Tinnitus Takedown: Top Tips From a Hearing Specialist
Tinnitus is a common condition characterized by the perception of noise or ringing in the ears without an external sound source. Typically experienced as ringing,…
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New Study Illuminates Approaches for Long-Term Hearing Loss Treatment
Approximately 430 million people globally suffer from disabling hearing loss, and in the United States alone, around 37.5 million adults report difficulty hearing. Hearing loss…
Discovery of Checkerboard Pattern of Inner Ear Cells That Is Vital for Hearing
A Japanese research group has become the first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital…
New Research Reveals Startling Connection Between Hearing Loss and Dementia in Older Adults
Findings highlight the potential benefit of hearing aids. A new study found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to…
Budget-Friendly Solution for Hearing Loss: Wireless Earphones Perform Similarly to Traditional Hearing Aids
According to a study recently published in the journal iScience, some commercial earbuds may be as effective as hearing aids in amplifying sound for individuals…
Johns Hopkins Discovers New Path to Treating Age-Related Hearing Loss – “There’s More to Hearing Than the Ear”
Study of hearing in old and young mice suggests the brain might be trained to filter out background sound. Looking for answers about how the…
New Study Casts Doubt on Old Ideas of How Hearing Works
The way humans experience music and speech differs from what was previously thought. This is the finding of a study conducted by researchers from Linköping…
Groundbreaking New Technology Allows People To Listen to Music Through Touch
An audio-tactile algorithm created by University of Malaga scientists conveys melodic information through vibration. A ground-breaking prototype developed by experts from the Department of Electronics…
Scientists Identify a Unique Set of Proteins That Restore Hearing
A study demonstrates how transcription factors support cell regeneration. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a particular protein network that is necessary…
Scientists Discover Mechanism of Hearing in Near-Atomic Detail
Discovery made possible by state-of-the-art imaging and more than 60 million worms. For the first time and in near-atomic detail, scientists at Oregon Health &…
A Common Medicine Causes Hearing Loss – Scientists Finally Might Know Why
Researchers identify possible treatment targets to prevent antibiotic-induced hearing loss. Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are exploring new methods to investigate why an…
A New Crocodile Hypothesis Could Help People With Hearing Loss
A new hypothesis about crocodile ears. Over 1.2 billion individuals worldwide have hearing loss. Crocodiles, on the other hand, have excellent hearing for their whole…
Older Adults Are Better at Listening Than You Think
Older adults may be better than previously thought at listening in loud social environments. Ever mumble under your breath when your grandmother asks you to…
Significant Breakthrough in Search for Tinnitus Cure
Scientists are excited by the results from a trial of a new treatment for tinnitus. After 20 years of searching for a cure for tinnitus,…
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…
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,…
