I had the opportunity earlier this month to participate in the filming of one commercial in a series of spots, “Empowering Us All.” One spot, on a patient hearing for the first time thanks to an Esteem implant, was partially filmed in our new Seal Beach office. You can see the spot, and my comments on-camera, by clicking here.
With all the fanfare surrounding the Seattle Seahawks squaring off against the Denver Broncos in this year’s Super Bowl, two stories have emerged about the Seahawks that are uplifting and inspirational for those with hearing loss. The first one focuses on Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman, who has been deaf since the age of 3. [...]
Noisy Planet is a website funded by the National Institutes of Health through the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders. It was created to promote healthy hearing habits to parents and preteens.
There is a new procedure using a small medical balloon that can improve Eustachian tube dysfunction. The procedure uses a balloon catheter to widen the Eustachian tube, similar to the medical intervention used to open clogged arteries.
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found a link between inner-ear dysfunction and hyperactivity.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders’ (NIDCD) Otolaryngology Branch is conducting a clinical research study on hearing loss associated with enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA). The researchers are recruiting individuals with EVA and hearing loss—and their relatives—to participate in an ongoing study.
Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. Children born with Pendred syndrome may begin to lose their hearing at birth or by the time they are three years old. In most cases, their hearing will worsen over time.
Advanced DNA sequencing technologies are have enabled researchers to identify at least 1,000 mutations occurring in 64 genes at more than 130 sites in the human genome that are linked to hearing loss.
Obese adolescents are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to have hearing loss, according to results of a new study published in The Laryngoscope,
The 4th of July is right around the corner and for many people, it just wouldn’t be our most beloved American holiday without fireworks. But the spectacle isn’t without a major downside: fireworks are just plain loud