Research
Auditory nerve implant research wins $9.7m US health grant
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- Published on 03 April 2019
ANI
A sizeable research grant from the US National Institutes for Health (NIH) has set up the University of Minnesota to lead a global project into developing a different kind of implant to the cochlear variety, one that can restore normal hearing.
Under-50s with hearing loss more likely to misuse alcohol and drugs, research finds
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- Published on 29 March 2019
Survey
A statistical analysis by US researchers has turned up a strikingly higher likelihood of alcohol and drug abuse in under-50-year-olds with hearing loss versus their normal hearing counterparts.
Singing and playing music can aid speech perception in children with CIs, Finnish study suggests
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- Published on 12 March 2019
Music
A Finnish research team has announced positive results from a recent investigation into the role of singing and instrument playing in speech perception in noise of children with cochlear implants.
Dutch pharmaceutical firm reports safety test milestone in trial of hair cell regeneration drug
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- Published on 28 February 2019
drugs
Can a drug therapy ever be found that will reverse age-related sensorineural hearing loss? Dutch firm Audion Therapeutics is hailing positive safety and tolerability results in the early stages of developing such medication.
Newly discovered Usher syndrome mutations may help confirm diagnoses of rare condition
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- Published on 07 February 2019
deafblindness
A Moscow-based study has discovered several new mutations behind the rare Usher syndrome variety of deafblindness. Researchers say the finding can be useful in confirming diagnosis of the condition.
Study highlights hearing aid limitations for orchestra musicians with hearing loss
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- Published on 04 February 2019
music
What do musicians with hearing loss most fear? A new study suggests their hearing aids have limitations when it comes to following the finer details of music and instructions from conductors.
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
CI
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.
