A new study published in the January 9 issue of the scholarly journal Neuron shows hope that treating damaged hair cells of the inner ear might someday help people with noise-induced hearing loss.
The world of medicine lost a true giant this month when Dr. William F. House passed away. Dr. House pioneered many of the treatments we take for granted today in the treatment of ear and skull base diseases.
A new study has scientists theorizing that the electrical charges naturally present in the ear may eventually be used to power low-voltage hearing devices in the future.
A research study published online last month in Nature Neuroscience, has broken new ground in exploring how people with hearing impairment process sounds in noisy environments. The findings could be very useful for designing hearing aids and assistive technologies in the future.
A promising new study out of the University of Sheffield in England has linked the use of human stem cells to restored hearing in deaf gerbils. During the course of the study, the rodents' hearing ability had improved by an average of 46 percent, with recovery ranging from modest to almost complete, the researchers reported.
A new study scheduled to publish in the September 15, 2012 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology is reporting a higher risk of hearing loss in female participants who took ibuprofen or acetaminophen two or more days per week.
I have periodically warned about the dangers of loud music and ear buds. Now, a new study out of the United Kingdom points up yet again how damaging they can really be, and why hearing loss occurs as a result.
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) is a rare condition affecting the ear that causes people afflicted with it to hear sounds inside their body. Some people report hearing their heart, pulse, or the very movement of eyes within their eye sockets.
Seventy-one percent of teens tested before and after a rock concert had a hearing abnormality after the concert.
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit have found that insomnia tends to exacerbate the symptoms of tinnitus. I have observed this correlation between fatigue and tinnitus in my own patients, and always advise them to try to get more rest.