Hearing Loss

Published in the December 5, 2006 edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), William Hodgetts and Richard Liu used a data-logging noise dosimeter to measure the...

A recent meta-analysis combined individual data from children with acute otitis media as a means to identify groups of children who benefit from antibiotic management/treatment...

Monday 11 December 2006- Many toys available this Christmas could damage your child's hearing according to new research by Deafness Research UK. Working with researcher Dr Brad...

Ottawa (October 2, 2006) During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) in partnership...

Audiologist Aysen Erdil does a lot of voluntary work in Turkey using Interacoustics equipment. In 2004 she tested children in Turkish schools and in the fall of 2006 she will be...

Noisy toys can damage childrens hearing, University of Michigan Health System audiologist cautionsAnn Arbor, MI In the mock-documentary This is Spinal Tap, a member of worlds...

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center are looking to develop a vaccination that would immunize young children and adults against Nontypeable Haemophilus...

ChicagoFor children with acute ear infections seen in an emergency department, giving parents the option of delaying use of antibiotics resulted in significantly lower use of...

October 10, 2006 - In a new survey of noise levels of the New York City transit system, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure...

Houston -- (September 18, 2006) -- Hearing loss and its impact in social interactions can be potentially minimized in children with bacterial meningitis through early...

Groundbreaking study makes definitive statement against use of antibiotics to treat children with chronic otitis mediaDirect evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the...

Newswise Its a noisy world. And exposure to loud noises is one of the most common causes of hearing loss. An estimated one-third of Americans older than age 60 have some of...

04 September 2006--New research conducted for RNIDs Dont Lose the Music campaign (www.dontlosethemusic.com) reveals that a shocking 58% of 16-30 year olds are completely unaware...

JAMA - ChicagoA region on chromosome 3 that has been linked to a form of progressive hereditary hearing loss in younger adults may also be associated with hearing loss in elderly...

A summer study at Oregon Health & Science University explores dental professionals' hearing and ear protection habits to document the prevalance of hearing lossPortland, Ore....

I am a saxophonist and composer with hearing loss and heard that Bill Clinton's hearing loss was from playing the saxophone, not from the blowing but because of the volume, (noise induced hearing loss). Another article I read said there is concern that b

Scientists funded by RNID, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, have discovered evidence of a gene that contributes to age-related hearing loss. research,...

I am looking for information about hearing loss and firearms. I read an article some years ago that gave information about the difference in ear-level dB exposure in shooters/hunters that shot both right and left handed. The premise of the article was tha

Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RIND) - Scientists funded by RNID, the national charity for deaf and hard of hearing people, have discovered a genetic link between...

It happened again last week. After a long day that included three extended conference calls and two group meetings, I crashed. This letdown wasn't the usual feeling afte...

A protein associated with a disorder that causes deafness and blindness in people may be a key to unraveling one of the foremost mysteries of how we hear, says a study in the...

Antiseptic or antibiotic ear drops should be the front-line treatment for people suffering from swimmer's ear, while restraint should be exercised in using oral antibiotics,...

Article on possible new targets for future gene therapy to restore hearing published in NATURELos Angeles - June 21, 2006 - Researchers at House Ear Institute have found a clue...

I am trying to understand the basics of how in monitors that sit in the ear work. What is the musician hearing? Is it the entire band; is it only his/her vocals and/or instrument? How does the musician hear the crowd, or do they need to?

Seattle, June 12 /PRNewswire/ Sound Pharmaceuticals has started a 32 patient Phase 1 study of SPI-1005 in normal healthy volunteers. SPI-1005 is an oral capsule, and contains as...