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January 15, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Genetic Cause for Hearing Loss in Children with Down Syndrome Identified

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in...
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January 7, 2025

Study Examines Ways to Protect Against Acquired Hearing Loss

With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Mass...
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January 1, 2025

Can Tinnitus Impact Your Memory?

Tinnitus may lead to various complications, including sleep problems, anxiety, and depression. There may also be a link between tinnitus...
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December 30, 2024

Social Isolation Largest Issue Cited by People with Hearing Loss

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of people with hearing loss....
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December 4, 2024

Iowa Researchers Seek to Define How We Recognize Words

University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants...
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November 26, 2024 / Hearing Loss

Purdue Research Team Examines Correlation Between Postural Sway and Balance

The relationship between human hearing loss and balance is an important health correlation that continues to be investigated by researchers in the Purdue...
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November 20, 2024

Researchers Examine New Drug to Prevent Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

A person’s hearing can be damaged by loud noise, aging and even certain medications, with little recourse beyond a hearing...
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November 20, 2024

Study Shows Treating Hearing Loss Could Reduce Depression in Adults

A newly published study provides more evidence of the importance of addressing hearing loss in senior living residents: researchers found...
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November 20, 2024

Loud Noise Exposure Could Lead to Hearing Loss Years Later

The sources of loud noise are everywhere – from movie theaters to concerts to the earbuds that seem to be...
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November 20, 2024

New Science Examines How We Hear

We are social creatures. The sound of other people’s voices is important for us, and our hearing is directed at...
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