Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Scientists provide insights into compound that may prevent noise-related damage

Your mother was right when she warned you that loud music could damage your hearing, but now scientists have discovered exactly what gets damaged and how. In a research report published in the September 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists describe exactly what type of damage noise does to the inner ear, and provide insights into a compound that may prevent noise-related damage.

30 Aug 2013

New clinical recommendations urge women to maintain periodontal health during pregnancy

When a woman becomes pregnant, she knows it is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle to ensure both the health of herself and the health of her baby. New clinical recommendations from the American Academy of Periodontology and the Eurpean Federation of Periodontology urge pregnant women to maintain periodontal health as well.

29 Aug 2013

NIH awards grant to FDA-approved clinical trial of auditory brainstem implant in children

House Research Institute (HRI) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Children's Hospital) announced today final approval of grant funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Deafness and Communications Disorders (NIDCD) for a major five-year, FDA-approved clinical trial of the auditory brainstem implant (ABI) in children.

21 Aug 2013

Otolaryngologists to present newest specialty research in OTO EXPO

The 2013 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPOSM of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest meeting of ear, nose, and throat doctors in the world, will convene September 29 - October 2, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

17 Aug 2013

Audiologists collaborate with Chicago Bears to provide hearing screenings for children

Six Loyola University Medical Center audiologists recently teamed up with the Chicago Bears to provide hearing screenings to more than 150 disadvantaged children and their parents.

16 Aug 2013

Cambridge scientists identify molecular 'on/off' switch in malignant germ cell tumours

Cambridge scientists have identified an 'on/off' switch in a type of cancer which typically occurs in the testes and ovaries called 'malignant germ cell tumours'. The research was published today, 01 August, in the journal Cancer Research.

1 Aug 2013

Researchers study how human herpes virus packages genetic information during infection

An international collaboration of researchers including Felicia Goodrum of the University of Arizona's immunobiology department has studied how a human herpes virus carried by the majority of the population packages its genetic information during infection.

31 Jul 2013

Inner ear supporting cells protect hair cells by secreting HSP70

An underlying cause of hearing loss is the death of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, which can be damaged in response to a variety of factors including the use of aminoglycoside antibiotics.

26 Jul 2013

Supporting cells in the inner ear can help repair damaged sensory hair cells, say researchers

Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that turn vibrations into the electrical signals that the brain recognizes as sound.

26 Jul 2013

New research project has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance

The sounds of success are ringing at Kansas State University through a research project that has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance.

20 Jul 2013

Children with unilateral hearing loss are more likely to struggle in school

Children born with a complete absence of the external ear canal, even if only one ear is affected, are more likely than their peers to struggle in school, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

20 Jul 2013

Study finds simple action to reduce healthcare costs

A study led by a Loyola University Medical Center ENT physician provides a case study of a simple action that can reduce healthcare costs without compromising care.

19 Jul 2013

Researchers identify cellular channels critical for hearing

Ending a 30-year search by scientists, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital have identified two proteins in the inner ear that are critical for hearing, which, when damaged by genetic mutations, cause a form of delayed, progressive hearing loss. Findings were published online July 18 by the journal Neuron.

19 Jul 2013

Research opens door to better understanding of inner-ear development process, potential treatments

Indiana University scientists have transformed mouse embryonic stem cells into key structures of the inner ear. The discovery provides new insights into the sensory organ's developmental process and sets the stage for laboratory models of disease, drug discovery and potential treatments for hearing loss and balance disorders.

12 Jul 2013

Scientists uncover easy strategies to prevent harmful side-effects of antibiotics responses

A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has discovered why long-term treatment with many common antibiotics can cause harmful side effects-and they have uncovered two easy strategies that could help prevent these dangerous responses.

4 Jul 2013

Parents, children should leave fireworks displays to experts, say Vanderbilt specialists

Vanderbilt specialists are urging parents and children to leave the fireworks displays to the experts this Fourth of July.

2 Jul 2013

Mayo Clinic provides tips to stay safe this summer

A backyard fireworks display may look pretty and get family and friends excited, but when it comes to lighting fireworks, leave it to the professionals, Mayo Clinic physicians are advising. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors see dozens of patients who have lost fingers and limbs, gotten severe burns and suffered hearing loss as a direct result of using fireworks. Even seemingly harmless fireworks - such as sparklers - can cause severe burns and even blindness.

2 Jul 2013

Wellcome Trust-funded study could point to new therapies for glue ear

Important new insights into how the brain compensates for temporary hearing loss during infancy, such as that commonly experienced by children with glue ear, are revealed in a research study in ferrets.

28 Jun 2013

Young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds, says audiologist

In today's disposable society, hearing is an endangered species. "Once hearing is damaged, it cannot be repaired," said Jyoti Bhayani, a certified audiologist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Health System. "And hearing aids have yet to become coveted status accessories so young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds."

21 Jun 2013

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study. Findings showed that obese adolescents had increased hearing loss across all frequencies and were almost twice as likely to have unilateral (one-sided) low-frequency hearing loss.

18 Jun 2013

Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Scientists provide insights into compound that may prevent noise-related damage

New clinical recommendations urge women to maintain periodontal health during pregnancy

NIH awards grant to FDA-approved clinical trial of auditory brainstem implant in children

Otolaryngologists to present newest specialty research in OTO EXPO

Audiologists collaborate with Chicago Bears to provide hearing screenings for children

Cambridge scientists identify molecular 'on/off' switch in malignant germ cell tumours

Researchers study how human herpes virus packages genetic information during infection

Inner ear supporting cells protect hair cells by secreting HSP70

Supporting cells in the inner ear can help repair damaged sensory hair cells, say researchers

New research project has potential to treat human deafness and loss of balance

Children with unilateral hearing loss are more likely to struggle in school

Study finds simple action to reduce healthcare costs

Researchers identify cellular channels critical for hearing

Research opens door to better understanding of inner-ear development process, potential treatments

Scientists uncover easy strategies to prevent harmful side-effects of antibiotics responses

Parents, children should leave fireworks displays to experts, say Vanderbilt specialists

Mayo Clinic provides tips to stay safe this summer

Wellcome Trust-funded study could point to new therapies for glue ear

Young people need to wise up and turn the volume down on their earbuds, says audiologist

Obesity in adolescents is associated with sensorineural hearing loss

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