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How Mitochondrial DNA Defects Cause Inherited Deafness
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 21 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
Yale scientists have discovered the molecular pathway by which maternally inherited deafness appears to occur: Mitochondrial DNA mutations trigger a signaling cascade, resulting in programmed cell death. The study is in Cell. Mitochondria are cellular structures that function as "cellular[…]
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Experts Estimate Nearly 23 Million Have Untreated Hearing Loss
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 15 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
Though an estimated 26.7 million Americans age 50 and older have hearing loss, only about one in seven uses a hearing aid, according to a new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. The finding adds clarity to less rigorous estimates[…]
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Technology Lends Product Packaging A Voice To Aid Visually And Hearing Impaired
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
As the proportion of senior citizens grows, their special needs are gaining momentum. Human eyesight, for example, weakens with age. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been developing new NFC-based applications that make life easier for the visually impaired...
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Somatosensory Neurons Remain Overactive After Exposure To Loud Noises
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 6 Feb 2012 | 9:00 am
It is common knowledge that it takes a while for the hearing to become 'normal' again after listening to music that is too loud. The American Tinnitus Association estimates that there are almost 50 million people in the U.S. and[…]
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Noise Exposure Can Cause Long-Lasting Changes To Sensory Pathways; Touch-Sensing Nerve Cells May Lead To Future Tinnitus Treatments
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 3 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am
We all know that it can take a little while for our hearing to bounce back after listening to our iPods too loud or attending a raucous concert. But new research at the University of Michigan Health System suggests over-exposure[…]
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Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially In Women
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 30 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
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Women With Diabetes Experience More Hearing Problems
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 am
A new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, presented at the annual Triological Society's Combined Sections Meeting, on January 26 in Miami Beach, shows that diabetes is likely to cause a greater degree of hearing loss in women as[…]
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Revolutionary Surgical Technique For Perforations Of The Eardrum
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 17 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
A revolutionary surgical technique for treating perforations of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) in children and adults has been developed at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Centre, an affiliate of the Universite de Montreal, by Dr. Issam Saliba...
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Deaf Sign Language Users Pick Up Faster On Body Language
Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today 16 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
Deaf people who use sign language are quicker at recognizing and interpreting body language than hearing non-signers, according to new research from investigators at UC Davis and UC Irvine. The work suggests that deaf people may be especially adept at[…]
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WELL; Personal Health: Lifelines for People With Hearing Loss
NYT > Hearing Aids 16 Jan 2012 | 9:00 pm
Jane E Brody Personal Health column offers advice on the proper treatment of hearing loss; notes the condition is currently untreated in about 85 percent of those affected, making it a contender for the nation's most damaging and costly sensory[…]
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A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter
NYT > Hearing Aids 23 Oct 2011 | 9:00 pm
As hearing loops are installed in stores, banks, museums, subway stations and other public spaces, people who have felt excluded are suddenly back in the conversation.
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Hearing-Aid Ban Forcing Out N.Y.C. Police Officers
NYT > Hearing Aids 19 Jun 2011 | 9:00 pm
Two veteran officers who had to retire have filed a federal job discrimination complaint, saying some officers are going without needed devices.
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Hearing Loss Among Older Adults Is Common but Often Ignored
NYT > Hearing Aids 7 Mar 2011 | 9:00 pm
A survey found that 63 percent of Americans 70 and older suffered from impaired hearing, but only a minority use hearing aids.
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Buying a Hearing Aid? You’ve Got a Lot to Learn
NYT > Hearing Aids 24 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pm
Costs and the ability to pick up sounds are just two factors to consider when shopping for a device.
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A Hearing Test Made for the Big City
NYT > Hearing Aids 17 May 2009 | 9:00 pm
The Center for Hearing and Communication aims to improve how hearing aids work by providing a new audiovisual test that simulates everyday situations.
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What to Do After a Diagnosis
NYT > Hearing Aids 8 Dec 2008 | 9:00 pm
More than 90 percent of newborns in the United States are routinely tested for hearing problems. But what happens when they fail?
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Picking Up Good Vibrations (With Limitations)
NYT > Hearing Aids 22 Oct 2008 | 9:00 pm
Hearing aids provide many benefits, but they do not restore hearing to normal, and that is a tough lesson to learn for many people who use them.
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There’s More to Ears Than Just Wax
NYT > Hearing Aids 12 May 2008 | 9:00 pm
Turning down your iPod is one way to guard against hearing loss due to chronic exposure to loud noises.
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Raves (Yes, It’s True) for New Hearing Aid
NYT > Hearing Aids 14 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A new type of hearing aid, called the Lyric, appears to have overcome many of the problems associated with traditional hearing aids.
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