New Method Uses Nanotechnology and Traditional Medicine to Treat Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Researchers developed a novel way to treat noise-induced hearing loss that combines traditional Chinese medicinal minerals with modern tech.
Researchers developed a novel way to treat noise-induced hearing loss that combines traditional Chinese medicinal minerals with modern tech.
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss, according to researchers.
Buyer Beware: If this holiday season you are searching for safer headphones to protect the ears of the kids in your life, you might first consult an article in The New York Times, which reveals that many purportedly "safe" headphones on the market may actually cause noise-induced hearing loss due to unsafe volume levels.
In the General Session of the 2014 Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Convention held November 6-9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Kathleen Campbell, PhD, of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, gave an interesting and lively talk on ototoxicity and the role of pharmaceutical agents in hearing loss management and prevention.
Read MoreFree hearing conservation seminars to help prevent noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace are scheduled in Alabama, Washington, Oregon, and Ontario throughout June around the US and Canada
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