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Texas A&M, Stanford Researchers Advance Understanding Of How Hearing WorksUnderstanding how hearing works has long been hampered by challenges associated with seeing inside the inner ear, but technology being developed by a team of researchers, including one from Texas A&M University, is generating some of the most detailed images of the inner ear to date. |
Released: 7-Jul-2014 2:00 PM EDT
Texas A&M University |
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Retired NFL Players May be at Risk for Hearing Loss and TinnitusRetired NFL players may be at risk for permanent hearing loss and tinnitus, according to Loyola University Medical Center ear surgeon John Leonetti, MD. |
Released: 7-Jul-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Loyola University Health System |
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Henry Ford Seeks Tinnitus Patients for Vagal Nerve Stimulation Clinical Trial Henry Ford Health System, in collaboration with Wayne State University, is one of four sites worldwide involved in a clinical trial that will test a device that uses nervous system stimuli to rewire parts of the brain, in hopes of significantly reducing or removing tinnitus, a chronic ringing of the head or ears that affects more than 50 million people. |
Released: 24-Jun-2014 2:00 PM EDT
Henry Ford Health System |
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Fireworks, Construction, Marching Bands Can Cause Permanent Hearing Loss One in 10 Americans has hearing loss that affects their ability to understand normal speech. Exposure to excessive noise also can damage hearing in higher pitches. “Hearing loss due to excessive noise is totally preventable, unlike hearing loss due to old age or a medical condition,” Dr. Bhayani says. |
Released: 17-Jun-2014 1:00 PM EDT
Loyola University Health System |
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Researchers Identify Pattern of Cognitive Risks in Some Children with Cochlear ImplantsChildren with profound deafness who receive a cochlear implant had as much as five times the risk of having delays in areas of working memory, controlled attention, planning and conceptual learning as children with normal hearing, according to Indiana University research published in JAMA Otolaryngology. |
Released: 22-May-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Indiana University |
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Sleep Apnea Tied to Hearing Loss in Large StudyBoth high and low frequency hearing impairment have been linked with sleep apnea in a new study of nearly 14,000 individuals. |
Embargo expired: 20-May-2014 2:15 PM EDT
Released: 12-May-2014 11:00 AM EDT
American Thoracic Society (ATS) |
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UVA Unlocks Pitch-Detection Secrets of the Inner EarThe ability to discern pitch – to hear the difference between “cat,” “bat” and “hat,” for example – hinges on remarkable gradations in specialized cells within the inner ear. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders has explained, for the first time, what controls these cells’ development and patterning – findings crucial to efforts to reverse hearing loss caused by age, loud sounds or other factors. |
Embargo expired: 20-May-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Released: 19-May-2014 9:00 AM EDT
University of Virginia Health System |
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Report: Ongoing Quest to Silence Tinnitus Tinnitus affects roughly 50 million people and is now the No. 1 disability among our men and women in uniform, costing the U.S. about $1.7 billion a year to treat. But even with these staggering numbers, there's still no know cure for tinnitus. Today, Dr. Michael Seidman, a national leader in the treatment and study of tinnitus, will present a culmination of years of research at the Combined OTO Spring Meetings in Las Vegas. |
Released: 15-May-2014 9:30 AM EDT
Henry Ford Health System |
ScienceChannels:Keywords:hidden hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss, inner ear nerve fibers, cochlear nerve, synaptic connections, M. Charles Liberman, Sharon Kujawa, Massachusetts Eyes and Ear Infirmary, MEEI, Harvard Medical School, Public Health, Audiology, Gabriel Corfas, Boston's Children's Hospital, Acoustical Society of America, 167th Meeting of ASA |
Noise-Induced 'Hidden Hearing Loss' Mechanism Discovered Previously, hair cells have long been considered the most vulnerable elements in the inner ear, but researchers have now shown that nerve fibers are even more vulnerable to damage. They will report their findings of “hidden hearing loss” at the 167th meeting of the ASA. |
Embargo expired: 7-May-2014 1:30 PM EDT
Released: 30-Apr-2014 10:00 AM EDT
Acoustical Society of America (ASA) |
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Stop Shouting at Me: Why Clear Speech Can Sound AngryWhen loved ones lose their hearing, audiologists often counsel spouses and family members to speak clearly so they are better understood. But hearing loss professionals say that this well-meaning advice can backfire: clear speech can make you sound angry. A new study, to be presented at the 167th Meeting of the ASA, supports the idea that clear speech can carry negative overtones even when the phrase itself is emotionally neutral. |
Embargo expired: 6-May-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Released: 2-May-2014 2:30 PM EDT
Acoustical Society of America (ASA) |
