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‘Hypervitaminosis D’ is on the rise and linked to serious health issues

'Overdosing' on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D intake.

6 Jul 2022

Study reveals the persistence of neurologic symptoms among non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long-haulers"

Most non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long-haulers" at the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic continued to experience symptoms such as brain fog, numbness and tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and fatigue an average of 15 months after disease onset, according to a new study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology.

24 May 2022

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus was relieved with a brief course of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation treatment.

23 May 2022

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Researchers assessed the presence of vitamin D deficiency in COVID-19-recovered patients

6 May 2022

Eliminating harmful noise from ventilation system fans could help improve health

We spend more of our time indoors than ever. But the noise levels we are exposed to at home, in workplaces and schools have been shown to increase the risk of high blood pressure, mental illness and hearing damage - and may even have a detrimental effect on children's cognitive development.

20 Apr 2022

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

A synthetic viral vector and a novel surgical approach developed at Mass Eye and Ear has enabled efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of nonhuman primates, a research team working towards the development of effective treatments for hearing loss and vestibular disorders has reported.

15 Mar 2022

Study focuses on the potential indirect effects of COVID-19 on tinnitus severity

Tinnitus, most often described as "ringing" in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived as humming, hissing, buzzing or roaring sounds.

2 Mar 2022

Survey: One-quarter of Australian workers suffer from tinnitus

As many as half a million Australians are suffering from constant tinnitus, with farmers, automotive workers, transport drivers, construction workers and other trades people at the greatest risk, a national survey as part of Curtin-led research has found.

7 Feb 2022

Scientists identify new genes associated with familial Meniere's disease

A team of scientists from the University of Granada (UGR) and GENYO (Pfizer-University of Granada-Andalusian Government Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research—led by Pablo Roman-Naranjo and Jose Antonio López-Escámez, researcher in charge of the Biohealth Research Institute in Granada (ibs.GRANADA)—has identified new genes associated with familial Meniere's disease.

1 Dec 2021

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Researchers investigate potentially amyloidogenic peptide fragments that could be associated with the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 and long-COVID.

30 Nov 2021

Study links noise-induced inner ear nerve damage to endolymphatic hydrops

Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Research suggests that 12% or more of the world population is at risk for noise-induced loss of hearing.

11 Nov 2021

New evidence that SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also occur, suggesting that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be able to infect the inner ear.

29 Oct 2021

Severe tinnitus following SARS-CoV-2 infection

A 49-year-old male with a history of COVID-19 presents with tinnitus.

21 Sep 2021

V-safe: How everyday people help the CDC track covid vaccine safety with their phones

Of the 203 million people who have received at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, more than 9 million have enrolled in a program to share information about their health since getting the shot.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering from COVID, according to a Houston Methodist study recently published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

30 Aug 2021

Antihypertension drug may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2

New research led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear indicates that the blood pressure drug losartan may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a hereditary condition associated with vestibular schwannomas, or noncancerous tumors along the nerves in the brain that are involved with hearing and balance.

15 Jul 2021

Occupational exposure to low levels of blast linked with neurotrauma biomarker levels

Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research demonstrated that biomarkers associated with traumatic brain injury were elevated among law enforcement and military personnel, particularly in active duty participants with longer duration of service.

4 May 2021

Tinnitus News and Research

Latest Tinnitus News and Research

‘Hypervitaminosis D’ is on the rise and linked to serious health issues

Study reveals the persistence of neurologic symptoms among non-hospitalized COVID-19 "long-haulers"

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine-associated tinnitus responds to transcranial magnetic stimulation

Exploring vitamin D and acute COVID-19 infection

Eliminating harmful noise from ventilation system fans could help improve health

Synthetic viral vector and surgical approach enable efficient gene transfer into the inner ear of primates

Study focuses on the potential indirect effects of COVID-19 on tinnitus severity

Survey: One-quarter of Australian workers suffer from tinnitus

Scientists identify new genes associated with familial Meniere's disease

Potentially neurotoxic SARS-CoV-2 protein fragments

Study links noise-induced inner ear nerve damage to endolymphatic hydrops

New evidence that SARS-CoV-2 virus can infect the inner ear

Severe tinnitus following SARS-CoV-2 infection

V-safe: How everyday people help the CDC track covid vaccine safety with their phones

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

Antihypertension drug may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2

Occupational exposure to low levels of blast linked with neurotrauma biomarker levels

COVID-19 long haulers report persistent neurological symptoms

Can COVID-19 cause hearing loss, vertigo, and tinnitus?

Hearing loss, other auditory problems strongly linked with Covid-19

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