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  Workplace Noise-Related Hearing Loss Affects Sleep Quality

  January 25, 2011 — Although tinnitus was reported as the main sleep disrupting factor, hearing impairment among workers exposed to harmful noise contributed to sleep impairment, especially to insomnia, regardless of ... > full story
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  Function of Novel Molecule That Underlies Human Deafness Revealed

  January 21, 2011 — New research has revealed that the molecular mechanism underlying deafness is caused by a mutation of a specific microRNA called miR-96. The discovery could provide the basis for treating progressive ... > full story
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  Awake Despite Anesthesia

  January 20, 2011 — Out of every 1000 patients, two at most wake up during their operation. Unintended awareness in the patient is thus classified as an occasional complication of anesthesia—but being aware of ... > full story
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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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  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
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  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
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  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
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  '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
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  Boxing Is Risky Business for the Brain

  December 10, 2010 — Up to 20% of professional boxers develop neuropsychiatric sequelae. But which acute complications and which late sequelae can boxers expect throughout the course of their ... > full story
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  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

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