Hearing Loss News

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Cochlear Implant Recipients Experience Improvement In Quality Of Life

Posted March 3, 2008:

• 'Female Sex Hormone' Protects Against Hearing Loss In Females And Males

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Zebrafish Provide Useful Screening Tool For Genes, Drugs That Protect Against Hearing Loss

Posted February 18, 2008:

• Antibiotics Do Not Appear Helpful In Preventing Fluid Buildup In Children With Ear Infections

Posted February 12, 2008:

• New Findings Contradict A Prevailing Belief About The Inner Ear

Posted January 30, 2008:

• Wired For Sound: Implant Sends Signals Direct To Brain

Posted January 28, 2008:

• Over-the-Counter Eardrops May Cause Hearing Loss Or Damage, Study Suggests

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Genetic Link To One Form Of Common Pediatric Illness -- Inflammation Of The Middle Ear

Posted January 10, 2008:

• 'Ringing In The Ears' May Be Caused By Overactive Nerves; Acupuncture May Help, Study Suggests

Posted January 9, 2008:

• Use Of Ear Tubes For Ear Infections Not Consistent With Expert Guidelines, Study Says

Posted January 1, 2008:

• Silence May Lead To Phantom Noises Misinterpreted As Tinnitus

Posted December 18, 2007:

• Neuroscience Discovery May Hold Key To Hearing Loss Remedy

Posted December 14, 2007:

• Cholesterol Fine Tunes Hearing

Posted November 14, 2007:

• Genes Influence Age-Related Hearing Loss

Posted October 31, 2007:

• Ears Ringing? Cells In Developing Ear May Explain Tinnitus

Posted October 18, 2007:

• Fears About Complications Shouldn't Drive Antibiotic Prescribing, Study Finds

Posted October 16, 2007:

• Ear Infection Superbug Discovered To Be Resistant To All Pediatric Antibiotics

Posted October 11, 2007:

• New Hearing Mechanism Discovered

Posted October 5, 2007:

• Searching For The Brain Center Responsible For Tinnitus

Posted September 28, 2007:

• Combined TMS Shows Potential In Tinnitus Treatment

Posted September 25, 2007:

• New Cell Culturing Method Pumps Up The Volume

Posted September 6, 2007:

• New Method For Hearing Loss Assessment Aims To Reflect Real-World Situations

Posted September 5, 2007:

• Pivotal Hearing Structure Revealed

Posted August 30, 2007:

• Mild Hearing Loss Leaves Lasting Impact On Neurological Processes

Posted August 6, 2007:

• Electrical Implant Steadies Balance Disorder In Animals

Posted August 3, 2007:

• Alternative Treatment Brings Hearing To Both Ears

Posted July 26, 2007:

• Infant Hearing Test Results May Predict Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Posted July 23, 2007:

• Brain's 'Hearing Center' May Reorganize After Implant Of Cochlear Device

Posted July 17, 2007:

• Ability To Listen To Two Things At Once Is Largely Inherited, Says Twin Study

Posted July 3, 2007:

• Study Examines Cause Of Hearing Loss For Patients With Certain Genetic Disease

Posted June 26, 2007:

• Ringing In The Ear: More Than 80 Percent Of Patients Manage To Stop Discomfort From Tinnitus

Posted June 25, 2007:

• Can You Hear Me Now? Stem Cells Enhance Hearing Recovery

Posted June 18, 2007:

• Evidence Lacking To Guide Treatment For Sudden Hearing Loss

Posted June 16, 2007:

• Gene Responsible For Common Hearing Loss Identified For First Time

Posted June 14, 2007:

• Genes In Human Inner Ear Cells Restored

Posted June 8, 2007:

• A Wider Range Of Sounds For The Deaf

Posted June 7, 2007:

• Cochlear Implant Restores Hearing To Patient With Rare Genetic Disorder

Posted May 16, 2007:

• Some Children Are Born With 'Temporary Deafness' And Do Not Require Cochlear Implant

Posted April 16, 2007:

• Obesity May Be Linked To Middle Ear Effusions In Children

Posted April 12, 2007:

• Lip-Read Me Now, Hear Me Better Later

Posted April 5, 2007:

• Isolation Of Stem Cells May Lead To A Treatment For Hearing Loss

Posted April 2, 2007:

• Vaccine Can Help Reduce Frequent Ear Infections In Children

Posted March 28, 2007:

• Vitamins And Minerals Might Prevent Hearing Loss

Posted March 27, 2007:

• Improving Sound Quality In Hearing Aids

Posted March 23, 2007:

• Viral Enzyme Recruited In Fight Against Ear Infection

Posted March 20, 2007:

• Hearing Loss In Children Leads To Substantial Meningitis Risk

Posted March 14, 2007:

• Anti-Epileptic Drugs May Help Prevent And Treat Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Posted March 13, 2007:

• Making Sense Of The World Through A Cochlear Implant

Posted February 22, 2007:

• Genetic Hearing Loss May Be Reversible Without Gene Therapy

Posted February 18, 2007:

• Stem Cell Transplants Explored As A Possible Treatment For Hearing Loss

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