Study Shows New Genetic Cause of Hearing Loss
A gene called GAS2 plays a key role in normal hearing, and its absence causes severe hearing loss, according to a study...
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September 21, 2021
September 14, 2021
Study Shows Link Between Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and COVID-19
Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?...
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September 7, 2021
Study Finds Younger Children More Vulnerable to Hearing Loss from Chemotherapy
A chemotherapy drug known to cause hearing loss in children is more likely to do so the earlier in life...
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August 24, 2021
Combination of Sound and Silence May Help Prevent Permanent Hearing Loss
A combination of sound and silence may be a key in helping slow the progression of permanent hearing loss. Researchers...
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August 17, 2021
Study Examines Link Between Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Migraines
An independent association may exist between migraine with subjective hearing loss (HL) and tinnitus, while otologic migraine—defined as the effects of migraine...
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August 10, 2021
3 New Innovations Could Change Lives of Individuals with Hearing Loss
Although hearing loss is a very common sensory loss — affecting one-third of all American adults between the ages of 65 and...
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August 3, 2021
New Technique Allows Humans to Hear Ultrasonic Sources
Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between...
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July 27, 2021
White Noise After Loud Blasts Could Prevent Hearing Loss
Mild hearing loss from exposure to less than one hour of loud noise leads to a reorganization of circuits in...
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July 20, 2021
Reducing Brain Inflammation Could Reduce Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Symptoms
Inflammation in a sound-processing region of the brain mediates ringing in the ears in mice that have noise-induced hearing loss,...
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July 13, 2021
Poor Hearing and Vision May Increase Risk of Dementia
Losing some hearing or eyesight is often a part of getting older, but a new study says losing function in...
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