Research
Using specially timed signals to reduce the symptoms of tinnitus
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- Published on 24 January 2018
Tinnitus
University of Michigan (U-M) News recently reported on a new study in translational medicine. A team from the University has released preliminary findings from animal tests and a clinical trial of the new approach, including data from 20 patients with tinnitus.
The link between hearing loss and the 4D tetrad
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- Published on 19 January 2018
Study
In early January, important research findings from a French team looking at the association between hearing loss and the 4D tetrad (depression, dementia, dependence and death) were published in The Journals of Gerontology.
Auris Medical: update on the AM-111 clinical development program
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- Published on 16 January 2018
Therapeutics
Switzerland’s Auris Medical Holding AG, a clinical-stage company working on developing therapeutics in otolaryngology, announced further results from the HEALOS Phase 3 trial in early January.
Gene editing protects from deafness in mice
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- Published on 15 January 2018
Genetic deafness
An international team of researchers recently studied how in vivo delivery of specific RNA complexes can improve hearing loss in a mouse model of human genetic deafness.
Further data on the link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive decline or dementia
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- Published on 09 January 2018
Cognitive decline
Specialty clinical information website Healio.com recently reported on a meta-analysis of 40 studies with a total of over 34,000 participants that showed a small but significant association between hearing loss related to age and all domains of cognitive function.
3D-printed ear prostheses to improve hearing loss treatments
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- Published on 08 January 2018
Tech
3D printing has been used in many areas of medicine and is being evaluated in an ever increasing number of disciplines and conditions. Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have tested 3D printing in the area of prosthetic replacements for damaged parts of the middle ear.
Genetic variations in the FOXO3 gene and susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss
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- Published on 05 January 2018
NIHL
Researchers in China recently carried out a large-scale study to explore the effects of FOXO3 genetic polymorphism on individual susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), one of the most important occupational disorders.
Natural protection from loud sounds in whales and dolphins
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- Published on 28 December 2017
Hearing protection
New zoology research has found that four species of whales and dolphins can tune down the volume to protect their hearing. The findings are to be published in the journal Integrative Zoology.
Neurofeedback shows promising results in treating tinnitus
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- Published on 22 December 2017
Tinnitus
A new study carried out at Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio (USA) has shown that neurofeedback training may be able to reduce the severity of tinnitus or even eliminate the condition.
Systematic review: risk factors for pediatric tinnitus
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- Published on 12 December 2017
Tinnitus
Researchers from the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University and Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center recently published their findings in the journal The Laryngoscope following a systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors in pediatric tinnitus.
