Hearing Loss Causes

As a response to the recent national attention on music-induced hearing loss and portable music systems, Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), sent a formal letter (published...

Commissioned By American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Survey Suggests Multi-Pronged Prevention Needed To Head Off Risk To Nations Hearing Health(Rockville, MD, Ma...

Older people who have negative stereotypes about the elderly have a greater chance of hearing decline, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March issue of...

Dybala: Today, I have the pleasure of talking with Wencel Chum Bohr, World War II veteran. I am here getting stories about people and their hearing losses. Thank for talking...

Researchers have linked a hormone known to adjust levels of key brain chemicals to the quality of our hearing as we age. The more of the hormone that older people have in their...

Los Angeles - January 16, 2006 - The House Ear Institute today announces the official launch of an aggressive consumer awareness campaign aimed at teens and young adults. camp...

Newswise New research suggests that years of repeated exposure to loud noise increases the risk of developing a non-cancerous tumor that could cause hearing loss.It matter...

OHSU study shows platinum-based ototoxicity in children prevalent, but new drugs offer prevention hope(December 8, 2005) Portland, Oregon - By 14, Peter Johnson had survived...

LOS ANGELES - John Tracy Clinic's Board of Directors announced today that Barbara F. Hecht, Ph.D., has been elected as the Clinic's next president, effective September 1, 2003. Th...

The December 1, 2005 issue of Rolling Stone featured an article titled Music Making Fans Deaf? - How the iPod generation may be losing its hearing without even knowing it. sto...

NIDCD-funded Reseachers to Lead a Multicenter Study October 5, 2005. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National o...

Chicago - Children who are prone to frequent ear infections may have a high number of potentially infectious bacteria and a relatively low number of protective bacteria in their...

Jess Dancer, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus of Audiology, University of Arkansas at Little RockPhyllis Watkins, Executive Director, Alzheimers Arkansas Programs and...

Warwick Williams, National Acoustic Laboratorieswww.nal.gov.auAnecdotally it had been frequently claimed that, young people in particular, were damaging their hearing by frequent...

Hearing impairment is an invisible handicap, yet its effects upon ones personal health, happiness, and personal well-being are very real. Vignette: The adult children of year-o...

Ear candling has been acclaimed as a treatment for almost every ailment of the ears, head, and - the entire body, depending on the source. In this article, well explore histor...

On August 3rd, 2005, NBC Nightly News presented a segment on personal MP3 players and the dangers that exposure to loud music can cause to your hearing. The segment featured in...

Do you know of any relationship with Lyme Disease and Tinnitus? Or Lyme Disease and hearing loss?

Alexandria, VA Hearing loss in more than a million American children is undetected or untreated, according to the Better Hearing Institute (BHI). That can cause than academi...

published by BC Decker, Hamilton Ontariowww.bcdecker.comISBN 1-55009-263-4Beck: Good Morning Dr. Rutka. Thanks for meeting with me today.Rutka: Hi Dr. Beck. I appreciate oppo...

I was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1996. I searched for experts to help me recover from the loss of balance, facial function, eye function, hearing, reduced stamina and...

Rockville, MD-December 8, 2004 As parents and family members begin shopping for toys to share with their children this holiday season, the American Speech-Language-Hearing...

Rockville, MD -November 10, 2004 - Noise-induced hearing loss among children is increasing and children are frequently exposed to excessive levels of sound. Listening to persona...

Beck: Hi Jim. Nice to meet you.Lombardo: Thanks Doug, nice to meet you too.Beck: Jim, I heard through the grapevine you had a lot to do with the NFL and the hearing protection...

Beck: Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Graves. It is an honor to meet with you both again. Peter Graves: Thanks Dr. Beck, nice to meet with you again too.Beck: Mr. Graves, I recall when...