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Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Jun 29 15

Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections

Many parents have heard the night-time cry of “my ear hurts.” For some children, this might happen frequently beginning in infancy and even persist… Rare gene variant associated with middle ear infections   

 
 

Nearly 1 in 7 Hispanic/Latino adults has some hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • May 28 15

Nearly 1 in 7 Hispanic/Latino adults has some hearing loss

In the largest study to date of hearing loss among Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States, researchers have found that nearly 1 in 7… Nearly 1 in 7 Hispanic/Latino adults has some hearing loss   

 
 

A bodyguard for your ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Feb 18 15

A bodyguard for your ears

Our hearing has a secret bodyguard, a newly discovered connection from the cochlea to the brain that warns of intense incoming noise that causes… A bodyguard for your ears   

 
 

Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 26 15

Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music

People who use cochlear implants for profound hearing loss do respond to certain aspects of music, contrary to common beliefs and limited scientific research,… Cochlear implant users can hear, feel the beat in music   

 
 

Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 24 14

Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss

Subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.… Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss   

 
 

Smokers, passive smokers more likely to suffer hearing loss, study shows
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 08 14

Smokers, passive smokers more likely to suffer hearing loss

Giving up or reducing smoking and avoiding passive exposure to tobacco smoke may reduce your risk of hearing loss, new research shows.

Smokers and… Smokers, passive smokers more likely to suffer hearing loss, study shows   

 
 

Complications common for adults after tonsillectomy
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Apr 10 14

Complications common for adults after tonsillectomy

Adults have a high rate of complications after getting their tonsils removed, so plan for adequate recuperation after the surgery, researchers say.

“Most of… Complications common for adults after tonsillectomy   

 
 

Adults’ tonsillectomy complications are higher than previously thought
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 03 14

Adults' tonsillectomy complications are higher than previously thought

Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers.… Adults’ tonsillectomy complications are higher than previously thought   

 
 

Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 24 13

Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice

You might think that beatboxing, with its harsh, high-energy percussive sounds, would be harder on the voice than the sweet song of a soprano.… Beatboxing poses little risk of injury to voice   

 
 

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 02 13

Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements

Children learning to speak depend on functional hearing. So-called cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear again by stimulating the auditory nerve directly. Researchers… Computer models of neuronal sound processing in the brain lead to cochlear implant improvements   

 
 

Parents rarely talk to teens about hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 26 13

Parents rarely talk to teens about Hearing loss

Teenagers are at risk for serious long-term hearing problems caused by excessively loud music or other loud noises. But parents don’t always grasp the… Parents rarely talk to teens about hearing loss   

 
 

New Study Helps Explain Why Some Ear and Respiratory Infections Become Chronic
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Nov 22 13

New Study Helps Explain Why Some Ear and Respiratory Infections Become Chronic

Scientists have figured out how a bacterium that causes ear and respiratory illnesses is able to elude immune detection in the middle ear,… New Study Helps Explain Why Some Ear and Respiratory Infections Become Chronic   

 
 

New study explains why men’s noses are bigger than women’s
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Gender: Male • Nov 18 13

New study explains why men's noses are bigger than women's

Human noses come in all shapes and sizes. But one feature seems to hold true: Men’s noses are bigger than women’s.

A new study… New study explains why men’s noses are bigger than women’s   

 
 

New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Oct 27 13

New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management

A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection diagnosis without… New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management   

 
 

Scientists discover compound to prevent noise-related hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 30 13

Scientists discover compound to prevent noise-related hearing loss

Your mother was right when she warned you that loud music could damage your hearing, but now scientists have discovered exactly what gets… Scientists discover compound to prevent noise-related hearing loss   

 
 

‘Evolutionary glitch’ possible cause of childhood ear infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Mar 21 13

Researchers at King’s College London have uncovered how the human ear is formed, giving clues as to why children are susceptible to infections such… ‘Evolutionary glitch’ possible cause of childhood ear infections   

 
 

Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 14 13

Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason… Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease   

 
 

Had an earful? Sound therapy can help relieve tinnitus
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 05 13

Tinnitus is an occupational hazard fo musicians, which is why Chris Martin and Will.I.Am are recording an album to raise awareness.

Noel Gallagher recently… Had an earful? Sound therapy can help relieve tinnitus   

 
 

A solution to sinusitis from the sea
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Feb 19 13

A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.

They… A solution to sinusitis from the sea   

 
 

Tooth found in kid’s ear after 3 years
• Dental Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 15 12

According to a new “case study” described in Thursday’s British Medical Journal, the tooth fairy is alleged to have ventured from her typically benevolent… Tooth found in kid’s ear after 3 years   

 
 

Drugmakers step up search for hearing loss medicines
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 02 12

When Swiss biotech firm Auris Medical wanted to recruit patients to test its experimental hearing loss drug, it decided to enlist partygoers deafened by… Drugmakers step up search for hearing loss medicines   

 
 

Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women
• Drug Abuse • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Sep 12 12

Headache? Back pain? At the first sign of pain, you might reach for a pain-relieving medicine to sooth your bodily woes.

Analgesics are the… Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women   

 
 

Australia’s Cochlear plans to return implant to market
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 07 12

Cochlear Ltd, the world’s biggest maker of hearing implants, pledged on Tuesday to relaunch its top-selling implant after pulling it from the market due… Australia’s Cochlear plans to return implant to market   

 
 

Can you hear me now? New strategy discovered to prevent hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jul 06 12

If you’re concerned about losing your hearing because of noise exposure (earbud deafness syndrome), a new discovery published online in the FASEB Journal offers… Can you hear me now? New strategy discovered to prevent hearing loss   

 
 

Stem cell transplantation into mouse cochlea may impact future hearing loss therapies
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 27 12

Researchers in Japan who evaluated the risks and efficacy of transplanting two varieties of stem cells into mouse cochlea have concluded that both adult-derived… Stem cell transplantation into mouse cochlea may impact future hearing loss therapies   

 
 
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