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Starting Signal for Athletes With Sensory Disability
June 15, 2011 — A new system alerts racers about the race start through visual signals -- enabling reaction time equal to other ... > full story -
New Software 'Hearing Dummies' Pave the Way for Tailor-Made Hearing Aids
June 13, 2011 — New software "hearing dummies" are part of cutting-edge research that promises to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairments. The work could also be used in the long-term to ... > full story -
Retina Holds the Key to Better Vision in Deaf People
June 1, 2011 — People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, researchers in the UK have ... > full story -
Saliva Is Effective in Screening for CMV Infection in Newborns, Researchers Find
June 1, 2011 — Swabbing a newborn's mouth for saliva can be used to quickly and effectively screen for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a leading cause of hearing loss in ... > full story -
Mutated Muscle Protein Can Cause Deafness: Gene Mutations on X Chromosome Lead to Progressive Hearing Impairment
May 30, 2011 — Excessive noise is not the only thing that causes damage to hearing. In many cases, genetic factors are responsible for the loss of hearing at a young age. Researchers have discovered a previously ... > full story -
Focusing Heavily on a Task Results in Experience of Deafness to Perfectly Audible Sounds
May 27, 2011 — How can someone with perfectly normal hearing become deaf to the world around them when their mind is on something else? New research suggests that focusing heavily on a task results in the ... > full story -
Injection Therapy for Sudden Hearing Loss Disorder May Be Suitable Alternative to Oral Steroids
May 24, 2011 — Treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with injections of steroids directly into the ear appears to result in recovery of hearing that is not less than recovery obtained with the ... > full story -
New Understanding of Chronic Otitis Media May Inform Future Treatment
May 16, 2011 — In most children with chronic otitis media, biofilms laden with Haemophilus influenzae cling to the adenoids, while among a similar population suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, that pathogen is ... > full story -
New Mouse Model May Lead to New Therapies for Degenerative Diseases
May 16, 2011 — Researchers have engineered a new mouse that that can be used for research on degenerative ... > full story -
Sound Safety: Novel Device With Rock 'N' Roll Roots May Protect Listeners from Potential Dangers of Personal Listening Devices and Hearing Aids
May 13, 2011 — Engineers investigating "listener fatigue"-- the discomfort and pain some people experience while using in-ear headphones, hearing aids, and other devices that seal the ear canal from external sound ... > full story
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