Hearing Loss News

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Neurons In Zebrafish May Reveal Clues To The Wiring Of The Human Ear

Posted September 29, 2008:

• New Tool To Assess Speech Development In Infants, Toddlers With Hearing Impairments

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Geriatric Patients Receive Significant Benefit From Cochlear Implantation

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Prosthetic Ears Appear To Improve Hearing And Speech Recognition In Noisy Environments

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Hearing Restoration May Be Possible With Cochlear Repair After Transplant Of Human Cord Blood Cells

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Biophysical Method May Help To Recover Hearing

Posted August 25, 2008:

• 'Can You See Me Now?' Sign Language Over Cell Phones Comes To United States
• Picking Out Specific Sounds In A Complex Scene: Researchers Study 'Cocktail Party Effect', Measure Auditory Dynamics Of Selective Attention

Posted August 15, 2008:

• Chronic Ear Infections Linked To Increased Obesity Risk; Taste Damage Can Lead To Preferences For Fatty And Sugary Foods

Posted August 14, 2008:

• Not All Hearing Aids Are Created Equal

Posted August 12, 2008:

• Sound Adds Speed To Visual Perception

Posted August 9, 2008:

• Tuning In To A New Language On The Fly: Effects Of Context And Seasonality On Songbird Brain

Posted July 29, 2008:

• Study Examines Prevalence Of Hearing Loss In The US

Posted July 23, 2008:

• Memory Impairment Associated With Sound Processing Disorder

Posted July 14, 2008:

• New Hearing Aid Technology Passes The Restaurant Noise Test

Posted July 7, 2008:

• When Using Gestures, Rules Of Grammar Remain The Same

Posted June 28, 2008:

• Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke

Posted June 12, 2008:

• Smoking And Body Mass Index Linked To Hearing Loss, But Alcohol Has Protective Effect

Posted June 11, 2008:

• Tune-deaf People May Hear A Sour Note Unconsciously

Posted June 2, 2008:

• Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior To One

Posted May 27, 2008:

• Vertigo Can Be Treated Easily And Quickly

Posted May 16, 2008:

• Mixed Results For Late-talking Toddlers

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Zebrafish May Help Solve Ringing In War Vets' Ears

Posted April 28, 2008:

• Low-frequency Hearing Linked To Shape Of The Cochlea

Posted April 26, 2008:

• Device That Produces Tiny Skull Vibrations A Big Help For Hearing Impaired

Posted April 19, 2008:

• Sign Language Interpreters At High Ergonomic Risk

Posted April 2, 2008:

• Humans Have More Distinctive Hearing Than Animals, Study Shows

Posted March 5, 2008:

• Boys' And Girls' Brains Are Different: Gender Differences In Language Appear Biological

Posted March 4, 2008:

• Cochlear Implant Recipients Experience Improvement In Quality Of Life

Posted February 29, 2008:

• Neurons Use Chemical 'Chords' To Shape Signaling

Posted February 27, 2008:

• Youngest Patient Worldwide To Have Auditory Implant In The Brain Stem

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Animated Computer Tutors Help Remedial Readers, Language Learners, Autistic Children

Posted February 16, 2008:

• New Findings Contradict A Prevailing Belief About The Inner Ear

Posted January 31, 2008:

• Wired For Sound: Implant Sends Signals Direct To Brain

Posted January 30, 2008:

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

Posted January 14, 2008:

• 'Ringing In The Ears' May Be Caused By Overactive Nerves; Acupuncture May Help, Study Suggests
• Lend Me Your Ears, And The World Will Sound Very Different

Posted January 4, 2008:

• Silence May Lead To Phantom Noises Misinterpreted As Tinnitus

Posted December 20, 2007:

• Jingle Bells Not Merry For Tone-deaf Individuals

Posted December 19, 2007:

• Neuroscience Discovery May Hold Key To Hearing Loss Remedy

Posted December 15, 2007:

• Cholesterol Fine Tunes Hearing

Posted December 5, 2007:

• Certain Toys May Permanently Damage Children's Hearing If Used Improperly, Study Suggests

Posted November 16, 2007:

• Genes Influence Age-related Hearing Loss

Posted November 6, 2007:

• Listen Up, Tune Out: Training And Experience Can Affect Brain Organization, Research Shows

Posted November 5, 2007:

• Ears Ringing? Cells In Developing Ear May Explain Tinnitus

Posted November 2, 2007:

• How Ventriloquists Trick The Brain: Sight, Sound Processed Together And Earlier Than Previously Thought

Posted October 25, 2007:

• Hearing Changes How We Perceive Gender

Posted October 12, 2007:

• New Hearing Mechanism Discovered

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