Audiology Australia Urges Gamers to ‘Min-Max’ Their Hearing
Audiology Australia’s "Min-Max Your Hearing" campaign aims to promote safer listening practices, especially among people who play video games.
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‘Wired’ Article Suggests Apps and Devices to Help with Tinnitus
Described as a “phantom sound generated by the brain” by audiologist Julie Prutsman, tinnitus is a common condition experienced as ringing or buzzing in the ears, often caused by loud noise exposure. While there is no “cure” for tinnitus, there are methods of coping, according to a recent article in “Wired.”
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HHF Launches ‘Keep Listening’ Campaign
Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) announced that it is launching a public health ad campaign on June 22 that will greet transit commuters in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago to drive the message—especially to young people—that playing music too loud on personal listening devices can permanently damage their hearing.
Researchers Improve Earplugs’ Efficiency
The results of the study show that the area of the ear canal called the “first elbow” is closely linked to noise attenuation by earplugs.
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Musicians’ Clinics of Canada’s Temporary Hearing Loss Test App Now Available
The Musicians’ Clinics of Canada announced the latest update for its Temporary Hearing Loss Test app. Among its updates, the app is now free and is available for iOS and Android platforms.
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Blog: Veteran’s Day Highlights ‘Invisible Wounds’ of Military Members
Veterans Day is an important opportunity to not only show our deep gratitude to those who have served our country, but to highlight the issues that impact them the most. Sara Burdak, AuD, explains why working with veterans with hearing loss and tinnitus is a privilege.
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Signia Styletto X Now Available to VA Audiologists
Styletto X is also available through the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Indian Health Service (IHS) for active military personnel and American Indians.
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On Preventing Tinnitus (The Phantom Auditory Menace)
It is important to note that tinnitus is a symptom and not a diagnosis.
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NIDCD Announces Public Education Campaign for ‘National Protect Your Hearing Month’
‘It’s a Noisy Planet. Protect Their Hearing’ is the NIDCD’s public education campaign to increase awareness among parents of preteens about the causes and prevention of NIHL. Helping children practice healthy hearing habits is a major focus of the campaign.
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Researchers Find Protein Critical for Hair Cell Formation
To conduct her latest study, Ronna Hertzano and her team utilized cutting-edge methods to study gene expression in the hair cells of genetically modified newborn mice that did not produce GFI1.
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University of Michigan Researchers Find Hearing Health Education Could Help Farm Youth
A study by the U-M School of Nursing found that incorporating hearing health education into an existing safety program increased the knowledge and attitude of hearing conservation practices among farm youths.
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USC Researchers Produce Sensory Hearing Cells
To achieve reprogramming, the scientists exposed fibroblasts and supporting cells to a cocktail of four transcription factors, which are molecules that help convey the instructions encoded in DNA. The scientists identified this cocktail by testing various combinations of 16 transcription factors that were highly active in the hair cells of newborn mice.
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ASHA Offers Safety Tips for July 4th Holiday
Many traditional Fourth of July festivities can reach potentially dangerous noise levels. Fireworks and firecrackers can be as loud as 150 decibels—louder than a jackhammer or jet plane takeoff. Safe listening levels are generally 75–80 decibels.
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‘NY Times’ Article Discusses Kid’s Headphone Use, Hearing Protection
Experts also say that relying on headphones that tout they are capped at a “safe level” of 85 decibels can be misleading, because damage can occur with repeated or constant exposure.
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ASHA Poll Shows Holiday Tech Purchases Despite Parental Concern for Child’s Hearing
The polling also shows that despite concerns, over half of parents plan to purchase a tech-related gift for their child this holiday season, according to an announcement by ASHA.
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UNC Hearing Researcher ‘Applauds’ Apple’s Noise App for WatchOS
According to a “CNET” article, the feature—which Apple debuted at WWDC 2019—is said to detect loud environments and warn the user that they may damage their hearing.
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WHO Releases New Noise Exposure Guidelines for Europe
The main purpose of the guidelines is to provide recommendations for protecting human health from exposure to environmental noise originating from various sources such as transportation noise (road traffic, railways, and aircrafts), wind turbine noise, and leisure noise.
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WHO Releases New Noise Exposure Guidelines for Europe
The main purpose of the guidelines is to provide recommendations for protecting human health from exposure to environmental noise originating from various sources such as transportation noise (road traffic, railways, and aircrafts), wind turbine noise, and leisure noise.
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