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 the development of hair cells. These hair cell...Read More
Category: Hearing
Tips to Communicate When Wearing a Mask
Wearing masks is making it harder on people who have difficulty hearing. A recent survey by the Hearing Loss Association of America found that 95% of respondents with hearing loss say masks and facial...Read More
Does Tinnitus Cause Cognitive Issues?
Tinnitus, one of the world’s most common hearing conditions, is known to impact a person’s hearing and well-being, but can it also affect a person’s cognitive performance? Many peopl...Read More
Chemotherapy Drug Leads to Potential Hearing Loss Breakthrough
Researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine have identified a drug that can protect against hearing loss in mice, and they think it can work in humans, too. The best part: It’s a drug...Read More
Research Links High Blood Sugar and Hearing Loss to Poor Memory in Older Latino Americans
Hearing loss and diabetes are major public health problems, with Latinos at higher risk than other demographic groups. In a new study published December 17, 2020 in the online issue of JAMA Otolaryng...Read More
Study Investigates Treatment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
The purpose of this case study is to support best practices in treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), particularly the importance of immediate audiological evaluation and treatment of sus...Read More
Purifying Common Antibiotic Could Reduce Hearing Loss Risk
Scientists have discovered a simple method of reformulating gentamicin, a commonly used and highly effective antibiotic, that could reduce the risk it poses of causing deafness. A Stanford Medicine-l...Read More
Scientists Develop New Gene Therapy for Deafness
Delivering healthy genetic material into the inner ear cells of mice with a genetic defect that causes deafness enables the cells to function normally, according to a new study from Tel Aviv Universit...Read More