January 15, 2025 / Hearing Loss

Genetic Cause for Hearing Loss in Children with Down Syndrome Identified

The genetic cause for the most common type of hearing loss in children with Down syndrome has been identified in...

January 7, 2025

Study Examines Ways to Protect Against Acquired Hearing Loss

With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Mass...

January 1, 2025

Can Tinnitus Impact Your Memory?

Tinnitus may lead to various complications, including sleep problems, anxiety, and depression. There may also be a link between tinnitus...

December 30, 2024

Social Isolation Largest Issue Cited by People with Hearing Loss

A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of people with hearing loss....

December 11, 2024 / Hearing Loss

Purdue Research Team Examines Correlation Between Postural Sway and Balance

The relationship between human hearing loss and balance is an important health correlation that continues to be investigated by researchers in the Purdue...

December 4, 2024

Iowa Researchers Seek to Define How We Recognize Words

University of Iowa researchers have defined how people recognize words. In a new study with people who use cochlear implants...

November 19, 2024

Vitiligo and Hearing Loss Could Share Connection

The inner ear contains cells called melanocytes, which produce the pigment melanin. This pigment is responsible for coloring the skin, hair, and...

November 13, 2024

Study Shows Promising Treatment for Sudden Hearing Loss in Animal Models

A research team led by MedUni Vienna has investigated AC102, a new active substance that offers hope of an effective...

November 5, 2024

New Research Shows Possible Link Between Hearing Loss and Parkinson’s

A new study from a database of millions of veterans nationwide reveals a possible connection between hearing loss and Parkinson’s...

October 25, 2024 / Hearing

Research Shows Potential Connection to Balance Issues and SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Many Covid-19 patients have reported symptoms affecting the ears, including hearing loss and tinnitus. Dizziness and balance problems can also...