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The word audiology is made up of two roots: Audio and Logy. ‘Audio’ refers to ‘hear’ and ‘logy’ to ‘the study of’. In essence, audiology is the study of hearing - as the inner ear is also required for balance, this is also included in the study. In medical terms it is the branch of science dedicated to the study of hearing, balance and their associated disorders.

Expansion of eligibility criteria means more people will benefit from cochlear implants

Many more people across England and Wales with hearing loss will be able to access the life-changing benefits of a cochlear implant.

11 Mar 2019

Largest description of ST3GAL5 deficiency combined using data from 104 individuals

Researchers have combined the largest description of ST3GAL5 deficiency using detailed natural history data from 104 individuals of Amish ancestry born between 1986 and 2017 with a definite or probable diagnosis of ST3GAL5 deficiency.

6 Feb 2019

Signs of memory loss could point to hearing issues

Older adults concerned about displaying early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease should also consider a hearing check-up, suggest recent findings.

21 Jan 2019

Hearing challenges still reported by high proportion of older people with hearing aids

A high proportion of older people with hearing aids, especially those with lower incomes, report having trouble hearing and difficulty accessing hearing care services, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Jan 2019

Manx Telecom unveils MT clearSound that improves clarity of mobile phone calls

Manx Telecom is delighted to announce the launch today on the Isle of Man of MT clearSound, a new, personal mobile phone product which dramatically improves the clarity of mobile phone calls. The product is available at no additional cost to PayMonthly customers on the Manx Telecom network.

20 Sep 2018

Earwax, of all things, poses unrecognized risk in long-term care

Of all the indignities that come with aging, excessive earwax may be the most insidious.

29 Aug 2018

Oticon announces smallest ever hearing aid to date

Only around 40% of people in the UK who need hearing aids have them. A common deciding factor for many people in choosing a hearing aid is aesthetics.

22 Aug 2018

Seattle Children's opens new clinic to provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services

Seattle Children's today announced the opening of its newest regional clinic, Seattle Children's North Clinic, which will provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services for families in north King, Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit counties.

16 Aug 2018

Etiologies of growing pains

If you are a parent who has been awakened from slumber with a child crying in pain, you can understand my distress at watching my son wake up in pain night after night.

14 Jun 2018

A new method for assessing auditory fitness in public safety occupations

Hearing is an important part of fitness-for-duty assessments of police officers and other public safety professionals - but standard hearing tests don't give a true picture of whether these professionals can hear and communicate in the specific "noise environments" where they must work.

28 Apr 2018

Eosera announces enhancement to Earwax MD offering at AAA 2018

Biotechnology innovator EOSERA®, Inc., announced today that Earwax MD®, one of the ear care market’s newest earwax impaction solutions, will enhance its offering for audiologists and hearing aid centers at the annual audiology meeting, AAA 2018, in Nashville.

11 Apr 2018

Machine learning algorithm uses brain scans to predict language ability in deaf children

In a new international collaborative study between The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, researchers created a machine learning algorithm that uses brain scans to predict language ability in deaf children after they receive a cochlear implant.

15 Jan 2018

Children, adults depend more on right ear for better listening

Listening is a complicated task. It requires sensitive hearing and the ability to process information into cohesive meaning. Add everyday background noise and constant interruptions by other people, and the ability to comprehend what is heard becomes that much more difficult.

6 Dec 2017

New set of guidelines released for managing and caring patients with mitochondrial disease

Physicians who see patients with mitochondrial disease now have a practical new tool--a set of guidelines for managing and caring for those patients.

25 Oct 2017

Brain-training could help elderly people increase their understanding of words in noisy situations

For many people with hearing challenges, trying to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant or other noisy venue is a major struggle, even with hearing aids. Now, Mass. Eye and Ear researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 19th have some good news: time spent playing a specially designed, brain-training audiogame could help.

19 Oct 2017

Pitch intonation in voices identified by special neurons

When a word is being emphasized upon during speech, we tend to raise our pitch. Studies of voice modulation and intonations have shown that the pitch can change the meaning of the word. So, it is not always what is said, but how it is said, find researchers of a new study appearing in the latest issue of Science.

24 Aug 2017

Over-the-counter devices hold their own against costly hearing aids

Hearing aids that can cost more than $2,000 apiece are only slightly more effective than some over-the-counter sound-amplification devices that sell for just a few hundred dollars, according to a recent study.

25 Jul 2017

Researchers devise new hearing test to accurately predict soldiers’ auditory fitness-for-duty

Researchers at the University of Southampton have devised a new hearing test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and effective in a combat situation.

18 Jul 2017

Internet-connected smart hearing aid: a life changing solution?

Oticon Opn is a hearing aid that allows connection to a smartphone and supports all the internet-enabled connectivity that you have on the internet that smart devices support. We have specifically chosen a web-based community called “If This Then That” (IFTTT) because it is a relatively very easy to use third party service that is supported by a lot of the large global device manufacturers.

12 Jul 2017

Jaw malformations in zebrafish could provide clues about hearing loss in mice and humans

Can a fish with a malformed jaw tell us something about hearing loss in mice and humans? The answer is yes, according to a new publication in Scientific Reports.

31 May 2017