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Teens Get More Ear Infections When Someone Smokes at Home
December 7, 2010 — Family members who smoke are more apt to feel it is OK to smoke indoors as their children get older. But in households with secondhand smoke, children between 12 and 17 are 1.67 times more prone to ... > full story -
'Vast Majority' of Acoustic Tumor Patients Benefit from Surgery, Study Suggests
December 7, 2010 — Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its ... > full story -
Children Who Attend Group Child Care Centers Get More Infections Then, but Fewer During School Years
December 6, 2010 — Children who attend large group child care facilities before age 2 and a half appear to develop more respiratory and ear infections at that age, but fewer such illnesses during elementary school ... > full story -
Age-Related Hearing Loss and Folate in the Elderly
December 1, 2010 — Age-related hearing loss, one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid, according to new ... > full story -
Antibiotic Treatment for Ear Infections in Kids Provides Only Modest Benefits, Study Finds
November 16, 2010 — Using antibiotics to treat newly diagnosed acute ear infections among children is modestly more effective than no treatment, but comes with a risk of side effects, according to a new study designed ... > full story -
Were Our Tetrapod Ancestors Deaf?
November 8, 2010 — Researchers have shown that the closest living relatives of the tetrapods -- the lungfish -- are insensitive to sound pressure but sensitive to ... > full story -
Measurement Scientists Set a New Standard in 3-D Ears
October 12, 2010 — Scientists have developed a means of representing a 3-D model ear, to help redefine the standard for a pinna simulator (the pinna is the outer part of the ear) -- used to measure sound in the way we ... > full story -
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New Method to Identify People by Their Ears
October 10, 2010 — Scientists working on biometrics in the UK have found a way to identify ears with a success rate of almost 100 ... > full story -
Tinnitus in the Elderly Is Prevalent and Impacts Quality of Life
October 7, 2010 — Tinnitus is common among elderly Nigerians and associated with treatable health conditions like otitis media, rhinosinusitis, head injury and hypertension, according to new ... > full story -
Unique Case Offers Cautionary Cotton Swab Tale
September 28, 2010 — The saying, "never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear," couldn't be truer for a patient who experienced vertigo and hearing loss after a cotton swab perforated her eardrum. But what ... > full story
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