News on Hearing Loss

A large proportion of genetically caused deafness in humans may be reversible by compensating for a missing protein, based on discoveries in mice. Emory University researchers...

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...

Morgantown, W.Va. Children suffering from holes in their eardrums could have better success rates following surgery, thanks to findings from doctors at West University....

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...

4/9/2007 - Have you ever walked by someone listening to their i-Pod loud enough for you recognize the song? Studies have shown noise-induced hearing loss is going to become the...

Former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop Joins Pediatrics and Education Experts to Discuss How to Close Remaining Gaps Washington, D.C., May 9, 2007 - Hearing loss is the most...

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...

Project funded by $900K grant from National Institutes of HealthHearing aids have existed, in one form or another, for hundreds of years. Wearable, electrical hearing aids have...

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...

January 2, 2007 Annals of Internal Medicine Tip Sheet--In a three-year study, 728 older men and women with high blood homocysteine levels and no hearing loss were given either...

Hearing loss puts farmers at higher risk for suffering an injury at work, according to a new University of Iowa study that will be released today at the National Hearing...

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

It is likely that more than a million* schoolchildren are missing out in the classroom, believes RNID. The charity for deaf and hard of hearing people has discovered that under...

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...