News tagged with middle ear
Regaining proper hearing at last
Around 17 million people in Germany suffer from impaired hearing. For many of them, their hearing is so damaged that a standard hearing aid is no longer enough. A new device will improve patients' hearing ...
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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Research says 'evolutionary glitch' could be cause of childhood ear infections
Researchers at King's College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such as glue ear. The work was funded by the UK Medical Research Council and published ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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New implant replaces impaired middle ear
(Medical Xpress)—Functionally deaf patients can gain normal hearing with a new implant that replaces the middle ear. The unique invention from the Chalmers University of Technology has been approved for ...
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Jan 14, 2013 |
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Researchers suggest novel prevention of recurrent ear infections
Eliminating bacteria's DNA and boosting antimicrobial proteins that already exist may help prevent middle ear infections from reoccurring. These are the findings from a Nationwide Children's Hospital study that examined how ...
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Oct 30, 2012 |
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Smoking in cars produces harmful pollutants at levels above WHO indoor air quality standards
Smoking during car journeys pumps harmful particulate matter into the indoor air space at levels that far exceed World Health Organization guidance—even when the windows are open or air conditioning is switched on—finds ...
Health
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Swimming pools don't help Indigenous children's hearing, contradiction of previous study
(Medical Xpress)—Swimming pools are not the answer to solving the horrific prevalence of middle ear disease afflicting Indigenous children in remote communities, a ground-breaking report from Flinders University ...
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Oct 15, 2012 |
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Children exposed to HIV in the womb at increased risk for hearing loss
Children exposed to HIV in the womb may be more likely to experience hearing loss by age 16 than are their unexposed peers, according to scientists in a National Institutes of Health research network.
Pediatrics
Jun 20, 2012 |
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C-section babies may be more likely to fail first hearing test
(HealthDay) -- Infants delivered by Cesarean section are three times more likely than babies delivered vaginally to fail their first hearing test, which is performed shortly after birth, new research from ...
Pediatrics
Jun 12, 2012 |
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Cone beam CT proves better for visualizing some causes of hearing loss at half the radiation dose
Cone beam CT is superior to mutidetector CT for detecting superior semicircular canal dehiscence or the so called third window (a small hole in the bony wall of the inner ear bone that can cause dizziness and hearing loss) ...
Cancer
May 02, 2012 |
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A middle-ear microphone
(Medical Xpress) -- Cochlear implants have restored basic hearing to some 220,000 deaf people, yet a microphone and related electronics must be worn outside the head, raising reliability issues, preventing ...
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Apr 30, 2012 |
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Potential new treatments for a common childhood hearing disorder
Scientists from the Medical Research Council’s Mammalian Genetics Unit have identified a potential new treatment for ‘glue ear’ – a common inflammatory condition in children that can cause temporary, but ...
Genetics
Oct 21, 2011 |
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Revolutionary biodegradable pellet targets glue ear infection
A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Injection therapy for sudden hearing loss disorder may be suitable alternative to oral steroids
Treating idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss with injections of steroids directly into the ear appears to result in recovery of hearing that is not less than recovery obtained with the standard therapy of oral corticosteroids ...
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May 25, 2011 |
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Competing treatments comparable for sudden hearing loss
A relatively new treatment for sudden hearing loss that involves injecting steroids into the middle ear appears to work just as well as the current standard of oral steroids, a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and other ...
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May 24, 2011 |
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New understanding of chronic otitis media may inform future treatment
In most children with chronic otitis media, biofilms laden with Haemophilus influenzae cling to the adenoids, while among a similar population suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, that pathogen is usually absent, according ...
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May 17, 2011 |
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