The loss of hearing can be a touchy subject. Want to find out? Try suggesting a hearing checkup for your mother, father or spouse. If my experience is any indication, you'll probably get ignored, but only after they ask you ...
Jan 22, 2014
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Some commercial earbuds can perform as well as hearing aids. This finding, presented November 15 in the journal iScience, could help a large proportion of people with hearing loss access more affordable sound amplification ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Have you ever experienced a constant ringing in your ears that you can't pinpoint the cause? It might be tinnitus—the sensation of hearing a sound when no external sound is present. In most cases, tinnitus can be managed, ...
Jan 19, 2023
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It turns out that to hear a person yapping, you need a protein called Yap. Working as part of what is known as the Yap/Tead complex, this important protein sends signals to the hearing organ to attain the correct size during ...
May 27, 2020
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Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and the Gladstone Institutes have found a way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in a mouse using a simple chemical compound that is a precursor to vitamin B3. This discovery ...
Dec 2, 2014
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(Medical Xpress) -- A growing body of research finds musical training gives students learning advantages in the classroom. Now a Northwestern University study finds musical training can benefit Grandma, too, by offsetting ...
May 11, 2011
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Hearing well impacts every area of a child's life—language and speech development, social skills, and future academic and life success.
Oct 27, 2015
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A University of Arizona collaborative study among the Departments of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; and Psychology received approval in early May to begin accepting human subjects ...
May 25, 2015
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently realized that I often ask people to repeat themselves, and I must turn up the volume on the TV louder than before. How do I know if I have hearing loss? I am 46. Aren't I too young for hearing ...
Jun 20, 2022
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New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the biological architecture that lets us hear—and on a genetic disorder that causes both deafness and blindness.
May 26, 2020
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