September 16, 2019 / Hearing

FDA seeks input on over-the-counter hearing devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued two notices related to hearing aids, referencing the President's Council of Advisors...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Researchers study impact of hearing loss on soldiers

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2015) -- Army Medicine audiology researchers are studying how hearing loss affects Soldier performance on...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Study uncovers abnormalities responsible for tinnitus, chronic pain

WASHINGTON -- Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and Germany's Technische Universität München have uncovered the brain malady responsible for...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Why you shouldn’t use cotton swabs to clean your ears

Contrary to popular belief, you shouldn't clean your ears with cotton swabs, as this could lead to hearing loss, damage...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

New test seeks to uncover early hearing loss in people with cystic fibrosis

Experts in Nottingham are investigating whether a new type of hearing test could successfully detect early hearing loss in people...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Stereotypes Around Aging Can Negatively Impact Memory and Hearing

University of Toronto - Toronto, ON - A study led by researchers at the University of Toronto shows that when...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Is Seeing Believing? People Are Not Good at Identifying Where Sights, Sounds Originate

Study by UCLA psychologists reveals that our senses are far from flawless.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES - Our vision...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Study of Inner Ear Development Hints at Way to Restore Hearing and Balance

Scientists have identified 2 genes crucial to the production of delicate sensors, called hair cells, in mammals. Rockefeller University -...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Disclosure Strategies May Improve Communication for Those with Hearing Loss

A survey of 337 Mass. Eye and Ear patients revealed 3 distinct strategies for disclosing hearing loss. Boston, Mass. --...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

How Cells in the Developing Ear ‘Practice’ Hearing

Johns Hopkins Medicine - Before the fluid of the middle ear drains and sound waves penetrate for the first time,...