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In the United States, approximately 3 out of every 1,000 infants are born with hearing loss. Surprisingly, over 90% of these children are born to parents who themselves have normal hearing. As mandated by state regulations, newborn hearing screenings are performed in all hospitals where babies are delivered. These screenings are essential for early detection, which Kristina Rousso, AuD, an audiologist with the California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (CA-LEND) training program at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, says is crucial for achieving optimal outcomes in a child's development.

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The powerful chemotherapy drug cisplatin has been used since the late 1970s to treat a variety of cancers. It’s highly effective against solid tumors and is often a core element of treatment for children with brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.Yet, cisplatin is well known to cause devastating side effects.

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Researchers in JMU’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies have developed a cutting-edge method to diagnose balance disorders and treat diseases common in middle-aged and elderly Americans.

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A estenose de válvula aórtica (EAo) é um problema de saúde importante que afeta mais de 1,5 milhão de americanos e milhões de pessoas ao redor do mundo. Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic estão analisando o uso de um novo medicamento chamado ataciguate para controlar a EAo.

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Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel – who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company – received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally.

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A Penn State Health otolaryngologist shares what to know about ear infections and other ear, nose and throat problems in children.

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Tonturas, dores de cabeça, confusão, fadiga, visão embaçada e sensibilidade à luz estão entre os sintomas mais comuns de uma concussão. Uma vez que esses sintomas diminuem e os pacientes começam a retomar suas atividades habituais, eles também podem experimentar efeitos subjacentes frequentemente negligenciados da concussão —zumbido persistente nos ouvidos, sensibilidade ao barulho e dificuldades auditivas, afirma Katie Dease, Doutora em Audiologia, fonoaudióloga no Sistema de Saúde da Mayo Clinic.

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Dizziness, headaches, confusion, fatigue, blurry vision and sensitivity to light are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. Once these symptoms have subsided and patients begin to resume their regular activities, they also may experience often-overlooked, underlying effects of concussion — persistent ringing in their ears, sensitivity to noise and hearing difficulties.

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Mareos, dolores de cabeza, confusión, fatiga, visión borrosa y sensibilidad a la luz se encuentran entre los síntomas más comunes de una conmoción cerebral. Una vez que estos síntomas disminuyen y los pacientes comienzan a reanudar sus actividades habituales, también pueden experimentar efectos subyacentes a menudo pasados por alto de la conmoción cerebral — zumbido persistentes en los oídos, sensibilidad al ruido y dificultades auditivas, afirma Katie Dease, Doctora en Audiología, logopeda en el Sistema de Salud de Mayo Clinic.

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Quotes about GHS and healthspan

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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released an app that makes it free, fast, and easy to test one's hearing in each ear. The app is part of a public health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of monitoring, protecting, and optimizing hearing at all ages.

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Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain region deemed to be involved primarily in sound perception. Neurons in this brain region respond more strongly to sound and mechanical vibrations combined than to either one alone, resulting in an enhanced sensory experience.

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University of Miami researchers find a link between early vocabulary composition and later language development in children with cochlear implants.

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