News Feature Channel: Hearing

Study Highlights Noninvasive Hearing Aid

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:35:14 EST

A study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine highlights a new approach in addressing conductive hearing loss. A team of scientists, led by Mohammad J. Moghimi, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, designed a new type of hearing aid that not only improves hearing but also offers a safe, non-invasive alternative to implantable devices and corrective surgeries.

Novo medicamento pode reduzir a necessidade de cirurgias valvares aorticas por retardar a progressao da doenca

Mayo Clinic — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:45:04 EST

A estenose de valvula aortica (EAo) e um problema de saude importante que afeta mais de 1,5 milhao de americanos e milhoes de pessoas ao redor do mundo. Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic estao analisando o uso de um novo medicamento chamado ataciguate para controlar a EAo.

Effects of Ultrasonic Use on Hearing Loss in Dental Hygienists: A Matched Pairs Design Study

American Dental Hygienists' Association — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 18:05:45 EST

UP's Prof De Wet Swanepoel Wins International Award for Hearing for Improving Access to Hearing Healthcare

University of Pretoria — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:30:46 EST

Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel - who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company - received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally.

The Medical Minute: Ear Infections and Kids: Top Tips for Parents

Penn State Health — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:05:22 EST

A Penn State Health otolaryngologist shares what to know about ear infections and other ear, nose and throat problems in children.

انتبه لعرض الارتجاج الصامت

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:44 EST

تُعد الدوخة والصداع والتشوش والإرهاق وضبابية الرؤية والحساسية للضوء ضمن أكثر الأعراض شيوعًا لحالة الارتجاج. ولكن بمجرد أن تتلاشى الأعراض ويبدأ المرضى في استئناف أنشطتهم العادية، قد يبدأون أيضًا في الشعور بآثار الارتجاج الكامنة التي غالبًا ما يتم إغفالها، مثل الرنين المستمر في آذانهم والحساسية للضوضاء وصعوبات السمع، وذلك بحسب كاتي ديس، أخصائية السمع في نظام مايو كلينك الصحي.

Nao ignore um sintoma silencioso de concussao

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 08:00:31 EST

Tonturas, dores de cabeca, confusao, fadiga, visao embacada e sensibilidade a luz estao entre os sintomas mais comuns de uma concussao. Uma vez que esses sintomas diminuem e os pacientes comecam a retomar suas atividades habituais, eles tambem podem experimentar efeitos subjacentes frequentemente negligenciados da concussao --zumbido persistente nos ouvidos, sensibilidade ao barulho e dificuldades auditivas, afirma Katie Dease, Doutora em Audiologia, fonoaudiologa no Sistema de Saude da Mayo Clinic.

Don't Miss a Quiet Symptom of Concussion

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:00:38 EST

Dizziness, headaches, confusion, fatigue, blurry vision and sensitivity to light are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. Once these symptoms have subsided and patients begin to resume their regular activities, they also may experience often-overlooked, underlying effects of concussion -- persistent ringing in their ears, sensitivity to noise and hearing difficulties.

No ignore un sintoma silencioso de conmocion cerebral

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 07:00:28 EST

Mareos, dolores de cabeza, confusion, fatiga, vision borrosa y sensibilidad a la luz se encuentran entre los sintomas mas comunes de una conmocion cerebral. Una vez que estos sintomas disminuyen y los pacientes comienzan a reanudar sus actividades habituales, tambien pueden experimentar efectos subyacentes a menudo pasados por alto de la conmocion cerebral -- zumbido persistentes en los oidos, sensibilidad al ruido y dificultades auditivas, afirma Katie Dease, Doctora en Audiologia, logopeda en el Sistema de Salud de Mayo Clinic.

Quotes About GHS and Healthspan

Hevolution Foundation — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:25:07 EST

Quotes about GHS and healthspan

It's Tinnitus Awareness Month. Researcher Fatima Husain Is Here to Answer Your Questions About the Science Behind the Condition

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:50:02 EST

Johns Hopkins Makes It Easy and Free to Know Your Hearing Numbers With New Hearing Test App

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:15:41 EST

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released an app that makes it free, fast, and easy to test one's hearing in each ear. The app is part of a public health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of monitoring, protecting, and optimizing hearing at all ages.

How Sound and Vibration Converge in the Brain to Enhance Sensory Experience

Harvard Medical School — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 EST

Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain region deemed to be involved primarily in sound perception. Neurons in this brain region respond more strongly to sound and mechanical vibrations combined than to either one alone, resulting in an enhanced sensory experience.

Inner Ear's Intricate 3D Architecture Depends on Key Organizational Protein

University of Utah Health — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:30:57 EST

New Study Sheds Light on Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss

University of Miami — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:05:19 EST

University of Miami researchers find a link between early vocabulary composition and later language development in children with cochlear implants.

Yale-Led Study Links Heart Health and Brain Health Outcomes

Yale School of Medicine — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:55:19 EST

U-M Director of Audiology Devin McCaslin Available to Discuss Imminent Release of iOS 18.1 Hearing Health Features.

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:30:46 EST

Should You Try Apple's Hearing Aid App? An Audiologist Weighs In

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:30:58 EST

Apple has marketed its AirPods Pro 2 as soon having "clinical-grade Hearing Aid capability." To explain what Apple is offering, Devin McCaslin, Ph.D., director of U-M's audiology program, answers our questions.

The Leading Edge: New Directions for Treatment of Hearing Loss

University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:05:48 EST

For the fifth year in a row, Dr. Adrien Eshraghi and Dr. Ronna Hertzano lectured on the year's most important hearing loss research at the annual AAO-HNSF meeting.

New dementia prevention & care report: Two Univ. of Michigan experts available to comment

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:05:40 EST