Hearing Loss News

Posted April 19, 2010:

• Children With Cochlear Implants Appear to Achieve Similar Educational and Employment Levels as Peers

Posted April 16, 2010:

• Structure of Inner-Ear Protein Is Key to Both Hearing and Inherited Deafness

Posted April 8, 2010:

• Music Therapy Fails Dyslexics: No Link Between Dyslexia and a Lack of Musical Ability, Study Finds

Posted March 24, 2010:

• Rodeo Bull Goes Head-to-Head With Zoo Dolphins in a Study of Balance

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Temporary Hearing Deprivation Can Lead to 'Lazy Ear'

Posted March 4, 2010:

• Well-Being Is Related to Having Less Small Talk and More Substantive Conversations

Posted March 1, 2010:

• Regular Analgesic Use Increases Hearing Loss in Men, Study Finds

Posted February 21, 2010:

• Word Learning Better in Deaf Children Who Receive Cochlear Implants by Age 13 Months

Posted February 17, 2010:

• Scientists Image Brain at Point When Vocal Learning Begins

Posted February 10, 2010:

• How Brain Hears the Sound of Silence: Separate Brain Pathways Process the Start and End of What We Hear

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Built-in Amps: How Subtle Head Motions, Quiet Sounds Are Reported to the Brain

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Children With Cochlear Implants Have Quality of Life Equal to Normal Hearing Peers, Study Finds

Posted January 25, 2010:

• In Bats and Whales, Convergence in Echolocation Ability Runs Deep

Posted January 20, 2010:

• Going to the Gym Shouldn't Be a Workout for Your Eardrums

Posted January 18, 2010:

• Complications Common, Often Linked to Trauma in Children Receiving Cochlear Implants

Posted January 12, 2010:

• Study Casts Doubt on Caffeine Link to Tinnitus

Posted January 6, 2010:

• Music Therapy Can Assist Toddlers' Communication Rehabilitation Process

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Scientists Decode Memory-Forming Brain Cell Conversations

Posted December 14, 2009:

• Master Gene Math1 Controls Framework for Perceiving External and Internal Body Parts

Posted November 30, 2009:

• Tactile Input Affects What We Hear

Posted November 25, 2009:

• Auditory Illusion: How Our Brains Can Fill in the Gaps to Create Continuous Sound

Posted November 19, 2009:

• Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes

Posted November 11, 2009:

• New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Mouse Study Sheds Light on Hearing Loss in Older Adults
• Scientists Create 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages

Posted November 3, 2009:

• More Action Is Needed To Support Millions Of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide, Review Finds

Posted October 22, 2009:

• Scientists Show How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound In Cochlea

Posted October 15, 2009:

• Cochlear Implants Reduce Delay Suffered By Deaf Children In Language Acquisition, Study Shows

Posted October 6, 2009:

• Genetic Mutation A Strong Indicator Of Age-Related Hearing Loss Risk
• Drivers Of Convertibles May Be At Risk For Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Men Nearly Three Times As Likely To Develop Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Posted October 4, 2009:

• Non-Invasive Imaging Technique Can Help Diagnose Tinnitus

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Stimulating Sight: Retinal Implant Could Help Restore Useful Level Of Vision To Certain Groups Of Blind People

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Kids With Small Head Size At Risk Of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Genetic Cause For Type Of Deafness Identified; Discovery Could Lead To New Therapies For Progressive Hearing Loss

Posted September 1, 2009:

• Monkeys Get A Groove On, But Only To Monkey Music

Posted August 27, 2009:

• Gene Associated With Language, Speech And Reading Disorders Identified

Posted August 25, 2009:

• New Technology Helps Parkinson's Patients Speak Louder

Posted August 20, 2009:

• Visits To Nana's May Keep Toddlers From Developing Negative Age Stereotypes
• Perceptual Rivalry: Nostrils Alternate To Process Competing Odors

Posted August 18, 2009:

• Neural Pathway Missing In Tone-Deaf People

Posted August 17, 2009:

• Taking Up Music So You Can Hear

Posted August 7, 2009:

• Longer Lives Can Still Lead To Happier Golden Years, Psychologists Say

Posted August 5, 2009:

• Hearing Aids: New Software Makes It Easier To Hear The Words Beneath The Noise

Posted July 13, 2009:

• How Noise And Nervous System Get In Way Of Reading Skills

Posted July 7, 2009:

• Hearing Manipulated By Electronics

Posted June 23, 2009:

• Need Something? Talk To My Right Ear

Posted June 22, 2009:

• Better Than A Hearing Aid? Better Hearing With Bone Conducted Sound

Posted June 19, 2009:

• Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say

Posted May 30, 2009:

• Hearing, Voice Problems Worsen Seniors' Communication Skills

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