Hearing Loss News

Posted May 12, 2009:

• Age-Related Difficulty Recognizing Words Predicted By Brain Differences

Posted May 5, 2009:

• Estrogen Controls How The Brain Processes Sound

Posted May 4, 2009:

• Program Improves Language Skills In Deaf, Hard Of Hearing

Posted April 23, 2009:

• How Human Ear Translates Vibrations Into Sounds: Discovery Of Ion Channel Turns Ear On Its Head

Posted April 2, 2009:

• Well-Timed Timeout Effective In Wiping Out Fear Memory Response

Posted March 24, 2009:

• Auditory Regions Of Brain Convert To Sense Of Touch, Hearing Loss Study Finds

Posted March 23, 2009:

• Vertigo Linked To Osteoporosis
• New Stem Cell Therapy May Lead To Treatment For Deafness

Posted March 18, 2009:

• Touch Helps Make The Connection Between Sight And Hearing

Posted March 16, 2009:

• Search For Blood Pressure Secrets Reveals A Surprising New Syndrome

Posted March 3, 2009:

• Musicians Have Biological Advantage In Identifying Emotion In Sound

Posted March 2, 2009:

• People With Rare Disorders Facing Mistrust And Lack Of Understanding

Posted February 27, 2009:

• New Devices Aid Deaf People By Translating Sound Waves To Vibrations

Posted February 26, 2009:

• Babies Learn Music While Sleeping

Posted February 18, 2009:

• New IPod Listening Study Shows Surprising Behavior Of Teens

Posted February 12, 2009:

• For Implant-Wearing Guitarist, Hearing The Notes Not Necessary For Staying On Key
• Built-in Volume Control Helps Protect Auditory Nerve Against Loud Sounds
• Maintaining Balance And Listening At Same Time May Become More Difficult For Older Adults
• Our Aging Ears And Brains: Why Listening In Background Noise Gets Tougher As We Age

Posted February 11, 2009:

• Empathy Partly Based On Genes, Mouse Study Shows

Posted February 4, 2009:

• Ways To Minimize Tinnitus -- Troublesome Noises In The Ears

Posted January 28, 2009:

• New Laser For Neurosurgery Allows Greater Precision And Efficiency For Removal Of Complex Tumors

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Popular Songs Can Cue Specific Memories, Psychology Research Shows

Posted January 13, 2009:

• High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness

Posted December 15, 2008:

• The Language Of Emotion: Ad Slogans In Native Tongues Connect To Consumers' Emotions

Posted December 2, 2008:

• Subtitles Do Not Guarantee Hearing-Impaired Viewers A Total Comprehension Of Television Messages

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Can You Hear Me Now? How The Inner Ear's Sensors Are Made

Posted November 20, 2008:

• Tinnitus: Psychological Treatment And Neurostimulation Offer Hope

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Virtual Ears And The Cocktail Party Effect

Posted October 2, 2008:

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

Posted September 23, 2008:

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

Posted September 22, 2008:

• Geriatric Patients Receive Significant Benefit From Cochlear Implantation

Posted September 15, 2008:

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

Posted September 3, 2008:

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

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Biophysical Method May Help To Recover Hearing

Posted August 21, 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 14, 2008:

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

Posted August 13, 2008:

• Not All Hearing Aids Are Created Equal

Posted August 11, 2008:

• Sound Adds Speed To Visual Perception

Posted August 5, 2008:

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

Posted July 28, 2008:

• Study Examines Prevalence Of Hearing Loss In The US

Posted July 21, 2008:

• Memory Impairment Associated With Sound Processing Disorder

Posted July 10, 2008:

• New Hearing Aid Technology Passes The Restaurant Noise Test

Posted June 30, 2008:

• When Using Gestures, Rules Of Grammar Remain The Same

Posted June 26, 2008:

• Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke

Posted June 19, 2008:

• Memory Loss Linked To Poor Diet, Study Suggests

Posted June 13, 2008:

• One In Ten Adults In England Has A Non-Earlobe Piercing

Posted June 10, 2008:

• Tune-Deaf People May Hear A Sour Note Unconsciously
• Smoking And Body Mass Index Linked To Hearing Loss, But Alcohol Has Protective Effect

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