Recent studies have shown a strong link between hearing loss and cognitive decline, with severe hearing loss increasing the risk of cognitive decline by up to fivefold. Dr. Nicholas Deep, a Mayo Clinic ear and skull base ...
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A study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered that Northern Territory (NT) First Nations children aged 12–36 months have access to an effective vaccine that could prevent hearing loss.
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Though rare, medulloblastoma is the most common cancerous brain tumor in children. These tumors begin in the lower back part of the brain called the cerebellum, which is important for balance, coordination and movement. Medulloblastomas ...
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A study from the University of Gothenburg examined a scarcely studied group in the context of hearing: People over 90. When it comes to age and hearing problems, we often talk about younger elderly (65–79 years) and older ...
Jun 12, 2024
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The use of hearing aids can help to slow the metabolic decline that takes place in the brains of adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...
Jun 10, 2024
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A more holistic definition of hearing loss by The University of Manchester and University of Nottingham researchers has revealed that 18 million people are affected, 6 million higher than previously reported using a definition ...
Jun 10, 2024
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A novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness has restored hearing function in five children who were treated in both ears. The children also experienced better speech perception and gained the ability ...
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For many Illinois residents, the droning call of cicadas is central to summer's soundscape. But this year looks—and sounds—a bit different, courtesy of a timely collision between cicada Broods XIII and XIX. The two broods ...
May 21, 2024
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) has published "Clinical Practice Guideline: Age-Related Hearing Loss" in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. This clinical practice ...
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In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health ...
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A hearing impairment or deafness is a full or partial decrease in the ability to detect or understand sounds. Caused by a wide range of biological and environmental factors, loss of hearing can happen to any organism that perceives sound. "Hearing impaired" is often used to refer to those who are deaf, although the term is viewed negatively by members of Deaf culture, who prefer the terms "Deaf" and "Hard of Hearing".
Sound waves vary in amplitude and in frequency. Amplitude is the sound wave's peak pressure variation. Frequency is the number of cycles per second of a sinusoidal component of a sound wave. Loss of the ability to detect some frequencies, or to detect low-amplitude sounds that an organism naturally detects, is a hearing impairment.
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