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Baby Girl Born Deaf Gains Hearing After Gene Therapy
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – Opal Sandy was born into a world she could not hear. The British baby girl, now 18 months old, had a rare genetic condition called auditory neuropathy that interrupted nerve ...
Clinical Practice Guideline Developed for Age-Related Hearing Loss
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation and published online April 30 in Otolaryngology-Head and...
Eligible Adults Rarely Referred for Cochlear Implant Assessment
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – Most adults meeting pure tone audiometric thresholds for cochlear implantation are not referred for assessment, according to a study published online April 4 in PLOS...
Study Identifies Factors Tied to Age-Related Hearing Loss
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Factors associated with developing age-related hearing loss (ARHL) differ by sex, according to a study published online March 6 in PLOS ONE. Dong Woo Nam, M.D., from ...
Children's Hearing Increasingly at Risk From Earbuds, Headphones
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Two in three parents say that their child between the ages of 5 and 12 years regularly uses listening devices, putting them at risk for permanent damage to their hearing,...
Earbuds, Headphones a Rising Threat to Kids Hearing
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Many younger children could be permanently damaging their hearing by blasting loud music on their earbuds and headphones, a new report finds. Two in three parents say that...
Research With a Bang: Science Reveals How Loud Noise Damages Hearing
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Preventing noise-related hearing loss from a loud concert, a banging jackhammer or a rifle blast could be as simple as managing levels of zinc within the inner ear, a new...
Hearing Troubles Can Affect the Mind, Too
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – If you're over 65, you likely struggle sometimes to hear conversations clearly, but ignoring that may prompt even more serious health problems, experts say. If left unchecked,...
Gene Therapy Brings Hearing to Kids With Congenital Deafness
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Five of six Chinese children born deaf due to a rare genetic defect now have the ability to hear, thanks to an experimental gene therapy. The therapy involved a...
Hearing Loss Hits Many Americans, With Rural Areas and Men Most Affected
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Folks think of big city life as an ear-blasting festival of noise – taxi horns honking, jackhammers pounding, police sirens wailing and jet planes roaring overhead. But...
Possible Link Found Between Video Gaming, Hearing Loss/Tinnitus
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Video gaming may be associated or correlated with hearing loss and/or tinnitus, according to a review published online Jan. 16 in BMJ Public Health. Lauren K. Dillard, Ph.D.,...
Loud Video Games Put Users at Risk for Hearing Loss, Tinnitus
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – For the more than 3 billion gamers around the world, the loud noises they experience while playing video games could threaten their hearing, a new review suggests. Whether...
High-Dose Glucocorticoids No Better Than Low-Dose for Sudden Hearing Loss
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – For patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), systemic high-dose glucocorticoid therapy is no better than a lower-dose regimen, according to a...
Otitis Media Has Impact on Auditory, Language Development
TUESDAY, Jan. 9, 2024 – Otitis media seems to affect auditory and language development, according to a study published in the January issue of the International Journal of Pediatric...
Ear Infections Could Delay a Child's Speech
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Ear infections are common for kids, but they can lead to long-term developmental problems, a new study finds. Temporary hearing loss caused by recurring ear infections can...
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