Research
The "chemical earmuffs" that could bring hearing protection in a pill
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- Published on 02 March 2020
drugs
A molecular route to a drug that provides hearing protection—"chemical earmuffs"—may have been discovered by a team of biologists at the University of Iowa (UIowa) and Washington University, St. Louis.
California research closing in on cochlear implant with pitch detection
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- Published on 01 March 2020
cochlear implants
Not detecting pitch is one of the great limitations of current cochlear implants (CIs), but research at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) is advancing towards a device that can send pitch data.
Beethoven finally gets his hearing back for the 9th!
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- Published on 05 February 2020
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In the year celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ludwig Van Beethoven's birth, the great Bonn composer's hearing has been semi-restored, at the expense perhaps of some of his kudos as a martyred great.
Is pupil dilation as reliable as standard hearing tests?
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- Published on 15 January 2020
testing
A test relying on tracking pupil dilation as evidence of the subject hearing a sound has been put through its paces by a team of neuroscientists in Oregon, USA, who got the idea 20 years back when studying owls.
Tinnitus and sudden deafness risk raised by non-migraine headaches
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- Published on 03 January 2020
headaches
Patients suffering non-migraine headache are at a significantly greater risk for tinnitus, sensorineural hearing impairment, and sudden deafness than those without chronic headache, recent research in Taiwan suggests.
US Cochlear implant test disparities risk excluding valid candidates
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- Published on 23 December 2019
implants
Clinical testing for cochlear implant (CI) candidacy in the US is inconsistent and lacks proper guidelines, possibly filtering out valid cases, a new study has revealed.
US and UK tinnitus forces team up for January meet
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- Published on 03 December 2019
tinnitus
The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) is to host a joint networking event with the British Tinnitus Association (BTA). The evening will take place on January 25, 2020 at the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Mid-Winter Meeting in San Jose, California.
A row in Flanders over call for mandatory earplugs at concerts
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- Published on 02 December 2019
noise
A call by academics to make earplugs obligatory at music events has turned up the noise on both sides of the argument in Belgium, following a study showing that 75% of events do not meet noise standards.
Elastic electrodes ready to revolutionise hearing implants
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- Published on 03 November 2019
implants
A bendy implant material of silicone-covered platinum , with a surface area of just 0.25mm2, is now being prepared for human trials. Its developers see it replacing auditory brainstem hearing implants (ABI).
Smartphones provide "accurate" hearing screening in poor South African communities
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- Published on 03 November 2019
diagnosis
A smartphone screening system for both hearing and vision impairment has been running in South Africa. It was set up to bring early diagnosis to those whose low socioeconomic status denies them early diagnosis.
