... hearing was also tested. The data were analyzed for associations between potential risk factors and hearing loss.
The effects of smoking and alcohol consumption have been studied in the past, but ...
... follow-up data on 1,423 patients hospitalized for an acute episode of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) showed they were more than one-and-a-half times more likely to suffer a stroke than a ...
... societal problem. Although national estimates of hearing loss are lacking, the incidence of this condition in the U. ... 55 million Americans) had high-frequency hearing loss [12 percent in one ear and 19 ...
... rare. Future research may find that it affects others who have an unexplained family history of hearing loss, says Lesperance, an associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology at the U-M Medical ...
Researchers said they had evidence that as many as 29 million people in this country might have at least some hearing loss.
... produced functional auditory hair cells in the cochlea of the mouse inner ear. The breakthrough suggests that a new therapy may be developed in the future to successfully treat hearing loss.
... children with hearing loss of the same severity in two ears (62 percent vs. 38 ... percent)
"Although the specific origin of sensorineural hearing loss may remain undiagnosed in many patients, a thorough ...
Leading experts in the study of hair cells and hearing loss will discuss state-of-the art developments in ... can be translated to help prevent ARHI, especially with regards to inner ear hair cell loss.
Leading experts in the study of hair cells and hearing loss discussed state-of-the art developments ... environmental factors that cause Age-Related Hearing Impairment (ARHI) at the 2008 American Academy ...
A scientific study for the European Union found that listening to personal music players at high volume can threaten permanent hearing loss.
... that multiple genes contribute to age-related hearing loss," said Robert D. Frisina, Ph. ... world, there is currently no way to reverse the hearing loss, largely because of the complexity of the process. ...
... many genes involved in deafness in childhood, most of these genes contribute only rarely to progressive hearing loss in humans and their role is poorly understood.
The team found that the Oblivion ...
... laboratory research that led to a new understanding of the mechanisms underlying noise induce hearing loss was funded by the NIH; the preclinical translational research that led to the formulation of ...
... , which the research team believes may be associated with susceptibility to glutamate excitotoxicity and hearing loss.
It is the overexpression of glutamate that causes damage to the inner and outer ...
Scientists believe a transplant of brain cells may one day be able to reverse a common form of hearing loss.
