Hearing Loss News

Posted May 27, 2002:

• New Hearing Test Simulates Noise Of Real World

Posted May 3, 2002:

• Hopkins Scientists Reveal How Sound Becomes Electric

Posted December 28, 2001:

• Implantable Hearing Device Can Improve Sound Quality

Posted November 28, 2001:

• Brains Of Deaf People Rewire To "Hear" Music

Posted August 1, 2001:

• "Bionic Ear" Implanted By Penn Surgeons To Give Hearing To The Deaf: FDA-Approved Device Provides The World's Fastest Hearing Technology

Posted July 23, 2001:

• Deaf Woman Receives Two Cochlear Implants In Pioneer Study At NYU Medical Center

Posted June 11, 2001:

• UCSF Begins Clinical Trials For New Bionic Ear For Profoundly Deaf Adults

Posted January 22, 2001:

• Cochlear Implants Found To Help Deaf-Blind Patients

Posted January 5, 2001:

• Deaf Children Who Get Cochlear Implants Early In Life Get The Biggest Language Boost, Concludes Largest-Ever Study

Posted October 23, 2000:

• Progress In Auditory Hair Cell Studies In Birds Points Way To Possible Human Hearing Improvement

Posted October 5, 2000:

• UCSF Audiology Clinic Offers World's First Disposable Hearing Aids

Posted August 9, 2000:

• Rare Hallucinations Make Music In The Mind

Posted July 3, 2000:

• Helping To Better Understand The Development And Maturation Of The Auditory Pathway

Posted May 12, 2000:

• Northwestern Researchers Clone Gene Responsible For Inner Ear Motor

Posted March 27, 2000:

• UCSD Study Of Uncoordinated Fruit Flies Provides Molecular Clues To Hearing Problems In Humans

Posted November 23, 1999:

• New Hearing Test Can Improve Diagnosis Of Middle Ear Disorders

Posted November 4, 1999:

• Despite Effects On Perceived Health, Many Elderly Ignore Hearing Loss

Posted October 21, 1999:

• Gene Mutation Tied To Deafness Found In African-Americans And Caucasians

Posted July 14, 1999:

• Aspirin Component Prevents Antibiotic-Induced Deafness

Posted June 14, 1999:

• Gene Triggers Formation Of Sensory Cells In The Ear

Posted April 29, 1999:

• Cochlear Implant Increases Access To Mainstream Education

Posted April 12, 1999:

• Compound Protects Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Animal Model, UB Researchers Show

Posted April 9, 1999:

• Digital Hearing Aid May Be The Answer For Hearing-Impaired

Posted April 8, 1999:

• New Research Points The Way To Restoring Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Mammals, Including Humans

Posted March 25, 1999:

• How One "Family" Can Influence A Culture: Searching For The Clues To Hearing Loss

Posted March 2, 1999:

• Researcher Finding Ways To Make Cochlear Implants Better Mimic Normal Hearing
• Knockout Mouse Reveals Genetic Mechanism In Defective Mammalian Ear Developoment

Posted February 9, 1999:

• Old Bone Collection Reveals Basis For Some Dizziness

Posted February 4, 1999:

• NYU Neuroscientist Explores Changes In The Brain Following Hearing Loss

Posted January 12, 1999:

• Study Shows Middle Ear Inflammation Decreases Progressively As Children Age

Posted September 19, 1998:

• Rehabilitation For Hearing Impaired Children Should Include Treatment For Ear-Related Balance Problems
• New Study Identifies Specific Ear Problems Resulting From Automobile Airbag Deployment

Posted September 17, 1998:

• Magnetic Hearing Aid--New "Window" For Hearing Impaired

Posted September 16, 1998:

• Allergy Linked To Common Ear Infection Susceptibility

Posted September 14, 1998:

• Ear Infection Complications On The Rise

Posted August 31, 1998:

• Insect Research May Produce Better Hearing Aids

Posted August 17, 1998:

• University Of Washington Scientists Discover A Gene That Causes Deafness And Dizziness In Mice

Posted August 6, 1998:

• U.S. Navy Medical Breakthrough To Help Millions Of Americans At Risk For Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Posted July 13, 1998:

• Drug Prevents Hearing Loss Caused By Brain Tumor Therapy

Posted June 4, 1998:

• Scientists Use Gene Therapy To Correct Deafness In Mice

Posted May 26, 1998:

• University of Florida Program Offers Communication Strategies to Hearing-Aid Users

Posted May 14, 1998:

• University of Florida To Screen All Newborns For Hearing Loss

Posted April 21, 1998:

• U-M Study Shows That Construction Workers Often Work Without Hearing Protection, Thus Unnecessarily Damaging Their Hearing

Posted March 24, 1998:

• Mouse Gene Reveals Clues To Human Deafness

Posted February 26, 1998:

• Biology Researchers Map Gene For Age-Related Hearing Loss In Mice

Posted February 20, 1998:

• Genetics May Explain Much Age-Related Hearing Loss

Posted January 23, 1998:

• Researchers Find Sites In Brain Responsible For Tinnitus; Work Raises Possibility Of Treatments, Cure

Posted November 14, 1997:

• University Of Washington Geneticist Clones Gene For An Inherited Form Of Deafness

Posted October 6, 1997:

• Common Drugs May Prevent Antibiotic-Induced Deafness

Posted September 1, 1997:

• Males Don't Follow Intuition When It Comes To Listening To Rock Music

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