September is World Alzheimer’s Month and the start of an international campaign to raise awareness for dementia and the stigmatism often surrounding it. It also represents an opportunity to look closer at the connections between memory, cognitive function, and hearing loss. A growing body of research links untreated hearing loss to impaired memory and diminished cognitive [...]
While tinnitus has been reported to cluster in families, little is known about the importance of genetics in a person's susceptibility to the condition. A new study, published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, was conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and demonstrates the hereditary nature of certain forms of tinnitus. Bilateral tinnitus - that is, tinnitus [...]
A recent story on CNBC.com reported that scientists are working on a number of experimental techniques that may soon transform hearing interventions and could greatly improve the quality of life for the 360 million people worldwide who lack some or all of their ability to hear. Here's a recap of some of the latest technology [...]
With all the debate recently around healthcare, we wanted to share the latest news on whether policy experts believe Medicare coverage could or should be expanded to include hearing services. Background Since the inception of the program 50 years ago, Medicare has excluded coverage for dental, vision and hearing services. The program has directly contributed to sharp declines in mortality and longer [...]
Researchers have found that bilateral tinnitus can have genetic causes and that some kinds of tinnitus can be hereditary. This finding is surprising because tinnitus has conventionally been thought only to be driven by environmental factors. Prevalence, severity of tinnitus in the US Tinnitus is a symptom characterized by the perception of sound in the [...]
With summer in full swing, it's the perfect time to take advantage of a host of outdoor activities such as sporting events, parades and air shows or maybe doing a little lawn work or even just driving around town with the top down in your convertible. But as this article from Healthy Hearing points out, there are a number of summertime activities that could cause [...]
It may be possible to predict the severity of hearing loss for children diagnosed with enlarged vestibular aqueduct, according to a new study published in JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. This retrospective chart review, authored by physicians and researchers within the University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA) Research Project, is reportedly one of the first such studies [...]
When it comes to our overall health, it's not always easy to see the connection between different aspects of our health. For example, in the case of high blood pressure, you wouldn’t necessarily feel any different than if your blood pressure was normal. Internally, however, higher blood pressure can gradually damage and narrow your arteries which in turn could result in stroke, heart disease, [...]
Most people don’t think twice about the noise level of everyday activities. However, if you live in the US and are between the ages of 20 and 69, and struggle to understand speech in noisy environments, such as bars, cafés and restaurants, then it’s possible that you are one of the 25 percent of US [...]
Your heart and ears have a lot in common. Love them both during American Heart Month. People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously—and they tend to brush off hearing loss as inconsequential. But the truth is, your heart and ears have a lot more in common than most people realize. In fact, [...]