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COVID-19 Associated with Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and Vertigo
Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?In the first few months of the pandemic, a rapid systematic review of COVID-19 and hearing difficulties revealed a possibl...
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WHO Estimates a Rise in Hearing Loss by 2050
Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the World Health Organization's (WHO) first World Report on Hearing, released today. At least 700 million of these people will require access...
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Research Shows Hearing Loss Considered Serious by Most Americans
Do you know someone who has trouble hearing but isn't addressing it? Is that someone you?New research from the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) reveals that four out of five Americans consider hearing loss serious, but ignoring the problem is more common than you may th...
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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 years, and nearly 77% haven’t had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a new national poll report.That’s despite...
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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 will double by 2050 to affect 1 in 10 people. However, a groundbreaking Creighton University School of Medicine study has identified a d...
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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 a critical protein plays in the development of hair cells. These hair cells are vital for hearing. Some of these cells amplify sounds that come into the e...
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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, and they think it can work in humans, too. The best part: It's a drug already on the market.The findings, published in the journal Science...
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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 of America found that 95% of respondents with hearing loss say masks and facial coverings have created communication barriers since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
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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 it also affect a person’s cognitive performance? Many people with tinnitus think it can, based on various reports of concentration problems...
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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 new study published December 17, 2020 in the online issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, researchers at University of California San D...
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