A deafened adult cannot recover the ability to hear, because the sensory hearing cells of the inner ear don't regenerate after damage. In two new studies, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences ...
Aug 14, 2023
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If you woke up one morning and found you couldn't see out of one eye, odds are you'd call the eye doctor immediately—or even go to the emergency room. But we don't tend to treat sudden hearing loss in one or both ears with ...
Aug 11, 2023
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New research from The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has successfully reversed hearing loss in mice.
Aug 9, 2023
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Hearing impairment can affect children's ability to develop language and speech skills. Several diagnostic tests are required to determine the extent of hearing impairment in infants, leading to delays in treatment.
Jul 31, 2023
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Older adults have a high prevalence of hearing loss, which increases with age, reaching 96.2 percent for those aged 90 years and older, according to a study published online July 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 31, 2023
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Using hearing aids can slow cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss who are also at risk for memory and thinking problems, according to recent research.
Jul 30, 2023
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Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed.
Jul 26, 2023
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More omega-3 fatty acids in your diet might prevent hearing loss as you age, researchers report.
Jul 24, 2023
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Researchers report that blood levels of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) were inversely correlated with hearing difficulty in a new population-based cross-sectional study. Middle-aged and older adults with ...
Jul 24, 2023
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The findings of the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) of its kind involving nearly 1,000 older adults from multiple locations across the U.S., published in The Lancet, add to the growing evidence that addressing hearing ...
Jul 18, 2023
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