Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Are GPs preventing patients from hearing properly?

Nearly 15,000 UK consumers answered questions about their hearing and their knowledge of hearing aids in the most comprehensive and largest survey ever undertaken in this field. The EuroTrak UK study will provide invaluable data for GPs, the NHS, Department of Health and the audiology profession. This study is now being publicised by The British Hearing Aid Manufacturers Association (BHAMA).

19 Apr 2011

Proteins could lead to new therapeutic target for NF2: Wistar Institute researchers

The proteins that provide cells with a sense of personal space could lead to a therapeutic target for Neurofibromatosis Type 2, an inherited cancer disorder, according to researchers at The Wistar Institute. Their findings, which appear in the April 12 issue of the journal Cancer Cell, could have profound implications for NF2 and related cancers, such as mesothelioma.

16 Apr 2011

Survivors of severe critical illness requiring intensive care do not regain physical or psychological health

A unique and richly detailed long-term study of survivors of severe critical illness requiring intensive care found that even those who were previously healthy, young and working did not regain the physical or psychological health they had before their illness.

8 Apr 2011

Progesterone benefits women with short cervix, finds NIH study

A National Institutes of Health study has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduced the rate of preterm birth before the 33rd week of pregnancy by 45 percent among one category of at risk women.

7 Apr 2011

Siemens Hearing to unveil new instruments at AudiologyNOW! 2011

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., will unveil a host of products at the American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNOW! 2011 conference - including the new Aquaris™, the world's first, truly waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant digital hearing instrument.

5 Apr 2011

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced results from several new data analyses from the pivotal Phase III studies evaluating the addition of its investigational oral protease inhibitor VICTRELIS to peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection.

1 Apr 2011

HRI to host healthy hearing teen initiative at DGA Theatre in NYC

The House Research Institute announced that it will host "Sound Rules! A Sound & Hearing Celebration" for teens at the Director's Guild of America Theatre in New York City on May 4.

31 Mar 2011

New discovery may improve cochlear implants for deafness

University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make rat heart cells contract and toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain.

28 Mar 2011

Early intervention and close follow-up can help prevent hearing loss in children

Early intervention and close follow-up are key to rehabilitating hearing loss in children, says Paul R. Kileny, Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan's Audiology and Electrophysiology program.

25 Mar 2011

Girls with medical conditions causing short stature go undiagnosed

Primary care doctors are less likely to refer short girls than short boys for diagnostic testing that can reveal underlying medical reasons for their short stature, according to a new study of an urban pediatric population in Philadelphia. Girls with medical conditions causing their short stature may go undiagnosed, or may be diagnosed later than boys, limiting timely treatment.

21 Mar 2011

New information on how best to teach children with hearing loss

Two to three in every 1,000 children are born with a hearing loss that is likely to impact development. Research of the auditory system at its early developmental stages, and efforts to identify hearing loss and initiate appropriate rehabilitation strategies, can be crucial to the healthy development of a child.

18 Mar 2011

Research on electrophysiological assessment of hearing in patients with acoustic neuromas

Manuel Don, Ph.D., is a principal investigator in the Division of Communication and Auditory Neuroscience at the House Ear Institute. Dr. Don joined the House Ear Institute in 1976 after working as an assistant research auditory physiologist at the University of California, Irvine.

17 Mar 2011

Sonitus Medical's SoundBite Hearing System receives CE Mark certification

Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing prosthetic to transmit sound via the teeth, today announced that it has received CE Mark certification for its SoundBite Hearing System. The company has received its EC Certificate, which indicates Full Quality Assurance System Approval. This is the first European regulatory certification for the company and the product.

11 Mar 2011

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that several new data analyses from Phase III studies of VICTRELIS, its investigational oral hepatitis C protease inhibitor, will be presented at The International Liver CongressTM / 46th European Association for the Study of the Liver annual meeting.

9 Mar 2011

CPCHE launches multi-year project to promote healthier home energy retrofits

Home energy retrofits tackle climate change and when done right they should make homes healthier, while aiding families struggling with utility bills.

6 Mar 2011

Endolymphatic sac shunt surgery improved hearing loss symptoms in flight attendant

When fluctuating hearing loss, with frequent bouts of nausea and vertigo caused New York flight attendant Patricia Gilbert to miss several work shifts, she sought answers from the medical community.

4 Mar 2011

OZ Systems helps TEHDI program to provide latest newborn hearing screening equipment for midwives

OZ Systems today announced that it is helping the Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program facilitate an initiative that will provide the latest newborn hearing screening equipment to midwives across the state.

2 Mar 2011

HCI creates Pediatric Cancer Late Effects Clinic to help manage long-term issues of treatment

Although cancer in children is rare, more than 10,000 children in the United States are diagnosed with some form of the disease every year. If these children survive, studies have found that more than two-thirds develop at least one late-effect of treatment, which can include additional cancers, fertility and heart problems, limited limb function, and hearing loss.

1 Mar 2011

First study to show link between AVPR1A gene variants with listening to music

Music is listened in all known cultures. Similarities between human and animal song have been detected: both contain a message, an intention that reflects innate emotional state that is interpreted correctly even among different species.

28 Feb 2011

New study: Black elders seem to have protective effect against hearing loss

Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect against this loss, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins and National Institute on Aging researchers.

28 Feb 2011

Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

Are GPs preventing patients from hearing properly?

Proteins could lead to new therapeutic target for NF2: Wistar Institute researchers

Survivors of severe critical illness requiring intensive care do not regain physical or psychological health

Progesterone benefits women with short cervix, finds NIH study

Siemens Hearing to unveil new instruments at AudiologyNOW! 2011

Merck's VICTRELIS phase III study results against HCV presented at EASL annual meeting

HRI to host healthy hearing teen initiative at DGA Theatre in NYC

New discovery may improve cochlear implants for deafness

Early intervention and close follow-up can help prevent hearing loss in children

Girls with medical conditions causing short stature go undiagnosed

New information on how best to teach children with hearing loss

Research on electrophysiological assessment of hearing in patients with acoustic neuromas

Sonitus Medical's SoundBite Hearing System receives CE Mark certification

Merck to present VICTRELIS phase III study data against HCV at EASL annual meeting

CPCHE launches multi-year project to promote healthier home energy retrofits

Endolymphatic sac shunt surgery improved hearing loss symptoms in flight attendant

OZ Systems helps TEHDI program to provide latest newborn hearing screening equipment for midwives

HCI creates Pediatric Cancer Late Effects Clinic to help manage long-term issues of treatment

First study to show link between AVPR1A gene variants with listening to music

New study: Black elders seem to have protective effect against hearing loss

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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Hearing Loss News and Research

Latest Hearing Loss News and Research

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