Research
Covid-19 sufferers unlikely to be affected by hearing loss, "most thorough" research suggests
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- Published on 26 May 2023
covid
The Covid-19 pandemic was shadowed from its outset by an infodemic that flooded society with scare stories and misleading data, in some cases related to hearing health.
2023 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal awarded to MED-EL's Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair
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- Published on 12 May 2023
technology
Austrian cochlear implant pioneers, Dr. Ingeborg Hochmair and Prof. Erwin Hochmair have been granted the 2023 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for their outstanding contribution to communication and engineering.
Is this the future: "MY HEARING AlD TOLD ME I HAD PARKINSON'S"
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- Published on 03 May 2023
The move by hearing aid marketeers into the terrain of health and well-being is significant, and manufacturers know their future devices could form part of the future of precision medicine, perhaps flagging up a wearer's illnesses.
DEMENTIA - THE WIN-WIN RESEARCH FOR AUDIOLOGY
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- Published on 27 April 2023
dementia and hearing loss
Audiology News UK interviews psychiatrist Dr. Sergi Costafreda, one of the academics aiming to harvest a more certain understanding on the link between hearing loss and cognitive decline.
Single exposure hearing loss test wins research grant for Utah prof
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- Published on 19 April 2023
hearing protection
We hear a lot about noise-induced hearing loss from repeated exposure to loud sounds, but research into a new hearing test that can diagnose single-exposure hearing loss has now attracted crucial funding.
THE COGNITION,AUDITION, AND AMPLIFICATION CONUNDRUM
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- Published on 14 April 2023
dementia
Leading audiologist Raúl García-Medina provides a sturdy bundle of evidence and thought to underline the need to address hearing loss early and proactively to reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
Tinnitus UK finds a new new CEO from within
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- Published on 29 March 2023
charities
Leading tinnitus charity, Tinnitus UK (formerly the British Tinnitus Association) has filled its problematical key CEO vacancy, appointing from within the organisation.
Large study suggests Gestational COVID-19 is not a risk factor for congenital hearing loss
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- Published on 28 February 2023
COVID
A study published in Otology & Neurotology by researchers at İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University in Izmir, Turkey, suggests that gestational Covid-19 is not a risk factor for permanent congenital hearing loss.
A Silent Struggle: The challenge of embracing hearing instruments in mild hearing loss cases
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- Published on 19 February 2023
For audiologists
In his regular From the Oval Window column for Audio Infos UK magazine, audiologist Rául García-Medina looks at resistance to hearing aids in mild hearing loss patients, considering among other factors, the prevalence of anosognosia.
Earwax services must continue under state cover, academics urge
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- Published on 16 February 2023
earwax
Important findings from recent research by University of Manchester audiologists underline a pressing need for Britain's National Health Service to maintain earwax removal services.