Medical research
First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children
Ear infections are the most common reason that parents bring their children to a pediatrician, according to the National Institutes of Health.
May 15, 2019
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Medical research
Sound deprivation leads to irreversible hearing loss
Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that sound deprivation in adult mice causes irreversible damage to the inner ear. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, suggest that chronic conductive hearing loss, such ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sound deprivation in one ear leads to speech recognition difficulties
Chronic conductive hearing loss, which can result from middle-ear infections, has been linked to speech recognition deficits, according to the results of a new study, led by scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and published ...
Sep 6, 2019
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Immunology
Anti-stroke drug effective treatment for middle-ear infections, researchers say
An existing anti-stroke drug is an effective treatment for middle-ear infections, showing the ability to suppress mucus overproduction, improve bacterial clearance and reduce hearing loss, according to researchers at Georgia ...
May 21, 2015
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Surgery
Update to clinical practice guideline on tympanostomy tube surgery for children
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) today in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. Tympanostomy ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Health
How unhealthy are cigars?
Cigars are linked with victory, new babies and Winston Churchill, not nicotine addiction, but are they any better for your health than cigarettes?
Jan 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
Babies fed directly from breast may be at less risk for ear infections
Feeding at the breast may be healthier than feeding pumped milk from a bottle for reducing the risk of ear infection, and feeding breast milk compared with formula may reduce the risk of diarrhea, according to a recent study ...
May 24, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's best for babies with recurring ear infections
(HealthDay)—Infant ear infections can be a source of frustration for parents and babies alike. But there are steps to lessen them and, when they do occur, "less is more" is a better way to treat them.
Nov 28, 2018
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Neuroscience
How hearing loss can change the way nerve cells are wired
It's winter, and your head is stuffed up from the cold or flu. Everything sounds muffled.
Dec 12, 2016
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Immunology
Discovery of a new defense system against microbial pathogens
For the first time in the world, a group of researchers discovered a human immune receptor, which detects the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms. They thereby succeeded in identifying a so far unknown host defense mechanism. ...
Jul 12, 2016
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