Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Deaf children with developmental delays are better served with cochlear implants than hearing aids

Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.

24 May 2022

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus was relieved with a brief course of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment.

23 May 2022

People with young-onset Alzheimer’s experience faster symptom progression than older counterparts

People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at a younger age will experience faster symptom progression than their older counterparts, a new study has found, potentially causing their support systems to fall behind.

16 May 2022

New Clinical Practice Resource released to guide the treatment of patients with hearing loss

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics has released a new Clinical Practice Resource that will help direct the treatment of patients with hearing loss: "Clinical Evaluation and Etiologic Diagnosis of Hearing Loss: A Clinical Practice Resource of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics."

10 May 2022

Impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy on development of fetal auditory system

In a new study, researchers assessed the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during pregnancy and the consequent impact on the auditory system of the infants.

6 May 2022

Hearing and vision impairment found to be independently associated with cognitive decline

A new nationally representative study published online in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports found hearing impairment and vision impairment to be independently associated with cognitive impairment.

5 May 2022

Researchers overcome a major hurdle to reverse hearing loss due to aging

Hearing loss due to aging, noise and certain cancer therapy drugs and antibiotics has been irreversible because scientists have not been able to reprogram existing cells to develop into the outer and inner ear sensory cells -- essential for hearing – once they die.

4 May 2022

Sodium thiosulfate shows no benefits for reducing heart damage following a heart attack

Sodium thiosulfate showed no benefits for reducing injury to damaged areas of heart muscle following a heart attack, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

5 Apr 2022

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

In the United States, 5 out of every 1,000 children experience hearing loss. After accounting for immigrant children from Mexico and China, that figure increases by at least 7.5 percent. Hearing loss affects a child's quality of life and can delay their ability to learn a language, perform well in school, and socialize with peers.

5 Apr 2022

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy – a tube surgically inserted into their windpipe to help relieve breathing problems – are at a high risk of accumulating fluid behind their eardrum when on a ventilator.

4 Apr 2022

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Clinicians and nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) are the world’s first to deploy genedrive’s MT-RNR1 ID Kit, a new rapid genetic point of care test (POCT) to screen babies for the genetic variant m.1555A>G when admitted with suspected sepsis

4 Apr 2022

Implant placed alongside a blood vessel could replace bulkier devices that stimulate nerves

An implant little bigger than a grain of rice, put gently in place alongside a strategically placed blood vessel, could replace much bulkier devices that stimulate nerves.

31 Mar 2022

Music program teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to better understand sounds

A 12-week music program is helping deaf and hard-of-hearing children learn to optimize their hearing aids and cochlear implants, by teaching them to better understand the sounds they detect.

30 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a four-protein complex that may play key role in generating ribosomes

UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes – organelles that serve as protein factories for cells – as well as a surprising part in neurodevelopmental disorders.

29 Mar 2022

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Researchers discuss the use of the highly efficient CRISPR/Cas technologies to identify viral genome sequences for biosafety purposes.

21 Mar 2022

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A synthetic viral vector and a novel surgical approach developed at Mass Eye and Ear has enabled efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of nonhuman primates, a research team working towards the development of effective treatments for hearing loss and vestibular disorders has reported.

15 Mar 2022

Study focuses on the potential indirect effects of COVID-19 on tinnitus severity

Tinnitus, most often described as "ringing" in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived as humming, hissing, buzzing or roaring sounds.

2 Mar 2022

Researchers explore a human speech recognition model based on machine learning

Hearing loss is a rapidly growing area of scientific research as the number of baby boomers dealing with hearing loss continues to increase as they age.

2 Mar 2022

Polio, chickenpox, measles, now covid. It’s time to consult history on school vaccine mandates

The rapid spread of omicron across the nation — and the finding that vaccines continue to provide strong protection against severe disease — brings covid-19 one step closer, perhaps, to truly earning its place on the list of diseases that have been tamed by vaccines.

9 Feb 2022

The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, the placenta, and infants

A group of scientists focussed on assessing if SARS-CoV-2 infection causes any particular histologic change in the placenta.

4 Feb 2022

Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Deaf children with developmental delays are better served with cochlear implants than hearing aids

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation

People with young-onset Alzheimer’s experience faster symptom progression than older counterparts

New Clinical Practice Resource released to guide the treatment of patients with hearing loss

Impact of COVID-19 during pregnancy on development of fetal auditory system

Hearing and vision impairment found to be independently associated with cognitive decline

Researchers overcome a major hurdle to reverse hearing loss due to aging

Sodium thiosulfate shows no benefits for reducing heart damage following a heart attack

NYU Langone Health launches new program to address hearing loss among low-income immigrants

Middle ear effusion common among tracheostomy-dependent kids requiring ventilatory support

Novel rapid genetic test could spare 14,000 newborns from lifelong hearing loss

Implant placed alongside a blood vessel could replace bulkier devices that stimulate nerves

Music program teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing children to better understand sounds

Researchers discover a four-protein complex that may play key role in generating ribosomes

Using CRISPR/Cas to develop biosafety materials

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

Study focuses on the potential indirect effects of COVID-19 on tinnitus severity

Researchers explore a human speech recognition model based on machine learning

Polio, chickenpox, measles, now covid. It’s time to consult history on school vaccine mandates

The effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant mothers, the placenta, and infants

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