Latest Hearing Health News

March 25, 2021

Study Shows Gap in Hearing Testing for Older Adults

Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn't asked about their hearing in the past two...
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March 25, 2021

Repurposed Drug Could Be Used to Treat Hearing Loss

According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, a number the organization projects...
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February 16, 2021

New Protein Discovery Helps Researchers Better Understand Hearing Loss

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that...
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February 16, 2021

Chemotherapy Drug Leads to Potential Hearing Loss Breakthrough

Researchers at the Creighton University School of Medicine have identified a drug that can protect against hearing loss in mice,...
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February 16, 2021

Tips to Communicate When Wearing a Mask

Wearing masks is making it harder on people who have difficulty hearing. A recent survey by the Hearing Loss Association...
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February 16, 2021

Does Tinnitus Cause Cognitive Issues?

Tinnitus, one of the world's most common hearing conditions, is known to impact a person's hearing and well-being, but can...
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January 5, 2021

Research Links High Blood Sugar and Hearing Loss to Poor Memory in Older Latino Americans

Hearing loss and diabetes are major public health problems, with Latinos at higher risk than other demographic groups. In a...
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January 5, 2021

Study Investigates Treatment for Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

The purpose of this case study is to support best practices in treating sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), particularly the...
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January 5, 2021

Purifying Common Antibiotic Could Reduce Hearing Loss Risk

Scientists have discovered a simple method of reformulating gentamicin, a commonly used and highly effective antibiotic, that could reduce the...
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January 5, 2021

Scientists Develop New Gene Therapy for Deafness

Delivering healthy genetic material into the inner ear cells of mice with a genetic defect that causes deafness enables the...
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