News on Hearing Loss Causes

Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists warn of learning problems associated with noise Ottawa (October 1, 2007) - During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the...

At a symposium of hearing specialists, healthcare providers and educators held in Washington, D.C., May 9, 2007, leading hearing authority and founder of the National Center for...

Study author, Dr Heather Winskel, from the University's School of Psychology, says middle ear infection or otitis media (OM) is the most common childhood illness."At least...

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...

By Carol PoteraTraffic is a major source of air pollutants, and more studies are looking at the role of traffic-related air pollution in childrens health. Researchers report in...

New research from RNID, the largest charity representing the 9 million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, has found that 68% of employers surveyed in the music and...

What is Pendred syndrome?Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes may affect a...

17% face increased risk, especially with windows rolled down, researchers find Friday, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Permanent hearing loss will occur in 17 percent of people...

Galveston, Texas Breast-feeding protects children otherwise made susceptible to ear infections by abnormalities in specific human genes, researchers at the University of Texas...

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...

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

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...

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....

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,...

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...

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,...

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...