FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids
It's now a lot easier—and cheaper—for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help.
Dec 5, 2022
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Hearing Loss
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Hearing loss: Headphones and concerts could put young people at risk—here's how to protect yourself
A recent study published in BMJ Global Health has estimated that over one billion people worldwide aged 12-34 years could be at risk of noise-induced hearing loss. The systematic review and meta-analysis found that 24% of ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues: study
Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated on Wednesday.
Nov 24, 2022
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Lab grown 'mini eyes' unlock understanding of blindness in rare genetic condition
Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown "mini eyes," which make it possible to study and better understand the development of blindness in a rare genetic disease called Usher ...
Nov 18, 2022
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1 billion young people may be at risk for hearing loss due to 'unsafe' listening habits, study shows
It may be a good idea to start turning the volume down.
Nov 17, 2022
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Over a billion young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss from headphones, earbuds, loud music venues
More than 1 billion teens and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss because of their use of headphones and earbuds and attendance at loud music venues, concludes a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Wireless earphones work as inexpensive hearing aids
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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Study finds benefits of auditory training for people with normal or impaired hearing
Those who struggle to understand someone giving an excited, rapid-fire account of an adventure, or who lose the thread of a conversation during a noisy cocktail party might be dealing with problems detecting rapid changes ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Unlocking the human inner ear for therapeutic intervention
An international team of surgeons and scientists from, among others, Uppsala University has confirmed secure surgical access to the central core of the human cochlea.
Nov 8, 2022
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How low-cost earbuds can make newborn hearing screening accessible
Newborns across the United States are screened to check for hearing loss. This test is important because it helps families better understand their child's health, but it's often not accessible to children in other countries ...
Oct 31, 2022
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