| Hearing Loss, Lack Of Sleep Impair Back-To-School Health |
| As the new school year approaches, many parents are preparing their children by buying school supplies, new clothes, and organizing fall sporting events. But in order to help kids get a healthy head start to the school year, the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) also recommends taking a closer look at your child's health for common ear, nose, or throat-related health issues that might affect academic success.
08/19/2008
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| MSU Study Finds That Not All Hearing Aids Are Created Equal |
| Consumers with hearing loss might think they are saving significantly more by purchasing over- the-counter hearing aids, but they most likely will be disappointed - or could be taking risks - when purchasing such aids, according to MSU research. Professor Jerry Punch of the
08/14/2008
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| FDA Allows Phase 2 Study For Sound Pharmaceuticals' Novel Drug To Prevent Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss |
| Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) has received FDA notification that it may proceed with its Phase II study to prevent chemotherapy induced hearing loss. The Ph-II study will enroll 80 patients with advanced head and neck, and non-small cell lung cancer at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research at the Veterans Administration Hospital and the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.
08/09/2008
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| Free Service Improves GP Access For Deaf Patients, UK |
| Deaf patients are now able to enjoy better access to GP services thanks to a new partnership between SignHealth - the healthcare charity for Deaf people - and EMIS, the UK's leading provider of GP systems. The charity's web-based SignTranslate communication program for Deaf people is being made available free of charge to all GP practices in England until 31st July 2009 - underpinned by one year of funding from SignHealth.
08/05/2008
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| Form Of Hearing Loss Stems From Gene Mutation |
| Pat Phalin learned she had hearing loss at 30, when she volunteered to give hearing tests at her local school. The pupils heard sounds she could not hear. Her husband Larry, a genealogy enthusiast, saw a pattern in his wife's family history. Her mother, grandfather and great-grandfather had severe hearing loss as adults. One of the Phalins' children had hearing problems before he reached school age.
08/01/2008
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| Zounds Hearing Develops And Releases Power BTE Hearing Aid |
| As a promise to his daughter, Zounds Founder Sam Thomasson spent more than 10 years developing the patented technology behind Zounds Z1 hearing aids. That same advanced technology, reduced price-point and overall comfort is now available in the Zounds Z1 Power BTE (Behind the Ear) Hearing Aid released this month.
07/30/2008
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| Hearing Loss Affects Millions Of US Adults |
| According to a report published in the July 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, the prevalence of hearing loss in American adults may be higher than previously thought. It is widely accepted that hearing impairment is a highly common condition, and it is considered by many to be a societal problem.
07/29/2008
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| Sound Pharmaceuticals Files Second IND With The FDA For The Prevention Of Chemotherapy Induced Hearing Loss In Advanced Stage Cancer |
| Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) has filed an Investigational New Drug Application with the FDA for the clinical testing of a proprietary formulation of ebselen for the prevention of chemotherapy induced hearing loss or ototoxicity. The oral capsule containing ebselen, SPI-3005, will be tested in advanced stage lung cancer and head and neck cancer patients receiving platinum based chemotherapy.
07/24/2008
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| Ultrasonic Frogs Able To Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies Could Have Implications For Human Hearing |
| Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears, the researchers say.
07/23/2008
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| Researchers Find Link Between Dementia And Sound Processing |
| People who find it difficult to hear in complex situations with competing noise (such as one conversation among many) are also likely to suffer from mild memory impairment, according to a new study in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Central auditory processing dysfunction is the term that researchers use for this type of hearing disorder.
07/22/2008
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| FDA Reaches Settlement With California Hearing Device Maker |
| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reached a settlement with California hearing device manufacturer Advanced Bionics LLC and its president and CEO Jeffrey Greiner over alleged violations of federal law. The alleged violations involved the failure to notify the FDA of a change of outside supplier or vendor, which may have exposed patients to unnecessary health risks, such as device failure and surgery.
07/19/2008
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| HPC And HAC Launch Joint Consultation On Standards And Qualification Entry Level For Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers, UK |
| The Health Professions Council (HPC) and the Hearing Aid Council (HAC) have launched a joint consultation on the standards of proficiency and the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Hearing Aid Audiologists/Dispensers part of the HPC register. In 2005, the Government announced that the Hearing Aid Council was to be abolished and its registration and regulation functions transferred to the Health Professions Council.
07/16/2008
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| New Hearing Aid Technology Passes The Restaurant Noise Test |
| The sound of a noisy Chicago restaurant during the breakfast rush the clang of plates and silverware and the clamor of many voices was the crucial test of new hearing aid technology in a study conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The study showed that the hearing aids worked well in a noisy environment the most challenging test for a hearing aid. But the patients wearing the devices didn't need to fly from St.
07/11/2008
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| Molecular Motor Works By Detecting Minute Changes In Force |
| Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the activity of a specific family of nanometer-sized molecular motors called myosin-I is regulated by force. The motor puts tension on cellular springs that allow vibrations to be detected within the body. This finely tuned regulation has important implications for understanding a wide variety of basic cellular processes, including hearing and balance and glucose uptake in response to insulin.
07/10/2008
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| Majority Of Subjects Report That Music Sounds Pleasant With Their MAESTRO Cochlear Implant |
| MED-EL Corporation has announced new data regarding FineHearingTM technology, available only with the MAESTRO™ Cochlear Implant System. In addition to hearing in "high definition" with FineHearing, MED-EL's MAESTRO system offers the smallest internal implant and the thinnest, lightest externally-worn speech processor available.
07/10/2008
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