Hearing Impaired
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Age-related hearing loss impacts one in three adults aged 64 to 75 in the US, and around half of these cases are down to faulty genes. Using older animals to mirror a human study, scientists successfully reversed hearing loss caused by one such gene.
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Among older adults, hearing loss and dementia are both highly prevalent and are thought to be linked. Looking at data from 437,704 people aged 40 to 69, a team of international researchers has tried to determine how the two are linked.
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Life-saving intensive care incubators play a critical role in a newborn’s start to life, but researchers have found that they may also be exposing babies to louder, resonating noise that increase the risk of damaging their sensitive hearing.
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In a world first, Amazon has partnered with Cochlear to make watching movies and shows more accessible for folks with hearing loss by streaming audio from a Fire TV device directly to a Cochlear hearing implant's sound processor.
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A first-of-its-kind meta-analysis has found a significant association between the use of hearing aids and a reduced risk of dementia. The findings suggest that using hearing restoration devices could slow the progression of cognitive decline.
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The ringing, rushing sound of tinnitus is a complex condition. It's caused by a range of factors, so there's no known one-size-fits-all treatment. But researchers are reporting excellent results with a combination treatment in a smartphone app.
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The US FDA has established a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids. The move comes as part of a push by the US government to make healthcare more affordable, allowing millions of people to buy low-cost hearing aids without prescription.
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Researchers at the Salk Institute have made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for genetic hearing loss. Gene therapy that delivers a particular protein can ensure faulty hair cells grow correctly, allowing for improved hearing.
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A newly published meta-analysis has uncovered 10 new genetic variants that contribute to age-related hearing loss. The findings indicate a part of the ear known as the stria vascularis may play a part in hearing impairment.
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An 11-year study has found that difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments may be an early sign of dementia. The next step will be to investigate whether treating mid-life hearing impairments can reduce the risk of dementia developing later on.
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A landmark study is offering evidence to suggest age-related hearing loss is primarily caused by accumulated damage to inner ear sensory hair cells, and hair-regeneration technologies may offer new treatments to restore hearing loss in old age.
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We've covered a number of motion-tracking gloves designed to translate sign language into audible speech, and a team of bioengineers at UCLA has just come out with another design that's more compact and lightweight than any we've seen previously.
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