Study concludes sleep apnea impacts brain function
One in 15 adults has moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which a person’s breathing is frequently...
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September 16, 2019 / ENT
September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
NIOSH identifies workers most at risk for hearing loss and tinnitus
Most employers are aware that occupational noise has the potential to cause permanent hearing loss in exposed workers. Less well...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
CDC finds hearing loss is third most common chronic condition
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the United States, and is more prevalent than diabetes...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Aids
Study shows hearing aid use increases cognitive function in elderly
A study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that older adults who used a hearing aid...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
Researchers seek to understand tinnitus
About one in five people experience tinnitus, the perception of a sound--often described as ringing--that isn't really there. Now, researchers...
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September 16, 2019 / ENT
Are you making your allergies worse?
Sneezes, coughs and sniffles may have started sooner than ever before this year, thanks to an early spring allergy season...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
Study works to find impact of supplements on genetic hearing loss
An enhanced diet helped reduce hearing loss in mice with the genetic mutation most commonly responsible for childhood deafness, new...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
Study shows adults with hearing loss have higher healthcare costs
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Annie N. Simpson, Ph.D., of the Medical University of...
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September 16, 2019 / Speech
Right brain may play roll in speech recovery after stroke
New research suggests that looking at structures in the right side of the brain may help predict who will better...
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September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss
Zika Virus tied to infant hearing loss
In February, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern about the recent outbreak of the...
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