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Study finds not all hearing aids are created equal
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Consumers with hearing loss might think they are saving significantly more by purchasing over- the-counter hearing aids, but they most likely will be disappointed – or could be taking risks – when purchasing such aids, according ...
Our Health: Louder and louder world harms our hearing
Feb 27, 2009 |
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So much noise. Rock concerts. Traffic. IPods. Always something in your ear. Until nature demands silence.
Hearing the words beneath the noise
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Hearing aids and cochlear implants act as tiny amplifiers so the deaf and hard-of-hearing can make sense of voices and music. Unfortunately, these devices also amplify background sound, so they're less effective in a noisy ...
Researchers studying hearing loss find auditory regions of the brain convert to the sense of touch
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that adult animals with hearing loss actually re-route the sense of touch into the hearing parts of the brain.
Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday requiring private health ...
Reduced noise allows clearer mobile phone conversations
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Dutch researcher Richard Hendriks investigated how background noises can be suppressed in order to provide better sound quality in applications such as mobile phones and hearing aids.
Varibel, the glasses that hear
Apr 07, 2006 |
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Today a new hearing aid in the form of a pair of glasses was unveiled. These hearing-glasses are called 'Varibel' and offer older people the chance to stay active longer - free from the aesthetically unpleasing and technologically ...
Age-related difficulty recognizing words predicted by brain differences
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2009 |
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Older adults may have difficulty understanding speech because of age-related changes in brain tissue, according to new research in the May 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that older adults with t ...
Virtual ears and the cocktail party effect
Nov 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University research has helped understanding of the so-called ‘cocktail party effect’ – how our brains develop the ability to pinpoint and focus on particular sounds among a background ...
Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head ...
One membrane, many frequencies
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute of Science shed light on a crucial mechanism for discerning different ...
Study shows that cochlear implant surgery is safe for the elderly
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear ...
Gene linked to a rare form of progressive hearing loss in males is identified
Dec 17, 2009 |
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A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. The gene, PRPS1, ...
New tool to assess speech development in infants, toddlers with hearing impairments
Sep 23, 2008 |
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The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns about these children's speaking ...
Inherited form of hearing loss stems from gene mutation
Jul 31, 2008 |
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Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school. The pupils heard sounds she could not hear.
