University of Colorado exploring how our brains respond to hearing loss have found that the brain reorganizes, which may be related to a link between age-related hearing loss and dementia. The research was presented at the 169th ASA Meeting in May.
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found that listening to accented speech is harder for the brain to process than native speech, making information harder to remember. Preliminary findings of this study are being presented at the 169th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Choosing the correct sound to use in sound therapy can often have a significant impact on treatment outcomes. Flexibility in today’s technology presents an array of sounds and tinnitus solutions for patients to choose from, allowing for true personalization.
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A CNN report on ReSound’s Linx and its ability to pair with an experienced hearing aid user’s iPhone and Apple Watch, prompting him to say: “If it means that I’m tied to these gadgets to improve the way that I’m hearing things, then so be it.”
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This May, for Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM), The Hearing Review has drawn from several sources to compile a list of famous people who suffer from hearing loss or a related issue.
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Sonic has launched two new hearing solutions designed to deliver clear and natural sounds that make everyday interactions better: the Celebrate family of hearing solutions, and the Journey Super Power BTE.
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Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and American University have shown that, like humans, some bats use the left and right sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.
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