‘Nat Geo’ Article Discusses Sensory Loss Due to COVID-19
As it pertains to hearing, some people have reported symptoms like hearing loss and tinnitus persisting months after they have been infected with COVID-19.
As it pertains to hearing, some people have reported symptoms like hearing loss and tinnitus persisting months after they have been infected with COVID-19.
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) affects five to 27 per 100,000 people annually, with about 66,000 new cases per year in the United States, according to the organization.
Sensorion announced a letter of intent with Pasteur Institute in Paris to exclusively negotiate a framework agreement to obtain the exclusive licenses to develop and commercialize gene therapy product candidates for restoration, treatment, and prevention of hearing loss disorders. They will collaborate on several lead programs to correct monogenic forms of hereditary hearing loss including, among others, the Usher syndrome type 1 and otoferlin deficiency, according to the announcement.
Auris Medical Holding AG, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company, announced enrollment of the first patient into the HEALOS clinical trial to test the drug, AM-111, as a therapy for sudden hearing loss. The trial involves 255 patients suffering from acute severe to profound hearing loss within 72 hours from onset.
Read MoreAccording to a retrospective cohort study carried out in Taiwan, people with osteoporosis are at higher risk for sudden deafness.
Read MoreAmplification and bone conduction options for those with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), and why counseling is the key to success.
Read MoreOne of the keys to assisting the SSNHL patient is to understand the diagnostic and treatment pathways for the patient. This article looks at the evaluation, management, natural history, and rehabilitation of the SSNHL patient.
Read MoreRecent research at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School has significant implications for the use of steroid therapy with SSNHL patients.
Read MoreSudden hearing loss is a complex disorder with significant uncertainties and highly variable outcomes. A team approach is vital in efforts to achieve optimal outcomes.
Read MoreAn introduction to the topic of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), and a look at the issues and articles discussed in this special edition of The Hearing Review.
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