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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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April 4, 2023 / Hearing Loss
Study Shows Seeing One Movie in a Year Could Damage Hearing
If you’ve ever left a movie theater and felt like your ears had taken a beating, you’re not imagining things....
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April 4, 2023
Latest Insights Could Help Refine Hearing Loss Treatments
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) have uncovered for the first time and in near-atomic detail, the structure of...
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April 4, 2023
Researchers Delve Deeper into Beethoven’s Hearing Loss
In 1802, Ludwig van Beethoven asked his brothers to request that his doctor, J.A. Schmidt, describe his malady — his...
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