AC102 Shows Promise as Treatment for Sudden Hearing Loss
A study on AC102 demonstrated promising results for treating acute sudden hearing loss by protecting the inner ear and reducing inflammation.
A study on AC102 demonstrated promising results for treating acute sudden hearing loss by protecting the inner ear and reducing inflammation.
Age-appropriate testing ensures the best outcomes and quality of life for CI candidates with abnormal balance and equilibrium function.
To overcome the obstacles current CIs might cause during surgery, researchers at the Hamlyn Centre proposed a novel functional atraumatic self-shaping cochlear implant. It is a pre-curved CI that curls into the cochlea under the influence of body temperature.
According to Plural’s announcement, these updates bring new features including fully rewritten chapters and up-to-date research on cochlear implant devices and assessment “that will benefit students and clinicians alike.”
Read MoreUsing 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging, researchers found that patients with asymmetrical hearing loss have reduced glucose metabolism in parts of the brain stem and primary auditory cortex.
Read MoreThis approval “helps ensure children born deaf have earlier access to a cochlear implant which can provide them with the hearing capabilities to develop speech and language at a trajectory similar to their hearing peers.”
Read MoreThe competition invites children from the United States to create an invention to improve the quality of life for people with hearing loss. The contest celebrates children’s creativity and aims to improve understanding of the challenges associated with hearing loss and deafness as well as the benefits of treatment.
Read MoreDr Flexer is an expert in the development and expansion of listening, speaking, and literacy skills in infants and children, including those with all degrees of hearing loss.
Read MoreThe House Institute is said to provide state-of-the-art audiometric evaluations and treatment options to ensure that its patients receive the best care possible.
Read MoreThe highly elastic implant conforms neatly to the curved surface of the auditory brainstem and can therefore send highly targeted electrical signals.
Read MoreAuthored by three ENTs and two audiologists, the new textbook offers “an easy-to-read and comprehensive overview of vestibular testing,” according to Plural Publishing.
Read MoreMED-EL’s wireless technology is said to work with “any mobile phone,” allowing recipients to pair with any phone with Bluetooth capabilities.
Read MoreThe guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with hearing impairments, early childhood education providers, teachers, speech therapists, and other rehabilitators of children with hearing disabilities, as well as the hearing-impaired themselves.
Read MoreThe guidelines are suitable for the parents of children with hearing impairments, early childhood education providers, teachers, speech therapists, and other rehabilitators of children with hearing disabilities, as well as the hearing-impaired themselves.
Read MoreImproved modeling for speech and music transduction could boost the performance of cochlear implants.
Read MoreImproved modeling for speech and music transduction could boost the performance of cochlear implants.
Read MoreAccording to AB, the Ultra 3D multi-magnet assembly is capable of aligning with the magnetic field of the MRI scanner irrespective of patient orientation or movement.
Read MoreDr Tucci is currently professor of surgery and director of the cochlear implant program in the Division of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. She is expected to join NIH on September 3, 2019.
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