Hearing loss impacts both physical and mental health
According to the author, “A study at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine found that older adults with hearing loss experienced higher rates of hospitalizations... Read more
Category: Research
Hearing test iPad app
A Canadian-developed hearing test iPad application developed for use in third-world countries has applications at home. Read the CBC on-line story about this diagnostic tool... Read more
Bats Using Ear Trumpets?
The Costa Rican Spix disc-winged bat is very small animal that lives in near total darkness. The creatures depend largely on their hearing to navigate,... Read more
U of M Centre on Aging Research Symposium
The University of Manitoba Centre on Aging will hold its annual Spring Research Symposium May 5th to 6th, 2014. The focus this year will be... Read more
The Next Generation of Cochlear Implants
AUSTRALIAN academic and commercial researchers have developed designs for higher-performance electrodes which could substantially improve sound perception in the next generation of cochlear implants. To... Read more
Background Noise and Hearing Loss
According to an article published by Hear It, the he ears of people with hearing loss work differently in background noise than the ears of... Read more
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Gerbil Hearing
Researchers at the University of Sheffield in England have completed some very interesting research using embryonic stem cell technology to restore hearing. Please follow the following... Read more
Tinnitus Research & Stats
Hear-it has published an informative article on its web site about the number of people in the US who suffer from tinnitus, and the impact... Read more
News from the Better Hearing Institute
The Better Hearing Institute (http://www.betterhearing.org) published information about the prevalence of tinnitus and efficacy of treatment on November 29, 2011. While the article leans toward... Read more
New Tinnitus Research
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) in the United States reports that researchers have proposed a new theory; that tinnitus may... Read more