June 22, 2023

Modifications to Cochlear Implants Proving Successful

Sensorineural hearing loss occurs from damage to the inner ear, the place of origin of the nerve that runs from...

June 14, 2023

Alzheimer’s Plaques Could Contribute to Hearing Loss

While conducting experiments in mice, researchers stumbled upon a correlation between Alzheimer’s disease plaques and hearing loss. In one transgenic...

June 12, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Personalized, Bi-Sensory Stimulation Showing Signs of Success in Tinnitus Management

Tinnitus, the ringing, buzzing or hissing sound of silence, varies from slightly annoying in some to utterly debilitating in others....

May 30, 2023

Gene Therapy Breakthrough Could Address Presbycusis

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear, part of Mass General Brigham, have successfully used adeno-associated virus vectors in gene therapies to treat...

May 24, 2023 / Hearing test

Research Shows Surgeons Are at Risk for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

Published results showed orthopedic surgeons are at risk for developing noise-induced hearing loss and permanent hearing loss due to damaging...

May 17, 2023

Five Advancements We’ve Made in Hearing Loss Research

At present, more than 1.4 billion people live with hearing loss globally. Hearing disorders are often caused by aging, frequent...

May 9, 2023

Scientists Study Theory Linking COVID Vaccine and Tinnitus

Some people have said they’ve developed tinnitus after being vaccinated against the coronavirus; however, there is no proof linking the...

April 25, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Scientists Use Drug Cocktail to Regenerate Hair Cells for Hearing

Effective hearing loss treatments have eluded medicine because once sensory cells in the inner ear called hair cells are damaged...

April 18, 2023 / Hearing Loss

Research Shows Hearing Aids May Reduce Dementia Risk

Can treating hearing loss lower your chances of developing dementia down the road? Maybe, claims new research that found that folks who are experiencing hearing...

April 18, 2023

Study Finds COPD is Associated with Gradual Hearing Loss

In a study on the association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and long-term hearing loss, researchers found that people with COPD...