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Hooked on Headphones? Personal Listening Devices Can Harm Hearing, Study Finds
August 31, 2010 — Personal listening devices like iPods have become increasingly popular among young -- and not-so-young -- people in recent years. But music played through headphones too loud or too long might pose a ... > full story -
UK's First Cochlear Implant Operation to Give Sound in Both Ears
August 26, 2010 — The UK's first operation to fit a single cochlear implant capable of giving sound in both ears takes place on August ... > full story -
New Norwegian Earplug Solution to a Deafening Problem
August 20, 2010 — Some 600 cases of noise-induced hearing impairment are reported by the Norwegian petroleum industry every year. A new, intelligent earplug is now set to alleviate the problem. The international ... > full story -
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Prevalence of Hearing Loss Among US Adolescents Has Increased Significantly, Study Finds
August 17, 2010 — Data from two nationally representative surveys indicates that the prevalence of hearing loss among US adolescents increased by about 30 percent from 1988-1994 to 2005-2006, with 1 in 5 adolescents ... > full story -
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Demographic Disparities Found Among Children With Frequent Ear Infections
August 9, 2010 — Research has documented that ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist among patients with conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Now, a new study has found disparities among children ... > full story -
Prolonged Mobile Phone Use May Be Linked to Tinnitus
July 19, 2010 — Regularly using a mobile phone for at least four years seems to be associated with a doubling in the risk of developing chronic tinnitus (persistent ringing/roaring/hissing in the ear), indicates a ... > full story -
New Cochlear Implant Could Improve Outcomes for Patients
June 30, 2010 — More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, researchers ... > full story -
New Drug Restores Hearing After Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Rats
June 30, 2010 — Researchers from New Zealand have discovered that a potent new drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats. The landmark discovery found that injection of an agent called 'ADAC' ... > full story -
Key Mechanism in Brain's Computation of Sound Location Identified
June 29, 2010 — Researchers have identified a mechanism the brain uses to help process sound localization. Their findings focus on how the brain computes the different arrival times of sound into each ear to ... > full story -
Imaging Reveals How Brain Fails to Tune out Phantom Sounds of Tinnitus
June 23, 2010 — About 40 million people in the US today suffer from tinnitus, an irritating and sometimes debilitating auditory disorder in which a person "hears" sounds, such as ringing, that don't actually exist. ... > full story
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