Neuroscience
New brain research may help treat single-sided deafness
A new discovery could help people suffering with single-sided deafness (SSD) find a treatment quicker - and could potentially lead to a cure.
May 11, 2016
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Health
Early evidence suggests hybrid cochlear implants may benefit millions with common form of hearing loss
People with a common form of hearing loss not helped by hearing aids achieved significant and sometimes profound improvements in their hearing and understanding of speech with hybrid cochlear implant devices, according to ...
Jul 28, 2015
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Health
Physicians testified for tobacco companies against plaintiffs with cancer, study finds
Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, a small group of otolaryngologists have repeatedly testified, on behalf of the tobacco industry, that heavy smoking did not cause the cancer in cases of dying patients suing for ...
Jul 17, 2015
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Health
Hearing aids may improve balance
Enhancing hearing appears to improve balance in older adults with hearing loss, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Patients with hearing aids in both ears performed better ...
Dec 12, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two biomarkers may aid diagnosis of rhinosinusitis
(HealthDay)—Two protein markers may serve as biomarkers for chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a proof-of-principle study published in The Laryngoscope.
Oct 27, 2014
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Surgery
Anaesthetic technique important to prevent damage to brain
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that a commonly used anaesthetic technique to reduce the blood pressure of patients undergoing surgery could increase the risk of starving the brain ...
Mar 31, 2014
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Medical research
Obesity may be risky for your hearing and brain
Supporting evidence of a possible link between obesity and the spontaneous leakage of cerebrospinal fluid through the ear has been presented by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI).
Jan 29, 2014
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Are you listening? Kids' ear infections cost health care system nearly $3 billion a year
Acute otitis media, or ear infection, is the most common ailment among kids of preschool age and younger in the U.S., primarily because these children have immature middle-ear drainage systems, higher exposure to respiratory ...
Jan 9, 2014
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Sleep disorders
New surgical tool may help sleep apnea sufferers, research finds
A Wayne State University researcher's innovative use of a new tool may make surgery a more viable option for sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).
Aug 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Histopathology not needed with tympanomastoidectomy
(HealthDay)—The clinical utility of histopathologic evaluation of cholesteatoma cysts is low in patients undergoing tympanomastoidectomy for chronic otitis media, according to research published online July 9 in The Laryngoscope.
Jul 30, 2013
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