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New Surgical Technique Developed to Treat Perforated Eardrums
Friday, February 17th 2012
Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre practices revolutionary new surgery to help repair perforated or ruptured eardrums.
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Promising New Ear Infection Treatment Developed
Friday, August 12th 2011
Researchers have developed an antibiotic pellet that promises to be an effective treatment for ear infections. Ear infection symptoms in children include hearing loss and problems with speech development and difficulties in school.
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Will My Hearing Get Worse if I Don't Get Hearing Aids? [VIDEO]
Thursday, March 31st 2011
Learn about hearing loss and the impact of hearing aids on hearing loss from Jessica Krause, M.S. and Managing Editor of HealthyHearing.com. [Video]
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How to Treat Temporary Hearing Loss
Tuesday, March 15th 2011
Some causes of temporary hearing loss can be resolved with simple hearing loss treatments.
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Noise Induced Hearing Loss Treatment: Two Drugs May be Better than One
Thursday, February 24th 2011
Certain combinations of drugs have been found to be effective in protecting against permanent noise-induced hearing loss, even at lower dosages.
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Lupus & Arthritis: Steroids Research Yields Hearing Loss Treatment Clues
Monday, February 21st 2011
New research on glucocorticoids show they may help improve hearing but don't seem to be acting on inflammation, leading researchers towards new hearing loss treatments possibilities.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: New Protein May Hold The Key
Tuesday, January 4th 2011
Scientists have identified a protein responsible for protecting the ear from age related hearing loss and could provide a new target for anti-aging drug therapies.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: Improves Marriages
Monday, October 25th 2010
A new British survey found that in marriages where one spouse has an untreated hearing loss, the other partner suffers as well. In fact, some of the respondents with hearing loss said that their partner had threatened to leave unless the hearing loss is treated.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: Breakthrough Drug
Wednesday, September 1st 2010
Research funded by hearing loss charity RNID has discovered a drug which repairs hearing after damage caused by loud noise. If treated with a compound called 'ADAC' after noise damage, hearing recovered substantially.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: The Sooner the Better
Monday, August 2nd 2010
Treatment for hearing loss is better done sooner than later. Nearly 23% in a recent hearing loss survey said hearing loss is affecting success at work, 25% said it is affecting their earnings, and 40% said that it has affected their home life.
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Hearing Loss Treatment: Fish Oils Provide Hearing Loss Protection
Monday, July 19th 2010
You didn't think that food and hearing loss treatment could belong in the same sentence, but did you know that fish oils provide hearing loss protection?
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Coping with Hearing Loss: Hearing Problems Affect Entire Family
Tuesday, July 6th 2010
When coping with hearing loss in yourself or others, take these simple steps to take this totally unnecessary stress factor out of everyday life.
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Sudden Hearing Loss Treatment: Short-Course Corticosteroids May Help
Monday, April 26th 2010
Sudden senorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has wide age distribution, but occurs most commonly in people aged 50-60 years, usually affects one ear only. If the situation is not life threatening, a treatment of short-course corticosteroids is recommended, although no treatment is proven.
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Hearing Loss Help: New Tools for Hearing Professionals
Thursday, April 15th 2010
The Ida Institute recently concluded a series, Enabling Communication Partnerships, which explored the role that multiple communication partners can play in the human dynamics associated with hearing loss and offers practical counseling tools.
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Genvec Enters Collaboration on Hearing Loss Treatments with Leading Global Pharmaceutical Company
Friday, February 26th 2010
GAITHERSBURG, MD - January 19, 2010 - GenVec, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNVC) today announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration and...
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More Than 27 Million Americans Will Suffer from Untreated Hearing Loss in 2010
Saturday, January 16th 2010
HearUSA CEO Says It's Time to Recognize Hearing Care as a Medical Necessity
West Palm Beach, FL - January 5, 2010 - With hearing loss...
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Dementia and Alzheimer's: Improvement Seen With Hearing Loss Treatment
Monday, January 4th 2010
Research has shown that hearing loss not only exacerbates the symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia, but may also be a risk factor. 33% with memory and hearing loss were reclassified as having less severe dementia once treated with hearing aids.
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Hearing Loss: Causes and Treatments
Monday, January 4th 2010
By making a few lifestyle changes and getting fitted with a pair of digital hearing aids, you can live the life you used to live and hear the richness of life the way it was meant to be heard.
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When the Noise Gets Too Loud, A Special Protein Helps Patch Up Inner Ear Damage
Wednesday, July 29th 2009
Gamma-actin is not necessary for inner ear development, but is required to preserve normal hearing in adults.
Excessive exposure to loud noise can have a devastating effect on...
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Mass. Eye and Ear Performs First Auditory Brainstem Implant in New England
Wednesday, July 15th 2009
Boston (May 19, 2009) - Surgeons from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass. General Hospital will perform the first Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) surgery in New...
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Vitamins May Provide New Medical Treatment For Hearing Loss
Wednesday, March 11th 2009
The news is exciting out of the University of Michigan's Kresge Hearing Research Institute where studies have found that certain vitamins can actually protect the complex and...
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Are there medical treatments for hearing loss?
Tuesday, November 4th 2008
Sensorineural hearing loss is the most common hearing loss type and typically cannot be medically treated. Conductive hearing loss, caused by ear wax, middle ear infections, or other disorders, is often temporary and sometimes treatable with medical intervention.
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Management of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Inconsistent Among Clinicians
Wednesday, October 22nd 2008
Chicago, IL Patients seeking care for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) are receiving inconsistent care due to lack of established clinical practice guidelines, says re...
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Re-Wiring the Brain with Mental Exercise Your Ears will Thank You
Monday, October 20th 2008
Lets talk about fitness. No, not the kind of feel the burn vigorous exercises that leave your muscles achingly taut.We are talking about a cerebral workout the stimulation...
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Types of Hearing Loss Treatment
Thursday, October 9th 2008
Treatment. Today, hearing aids are smaller, more comfortable and effective than ever. Thanks to cochlear implants, thousands of adults and children with severe and profound hearing loss have been able to hear and understand better.