Gerontology & Geriatrics
The FDA says you can get hearing aids without a prescription. Here's how
Despite what Mick Jagger claims, time is not on our side.
Aug 26, 2022
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News tagged with hearing loss
Gerontology & Geriatrics
How to know if you need an over-the-counter hearing aid, or a doctor
Not all hearing loss is equal. Audiologists and hearing experts offered up tips on how to know if over-the-counter aids are right for you, and when hearing symptoms should entail a doctor visit.
Aug 24, 2022
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Health
Survey highlights lack of awareness with hearing loss
A Cleveland Clinic study is highlighting the lack of awareness about hearing loss among adults between the ages of 50 and 80 here in the United States.
Aug 24, 2022
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Medical economics
New hope for easing stigma and isolation of hearing loss
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved regulations that will allow hearing aids to be sold over the counter as early as this fall, a move intended to broaden access to the devices, which only a fraction of the ...
Aug 23, 2022
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Genetics
Gene therapy rescues malfunctioning inner ear hair cells that transduce sound
Scientists from the Salk Institute and the University of Sheffield co-led a study that shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss. In developed countries, roughly 80% of deafness cases that ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Hearing loss and tinnitus are common in cancer survivors
While children receiving chemotherapy routinely undergo hearing tests, adults don't, and a new study by UC San Francisco reports for the first time that significant hearing issues often occur among adult survivors of the ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Hearing screening ups awareness of hearing loss, hearing aid use
Having a recent hearing test is associated with a lower risk for underreporting hearing loss and greater likelihood of hearing aid use, according to a research letter published online July 14 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & ...
Jul 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
How hearing affects your brain health
People who are having difficulty following conversations or are developing issues with memory and thinking skills may want to get their hearing checked. Age-related hearing loss may be linked to an increased risk of cognitive ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Genetics
Genomic sequencing enhances findings of hearing loss in NICU
Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 12, 2022
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Health
Protect your hearing this July 4th
While fireworks may be bright and beautiful, they're also noisy. And a single loud blast or explosion that lasts less than a second can cause immediate and permanent hearing loss, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ...
Jul 2, 2022
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