Study Shows Bats Can Develop Age-Related Hearing Loss
Many mammals suffer hearing loss in old age, but bats were thought to be immune to this phenomenon because of...
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September 24, 2024
September 17, 2024 / Hearing Loss
Declining Senses Can Impact Mental Health in Seniors
Most people — up to 94% of U.S. adults — experience at least some dulling of their senses with age,...
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September 10, 2024
Cochlear Implants Provide Basic Approaches for How We Recognize Words
University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants...
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September 4, 2024 / Hearing Loss
Superoxide Produced in Inner Ears Responsible for Acquired Hearing Loss
Professor Ueyama Takehiko (Biosignal Research Center, Kobe University) and the inner ear research group (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine) have...
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August 28, 2024
Latest Research Examines Hearing Protection and Perception
A cellphone ringing, a siren approaching, a gunshot sounding in the distance. We depend on our hearing in many dynamic...
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Objective Marker Found in the Brain for Tinnitus
Tinnitus is currently not classified as a distinct disorder, but as a symptom with many possible causes, such as impaired...
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August 13, 2024 / Hearing Loss
Retrospective Study Investigating Link Between COVID-19
In a retrospective cohort study published in the journal eClinicalMedicine, researchers from South Korea investigated the potential association between coronavirus disease 2019...
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August 7, 2024
New Fatigue-Detecting Earbuds Helping Drivers
Everyone gets sleepy at work from time to time, especially after a big lunch. But for people whose jobs involve...
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August 5, 2024
Can Occupational Hearing Loss Affect Heart Health?
Occupational settings can involve exposure to loud noise, a known and preventable contributor to hearing loss. Hearing conservation programs and...
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July 16, 2024
New Science Examines How We Hear
We are social creatures. The sound of other people’s voices is important for us, and our hearing is directed at...
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