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Study looks at benefits of 2 cochlear implants in deaf children
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 13 07

Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining… Study looks at benefits of 2 cochlear implants in deaf children   

 
 

Children with chronic otitis media have biofilms in their middle ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jul 12 06

Direct evidence of bacterial biofilms has been found on the middle ear tissue of children who suffer from chronic ear infections, according to a… Children with chronic otitis media have biofilms in their middle ears   

 
 

Non-Hispanic Blacks Have Best Hearing in U.S.
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 14 06

Non-Hispanic black adults in the U.S. have on average the best hearing of the three most prevalent race-ethnic groups in the nation, a new… Non-Hispanic Blacks Have Best Hearing in U.S.   

 
 

Screening Changes Could Help Detect Deaf Newborns
• Ear / Nose / Throat • May 18 06

Researchers have identified several changes that could be made to existing newborn screening tests for hearing defects that could advance the standard of care… Screening Changes Could Help Detect Deaf Newborns   

 
 

Small birth size increases men’s hearing loss risk
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 30 05

Men who were born smaller than normal and do not catch up in height or who become overweight face a higher risk of hearing… Small birth size increases men’s hearing loss risk   

 
 

Surgery may help sleep disorder in young children
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 11 05

In children under the age of three who have Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), removal of the tonsils and Surgery may help sleep disorder in young children   

 
 

Study finds ear tube surgery safe for youngsters
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 18 05

Children with ear infections so severe that tubes have to be inserted in their ears early in life hear as well as… Study finds ear tube surgery safe for youngsters   

 
 

Loud music no threat to ears, teens tell study
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 04 05

Most teenagers and young adults don’t think hearing loss from listening to loud music is a big problem, even though three out of five… Loud music no threat to ears, teens tell study   

 
 

Steroid injection won’t quiet ringing in the ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 02 05

Contrary to some previous reports, a new study suggests that people who suffer with severe, disabling ringing in the ears known as tinnitus are… Steroid injection won’t quiet ringing in the ears   

 
 

Soft palate implants safely reduce snoring
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 27 05

Insertion of small plastic rods into the soft palate with a minimally invasive surgical procedure is a safe and effective treatment for snoring,… Soft palate implants safely reduce snoring   

 
 

Mild hearing loss affects kids’ school performance
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 18 04

Children with hearing problems, even minimal, are significantly more likely to have academic problems, experts said Thursday.

Kids with impairments such as a loss… Mild hearing loss affects kids’ school performance   

 
 

Laser therapy improves bad breath for some
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 09 04

Laser treatment of the tonsils appears to help some people with chronic bad breath, or halitosis, new research shows.

The technique appears to aid… Laser therapy improves bad breath for some   

 
 

Steelband musicians may suffer hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 08 04

After years of entertaining crowds during annual Carnival festivals and other celebrations in the Caribbean and elsewhere, steelpan players are likely to experience hearing… Steelband musicians may suffer hearing loss   

 
 

Mass antibiotic treatment may wipe out trachoma
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 03 04

A single population-wide dose of antibiotic can virtually eliminate the blinding disease trachoma, a study said on Wednesday, although other researchers warned high levels… Mass antibiotic treatment may wipe out trachoma   

 
 

Slow-breathing device helps lower blood pressure
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 19 04

People with hypertension who practice slow breathing with the aid of a regulating device find their blood pressure drops, according to a new study… Slow-breathing device helps lower blood pressure   

 
 

Scientists find protein that may be key to hearing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 13 04

A protein in the ear that converts sound into nerve impulses that are sent to the brain could be the long-sought key to understanding… Scientists find protein that may be key to hearing   

 
 

Digestive enzyme found in ears of kids with otitis
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 17 04

New research confirms previous findings that pepsin, the main digestive enzyme in stomach juice, is often found in middle ear fluid obtained from children… Digestive enzyme found in ears of kids with otitis   

 
 

Removing kids’ tonsils often not very helpful
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 10 04

For children with mild throat infections or enlarged tonsils or adenoids, surgery to remove the offending tissues offers no major clinical benefits over a… Removing kids’ tonsils often not very helpful   

 
 

Air pollution stunts lung development in teens
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 08 04

Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children’s Health Study indicate.

Previous studies of the effects of… Air pollution stunts lung development in teens   

 
 

Study finds agreement on “ideal” nose
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 03 04

People who opt for a nose job are no different from anyone else when it comes to their vision of the “ideal” nose, a… Study finds agreement on “ideal” nose   

 
 
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