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Abuse Rates Higher Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children Compared With Hearing Youths, Study Finds
January 18, 2011 — A new study indicates that the incidence of maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse, is more than 25 percent higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children than among hearing ... > full story -
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Antibiotics Best Treatment for Ear Infections in Toddlers, Study Finds
January 12, 2011 — Adding new evidence to the debate on the best treatment for middle-ear infections, or acute otitis media, in young children, clinical researchers have found antibiotics to be more effective than a ... > full story -
Tinnitus Treatment: Rebooting the Brain Helps Stop the Ring of Tinnitus in Rats
January 12, 2011 — Targeted nerve stimulation could yield a long-term reversal of tinnitus, a debilitating hearing impairment affecting at least 10 percent of senior citizens and up to 40 percent of military veterans, ... > full story -
Tinnitus Is the Result of the Brain Trying, but Failing, to Repair Itself
January 12, 2011 — Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain, say ... > full story -
Individuals With Partial Hearing Loss May Benefit from Hybrid Cochlear Implant
January 11, 2011 — Hearing loss can affect anyone, at any time. But it can be especially frightening for someone who suddenly starts to lose hearing during adulthood. A new study is investigating the effectiveness of a ... > full story -
Is Your Convertible Damaging Your Hearing?
January 6, 2011 — Driving convertible cars with the top open at speeds exceeding 88.5 kilometres per hour (55 miles per hour) may put drivers at increased risk of noise-induced hearing loss, according to new ... > full story -
'White-Noise' Therapy Alone Not Enough to Curb Tinnitus
December 10, 2010 — Tinnitus -- what many think of as "ringing in the ears" -- is the perception of sound without any real acoustic stimulation. Sound masking therapy, a common component of tinnitus treatment, is of ... > full story -
Our Brains Are Wired So We Can Better Hear Ourselves Speak
December 9, 2010 — Like the mute button on the TV remote control, our brains filter out unwanted noise so we can focus on what we're listening to. But when it comes to following our own speech, a new brain study shows ... > full story -
'Vast Majority' of Acoustic Tumor Patients Benefit from Surgery, Study Suggests
December 7, 2010 — Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its ... > full story -
Age-Related Hearing Loss and Folate in the Elderly
December 1, 2010 — Age-related hearing loss, one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid, according to new ... > full story
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