Research

What price is UK hearing research paying for lockdowns?

 

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Over the months since coronavirus restrictions were first introduced, the flow of investigation into hearing has been obstructed and, to some extent, rerouted. Though manufacturers' installations have been hard hit, perhaps the worst hit research centres have been universities.

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Ototoxicity of opioids underlined by New Jersey study

 

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Doctors prescribing opioids should be aware of an ototoxicity risk to patients, who could suffer permanent hearing loss and tinnitus from their medication.

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Masks muzzle communication in audiology

 

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One of the study graphs showing - by situation - how survey respondents feel about wearing face coverings

An ongoing study by the University of Manchester has underlined that use of face coverings is leaving patients and professionals struggling to engage and connect.

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Virtual is the conference way for Britain's leading tinnitus group

 

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The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) has announced that its annual 2020 conference will still go ahead—virtually, i.e. online—from October 5 to 9.

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Imaging inside the cochlea soon a reality with hair-width scanner

 

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© Simon Thiele and Jiawen Li University of Adelaide

A newly-developed ultrathin 3D-printed optical endoscope is bringing miniaturised probing to the level of providing trauma-free high-resolution imaging from within delicate narrow body parts such as the cochlea.

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Optical cochlear implants come a rodent step closer

 

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The development of a more effective cochlear implant using light instead of electricity has been hastened towards clinical translation following succesful experimentation using rodents.

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Adult-onset hearing loss breakthrough as common inherited genetic variant found

 

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The discovery of a common inherited genetic variant putting thousands of adults potentially at risk of adult-onset hearing loss (HL) may open the way to prevention through gene therapy.

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Is poor follow-up responsible for 20% of hearing aid owners making no use of their devices?

 

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Amongst some good news on use of hearing aids in the UK, new survey results show that as many as 50% of hearing aid owners do not use their devices most of the time, while 20% never use them.

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Children with hearing disability more at risk of asthma - new study

 

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Children with hearing loss have a higher likelihood of having asthma than many other disability categories, according to a comprehensive population study of association between development delay and asthma in US population-level data.

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Early review draws blank on COVID-19 effects on audio-vestibular system - more research needed

 

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Hurried UK research into potential long-term hearing health associations among COVID-19 cases has found only insignifant evidence. The Manchester University team investigating will carry out higher-quality studies in the near future.

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