Vitiligo and Hearing Loss Could Share Connection
The inner ear contains cells called melanocytes, which produce the pigment melanin. This pigment is responsible for coloring the skin, hair, and...
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November 19, 2024
November 13, 2024
Study Shows Promising Treatment for Sudden Hearing Loss in Animal Models
A research team led by MedUni Vienna has investigated AC102, a new active substance that offers hope of an effective...
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November 5, 2024
New Research Shows Possible Link Between Hearing Loss and Parkinson’s
A new study from a database of millions of veterans nationwide reveals a possible connection between hearing loss and Parkinson’s...
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October 25, 2024 / Hearing
Research Shows Potential Connection to Balance Issues and SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also...
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October 15, 2024 / Tinnitus
Research Shows Link Between Tinnitus and Obesity in Men
Tinnitus is a perception of sound in one or both ears that can be bothersome to patients. The condition is...
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October 8, 2024
Chemical Exposure Could Be Damaging to Your Hearing
According to the CDC, hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical health condition among adults. Many people think of loud noise...
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October 3, 2024
New Gene Therapies Provide Break Through in Genetic Pediatric Hearing Loss
Earlier this year, Regeneron revealed that its gene therapy DB-OTO elicited “dramatic” hearing improvement in two young children with profound genetic deafness,...
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September 24, 2024
Study Shows Bats Can Develop Age-Related Hearing Loss
Many mammals suffer hearing loss in old age, but bats were thought to be immune to this phenomenon because of...
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September 17, 2024 / Hearing Loss
Declining Senses Can Impact Mental Health in Seniors
Most people — up to 94% of U.S. adults — experience at least some dulling of their senses with age,...
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September 10, 2024
Cochlear Implants Provide Basic Approaches for How We Recognize Words
University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants...
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