A Link Between Iron Deficiency and Hearing Loss
March 29th, 2017Posted in Blog
You may know how important it is to have iron in your diet for overall health, but a recent study showed a connection between a lack of iron and hearing health. The study followed 305,339 adults between the ages of 21 and 90 and found those with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are twice as likely to
Read MoreYour Heart and Ears Have a Lot in Common
March 24th, 2017Posted in Blog
People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously, yet brush off hearing loss as inconsequential. But the truth is your heart and ears have a lot in common. In fact, decades of research point to a link between cardiovascular and hearing health. Specifically, Raymond H. Hull, PhD, professor of communication sciences and disorders
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Clean Your Ears with a Cotton Swab
March 15th, 2017Posted in Blog
Cotton swabs may seem harmless enough, but they can be dangerous when used to clean your ears. Although some people swear by using cotton swabs (Q-Tips) to remove excess wax and debris from their ear canals, medical experts will warn you not to try it. They have seen many catastrophes resulting from using cotton swabs. From punctured
Read MoreWorldwide Hearing Index
March 8th, 2017Posted in Blog
In honor of World Hearing Day, Mimi Hearing Technologies, a Germany-based company that develops hearing enhancement technology for smartphones, analyzed data from their hearing test app and noise pollution data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to create the Worldwide Hearing Index. The data, collected from over 200,000 hearing tests worldwide, ranked average levels of hearing
Read MoreNew Drug Show Promise to Restore Hearing
March 1st, 2017Posted in Blog
An approach to regenerate inner ear sensory hair cells reportedly lays the groundwork for treating chronic noise-induced hearing loss by the company, Frequency Therapeutics, which is drawing on research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In the February 21, 2017 edition of Cell
Read MoreAuditory Brainstem Development Problems Linked to Nicotine Exposure
February 22nd, 2017Posted in Blog
Abnormal development of the auditory brain stem in children and subsequent hearing problems can be the result of nicotine exposure, both before and after birth, according to a mouse model study published in the February 12 edition of The Journal of Physiology. The new research suggests for the first time that the auditory brain stem—an area of the
Read MoreNew Gene Therapy Restores Partial Hearing in Mice
February 1st, 2017Posted in Blog
Scientists from Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice. The new model overcomes a long-standing barrier to accessing hair cells, the delicate sensors in the inner ear that capture sound and head movement and convert them to neural signals for hearing and balance.
Read MoreHearing Aid Tax Credit Reintroduced
January 25th, 2017Posted in Blog
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dean Heller (R-NV) have reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 48) which, if enacted, would provide a $500 credit or $1,000 credit (if two aids are necessary) to people of all ages who need a hearing aid to address their hearing loss. According to an announcement from the
Read MoreCaring For Those With Hearing Loss
January 11th, 2017Posted in Blog
How often does hearing loss factor into the daily lives of caregivers? The National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) reports that more than 50 percent of those over the age of 75 have hearing loss. Those percentages increase as the population ages. Hearing loss, whether treated or untreated, comes with a host of other implications that
Read More40% of Classical Orchestral Musicians Are Hearing Impaired
December 28th, 2016Posted in Blog
A study conducted in one of the largest classical orchestras in Norway found that hearing impairment is a significant problem for 43.6% of the musicians. The study also found that 76.9% of the musicians experience tinnitus of varying frequencies. The results stress the fact that it is not only musicians in the genres of rock and pop
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