Harvard-Developed Model Can Determine Your Hidden Hearing Loss
In one of the biggest retrospective studies of its type, researchers analyzed data from roughly 96,000 ears and created a word-score model that may determine…
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Humans Hear Much Better Underwater Than Previously Thought – At Times Better Than Seals
Humans or seals? Who has the best underwater hearing? All mammals lived on land millions of years ago, but eventually, certain species abandoned the land…
Early Sound Exposure in the Womb Is Beneficial, and Perhaps Necessary, for Auditory Development
A modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound. Inside the womb, fetuses can…
New Hope for Hearing Loss Treatment: Researchers Identify 48 Genes Linked to Hearing Loss
Researchers identified 48 genes that are associated with hearing loss, including 10 new variants. Hearing loss is a common problem caused by noise, age, disease,…
Restoring Hearing: New Tool To Create Ear Hair Cells Lost Due to Aging or Noise
‘We have overcome a major hurdle’ to restore hearing, investigators say. Gene discovery allows the production of inner or outer ear hair cells Death of…
MIT Scientists Develop New Regenerative Drug That Reverses Hearing Loss
MIT spinout Frequency Therapeutics’ drug candidate stimulates the growth of hair cells in the inner ear. Frequency Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, is working to repair…
Frequent Use of Aspirin, Advil, or Tylenol Associated With Higher Risk of Tinnitus
Frequent use of NSAIDs or acetaminophen or regular use of COX-2 inhibitors was associated with an almost 20 percent higher risk of tinnitus Frequent use…
Earless Worms Can “Listen” – Sense Sound Waves Through Their Skin
Common model species can sense sound waves without ears, providing a new tool for studying auditory sensation. A species of roundworm that is widely used…
Stem Cell Scientists Explore the Latent Regenerative Potential of the Inner Ear
Scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Neil Segil have identified a natural barrier to the regeneration of the inner ear’s sensory cells, which…
COVID-19 Creates Hearing and Balance Disorders – Aggravates Tinnitus Symptoms
Pandemic-related stress and anxiety may increase auditory and vestibular effects associated with COVID-19. The physiological impacts of COVID-19 seem almost limitless. Complications can range from…
No Lasting Benefit to Surgically Placed Tubes Over Antibiotics for Childhood Ear Infections
There is no long-term benefit to surgically placing tympanostomy tubes in a young child’s ears to reduce the rate of recurrent ear infections during the…
Shuvuuia: Extraordinary Dinosaurs That Hunted in the Dark
The tiny desert-living dinosaur Shuvuuia had extraordinary vision and owl-like hearing for nocturnal life in the Mongolian desert. Today’s 10,000 species of birds live in…
Research Evidence Strongly Shows COVID-19 Link to Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo
Hearing loss and other auditory problems are strongly associated with Covid-19 according to a systematic review of research evidence led by University of Manchester and…
New Research Shows Neanderthals Had the Capacity to Perceive and Produce Human Speech
Neanderthals — the closest ancestor to modern humans — possessed the ability to perceive and produce human speech, according to a new study published by…
First 3D Sound-Frequency Map for Inner Ear Created With Advanced X-ray Technology
Researchers at Uppsala University have created the first 3D map of the hearing nerve showing where the various sound frequencies are captured. Using what is…
Protein Discovery in the Development of New Hearing Hair Cells Could Lead to Treatments for Hearing Loss
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that a critical protein plays in…
Which COVID Face Masks Are Best for Speech Intelligibility and Student Comprehension?
As instructors continue to wear masks for the safety of themselves and their students, the question of which types of masks allow for the best…
Eye Position Affects Your Auditory Spatial Attention – Where to Look to Improve “Cocktail Party” Listening
Eye position has a modest but measurable impact on speech intelligibility within a cocktail party setting. Several acoustic studies have shown that the position of…
