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Understanding Underwater Hearing Capabilities
Millions of years ago, all mammals lived on land, but at some point, several species left land and evolved to a life in the sea: think of seals and whales, which today are adapted to life underwater. The rest who remained on land have similarly adapted to a life on land, and it ca...
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New Study Visualizes Gene Associated with Hearing Loss
Researchers from Uppsala University have been able to document and visualise hearing loss-associated genes in the human inner ear, in a unique collaboration study between otosurgeons and geneticists. The findings illustrate that discrete subcellular structures in the human organ...
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Everyday Loud Noises Can Cause Fluid Buildup in Ear
Exposure to loud noise, such as a firecracker or an ear-splitting concert, is the most common preventable cause of hearing loss. Research suggests that 12% or more of the world population is at risk for noise-induced loss of hearing. Loud sounds can cause a loss of auditory nerve...
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Connecting Hearing Loss and Cognitive Issues
Hearing loss doesn't just mean an older adult needs to turn up the TV. It’s been linked to a range of health problems, including dementia. The latest aging research not only shows the two are connected, it’s also leading scientists to believe that hearing loss m...
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More Trials Needed to Develop Hearing Loss Treatments
Over 5% of the world's population (430 million people) require rehabilitation to address their “disabling” hearing loss, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The organization predicts that nearly 2. 5 billion people worldwide (1 in 4 people) will be...
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Scientists Studying Cadavers to Understand Coronavirus Link to Hearing Loss
In a narrow medical school hallway, Matt Stewart opened a large cabinet to reveal dozens of shelves stacked with wooden boxes and trays, some at least 100 years old. Stewart, tall and silver-haired, pulled out one of the trays and showed off its contents: Thin slices of human skul...
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New Gene Therapy on the Horizon for Hearing Loss
As lewd and crude and rude as it sounds, it is the general response for the person on the street, even if muttered underneath his or her breath, when dealing with someone—friend, family, co-worker, etc. —who suffers from mild to moderate hearing loss. Aside from some su...
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New COVID-19 Variant Could Cause Tinnitus
A new study by audiologists at the University of Manchester - supported by the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) – has found that a significant number of patients reported a deterioration in their hearing when questioned eight weeks after discharge...
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New Poll Shows Over Half of Concertgoers Don’t Wear Ear Protection
According to a recent EDM. com poll, 64% of live event attendees don't wear ear protection at live shows. Ear protection during live events may be a bit of a burden since you won’t hear the sound as it’s truly intended. But as live events return bigger a...
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Understanding the Link Between Hearing Loss & Dementia
Hearing loss is a natural part of aging nobody likes to admit is happening. But happen it does - and ignoring it comes with a cost. It could put you at risk for another feared consequence of aging: dementia. “The greater your hearing loss, the more likely you are...
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