Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Hearing loss may lead to microstructural differences in temporal lobe and frontal cortex

Hearing loss affects more than 60 percent of adults aged 70 and older in the United States and is known to be related to an increased risk of dementia. The reason for this association is not fully understood.

21 Nov 2023

One in five Norwegians suffering from inadequate tinnitus treatment

Researchers have concluded that many people are suffering unnecessarily and that treatment provision offered to patients is failing at many levels.

18 Oct 2023

Study finds racial and ethnic disparities in ear tube placement for children with ear infections

Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely to see ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, or otolaryngologists, and receive ear tubes for recurring ear infections, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 annual meeting.

16 Oct 2023

Ethnicity and the effect of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia

The effects of potentially modifiable risk factors on dementia vary among people of South Asian, Black, and White ethnicities.

12 Oct 2023

Pre-existing CMV immunity protects mothers and babies from transmission and birth defects

Researchers at Tulane University have shown for the first time that mothers are much less likely to transmit a common virus known to cause miscarriages and birth defects if they are exposed to the virus prior to becoming pregnant.

6 Oct 2023

Mogrify extends Series A financing to $46 million USD

Mogrify Limited (Mogrify®), a biopharmaceutical company transforming the lives of patients through a novel class of in vivo reprogramming therapies, announced today an additional $10 million USD closing of its Series A financing.

From Mogrify 2 Oct 2023

Researchers discover how Zika virus persists in the placenta

Before SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there was the Zika virus epidemic, lasting from 2015 to 2016. The Zika virus can cause serious birth defects and abnormalities.

26 Sep 2023

Gene therapy reduces hearing loss associated with Norrie disease in mice

An international team led by researchers at UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre have developed in mice a gene therapy that significantly reduces the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.

29 Aug 2023

Ciliopathies: A new understanding of the role of the NSL complex

The non-specific lethal (NSL) complex is a chromatin-associated factor that has been shown to regulate the expression of thousands of genes in both fruit flies and mammals.

25 Aug 2023

Cholesterol loss in inner ear linked to age-related hearing loss

Researchers led by María Eugenia Gomez-Casati, the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires-CONICET; Mauricio Martin, the Institute of Medical Research Mercedes; and Martín Ferreyra, (INIMEC-CONICET-UNC), National University of Córdoba in Argentina report that age-related hearing loss is associated with a decrease of cholesterol in the inner ear.

24 Aug 2023

New insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of SLC29A3 disorders

In humans, the SLC29A3 gene regulates the function of lysosomes to control waste recycling in cells such as macrophages (that engulf and destroy foreign bodies).

22 Aug 2023

3D analysis of inner ear provides insights into Ménière's disease

Elaborate 3D analysis of the inner ear now, for the first time, provide insights into volume changes of special structures in sufferers of the so-called Ménière's disease.

7 Aug 2023

Researchers discover cause of cholesteatomas

Chronic inflammation of the middle ear can cause several problems and complications that can affect a person's hearing and balance.

3 Aug 2023

Dietary omega-3 fatty acids may protect against age-related hearing loss

Researchers report that blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were inversely correlated with hearing difficulty in a new population-based cross-sectional study.

24 Jul 2023

Is repetitive heading of the ball during a professional soccer career associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment?

In a recent study, a group of researchers investigated if heading frequency is associated with cognitive impairment in retired soccer players.

20 Jul 2023

Hearing intervention shows promise in protecting older adults at increased risk for cognitive decline

While the results were negative in the total study population, the hearing intervention slowed cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by 48% in a pre-specified segment of the study population consisting of the 238 people participating in an ongoing observational study of heart health.

19 Jul 2023

Hearing aids may offer protection against cognitive decline in older adults at high risk of dementia

While hearing aids and audiological support services did not have any impact on cognitive decline over 3 years in a general population of older adults, treating hearing loss protected against cognitive decline in older adults at greater risk of dementia.

18 Jul 2023