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Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 25 10
A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in…
Effective Diagnosis, Treatment of Ear Infections in Children Examined in Study
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 17 10
Among the findings of an analysis of previous studies regarding ear infections in children are that results from otoscopic exams (an instrument for examining…
Racial and ethnic disparities impact care for children with frequent ear infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 31 10
Racial and ethnic disparities among children with frequent ear infections (FEI) significantly influence access to affordable healthcare, according to new research published in the…
Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 26 10
Ear infections are one of the most common health problems for children, with most kids experiencing at least one by their third birthday. Annual…
Early hearing screening improves child development
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 19 10
Screening for hearing problems within the first weeks of life benefits children, especially when interventions quickly follow the detection of any impairments, suggests a…
Newborn hearing screening linked with improved developmental outcomes for hearing impaired children
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 19 10
Children with permanent hearing impairment who received hearing screening as newborns had better general and language developmental outcomes and quality of life at ages…
Moderate kidney disease linked to hearing loss
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Urine Problems • Oct 01 10
Older adults with moderate kidney disease may require screening for hearing loss, according to the authors of a new study.
In the study, of…
Primary care doctors get little information about chronic sinusitis
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Aug 16 10
Facial pain. Nasal congestion. Postnasal drip. Fatigue. These are hallmark signs of chronic sinusitis, a swelling of tissue in the nasal and sinus cavity.…
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting supplement now available
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 02 10
The 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest meeting…
Zinc sprays dull sense of smell in some users
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Flu • Jul 21 10
Homeopathic zinc nasal sprays don’t fight colds, and they probably cause some people to lose their sense of smell, the authors of a new…
Hear Today…Gone Tomorrow
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 03 10
Use of ear bud headphones by youngsters may save your ears from being assaulted by the noise of your teenagers’ music or electronic game…
Tonsillectomy technique shows lower complication rate
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 01 10
A newer surgical technique for removing tonsil tissue may have a lower rate of complications than two other commonly used approaches, a new…
Nosebleed won’t stop? Coil surgery might help
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • May 28 10
A small study suggests that a surgical treatment generally used on patients with tumors and certain brain disorders may put a stop to nosebleeds…
Study Examines Hearing Loss, Viagra Use
• Ear / Nose / Throat • May 18 10
Research by a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) professor shows an association between hearing loss and the use of the erectile dysfunction drug…
Hearing loss in one ear impairs kids’ language
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • May 10 10
Hearing loss in one ear is enough to cause language problems for kids, doctors reported on Monday.
However, they write in the journal Pediatrics,…
Kids with Hearing Loss in One Ear Fall Behind in Language Skills
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • May 05 10
By the time they reach school age, one in 20 children have hearing loss in one ear. That can raise significant hurdles for these…
Who is at risk for MRSA?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Apr 20 10
A multi-center study led by a researcher at Rhode Island Hospital has determined that long-term elder care, HIV-infected and hemodialysis patients are at…
Second-hand smoke ups risk of sinus, nasal problems
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 20 10
Other people’s cigarette smoke could be to blame for much of the chronic itchy, runny nose and sinus woes - also known as rhinosinusitis…
Doctor Says Sports Events and Cell Phones Can Harm Voice
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 29 10
From the first tip-off during March Madness to the championship’s final buzzer, and with start of the 2010 Major League Baseball season, on Sunday,…
Regular analgesic use increases hearing loss in men
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 01 10
In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and…
Cutting caffeine won’t quiet ringing in the ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 20 10
If you suffer from ringing in the ears, imbibing caffeine won’t make it worse, and giving up caffeinated beverages won’t make it better,…
‘Escaped’ proteins add to hearing loss in elderly, UF researchers find
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 10 09
Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern…
Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Oct 08 09
Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new…
Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 07 09
Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new…
Benefits of adenotonsillectomy persist in kids
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jul 23 09
In children with sleep-related breathing disorders, removing the tonsils and adenoids - an operation called adenotonsillectomy - is apt to yield long-lasting improvements…