Research
Call for Medicare to cover hearing as study reveals income factor in elderly access to audiology services
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- Published on 28 January 2019
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A new Johns Hopkins University study has revealed that older adults do not access professional help with hearing aids, while poorer users are more likely than the affluent to struggle with their devices.
Can common newborn hearing tests be used to screen for autism?
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- Published on 21 January 2019
screening
US researchers have flagged up the links between hearing dysfunction and ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), claiming that early audiological screening could also screen for autism.
Study confirms "unacceptable frequency" of adverse events from MRI scans on patients with hearing implants
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- Published on 14 January 2019
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Safety levels for hearing implant users undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are unacceptable and must be improved, concludes a recently published US study led by Matthew Shew, of the University of Kansas Medical Center.
US Navy lab 3,000km from the ocean clones risky warship hearing health conditions
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- Published on 11 January 2019
Protection
Disability payouts are received by a million military veterans for hearing damage, and the US Navy is now carefully studying the full effects of this professional hazard and seeking greater protection.
Study reveals online CBT is as effective as face-to-face therapy in tackling tinnitus distress
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- Published on 26 December 2018
Tinnitus
The outcomes of a recent UK study suggest that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered online could be as effective in reducing tinnitus effects as face-to-face treatment with a specialist - and faster.
New approach for auditory profiling and characterization of individual hearing loss
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- Published on 29 November 2018
Hearing profile
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark and Rigshospitalet Department of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology recently published an article on a data-driven approach to hearing loss profiling.
Adding secondary results to newborn genetic sequencing
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- Published on 23 November 2018
Genomics
GenomeWeb recently reported on an Australian Newborn whole-exome sequencing (WES) project that combines hearing loss diagnosis with optional secondary results.
Full review article on tinnitus published recently
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- Published on 20 November 2018
Tinnitus
Researchers from the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California San Francisco recently published an interesting review article on tinnitus.
Pharma prospects in hearing loss and inner ear disorders
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- Published on 15 November 2018
Pharmacy
Pharmafile, a leading portal for pharmaceutical industry news, events, and service company listings, recently ran an article on hearing loss as the next frontier for pharmaceutical success.
The genetics of noise-induced deafness
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- Published on 13 November 2018
Genetics
Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco recently found that the lack of a specific gene may be related to loss of inner and outer hair cells, and that an experimental drug can prevent this inner ear damage, thus protecting hearing.
