Research
Gene therapy breakthrough identifies a mutation that causes hearing loss in babies
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- Published on 28 May 2021
genetics
A key gene mutation in hearing loss has been identified by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, breakthrough science that could lead to a gene therapy solution for babies born with congenital hearing loss.
Kobe University research finds cellular key to acquired hearing loss, opening door to prevention and treatment
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- Published on 27 May 2021
neuroscience
A research breakthrough in Japan has revealed the specific inner-ear cells that grow in number as we age or suffer damage from noise or ototoxic drugs, all common causes of acquired hearing loss.
Large cohort Korean study grows evidence of smoking-hearing loss association
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- Published on 19 May 2021
hearing loss
The findings of a recently-published study by researchers in Seoul, South Korea, support previous evidence that smoking is an independent cause for hearing loss (HL), even in young adults. Both the size and design of the study brace its conclusions.
Automated Audiometry: An Interview with the Creator of AMTAS, Robert Margolis, PhD
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- Published on 06 May 2021
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As automated audiometry becomes more widespread for busy clinics and teleaudiometry, Grason Stadler Inc. (GSI) interviewed Dr. Robert Margolis to discuss his automated method for testing auditory sensitivity (AMTAS).
University of Granada researchers identify genes linked to tinnitus
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- Published on 29 April 2021
tinnitus
Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) in Spain have made a breakthrough discovery relating genes to tinnitus, specifically genes ANK2, TSC2 and AKAP9 in patients with Meniere’s disease (MD). The work opens the way to new drug treatments.
Tinnitus side-effect of Covid vaccine classified as very rare
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- Published on 22 April 2021
tinnitus
Tinnitus has been one of the reported effects of receiving the covid vaccine in the UK, but the British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has put the risk in perspective using figures from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
A smartphone app and wireless headphones will be enough to access hearing aids, claims one US university
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- Published on 28 March 2021
technology
A phone app designed by a team from the University of Texas of Dallas (UTD) is the latest wonder alternative to expensive hearing aids, this time focusing software over hardware.
Pandemic facemasks pose problems for 79% of cochlear implant users
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- Published on 09 March 2021
covid
Four out of five cochlear implant users complain of communication problems caused by facemask wearing made compulsory through coronavirus measures, a study by the firm MED-EL has revealed.
Advanced AI: How hearing instruments are using ‘deep neural networks’
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- Published on 23 February 2021
technology
In the first 2021 technology article compiled by the British Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) for the UK audiology magazine Audio Infos, Oticon’s Thomas Behrens is interviewed on the subject of deep neural networks and how they can improve the sound experience of hearing devices.
Any grains of truth in coffee drinking making men less susceptible to hearing loss?
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- Published on 14 February 2021
nutrition
Can coffee drinking make men less likely to suffer from deafness? A research team from the Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain suggests this is possible, but is their widely-reported study robust or only as instantly flavoursome as the truth that brews in tabloid newsrooms?
