Researchers in JMU鈥檚 College of Health and Behavioral Studies have developed a cutting-edge method to diagnose balance disorders and treat diseases common in middle-aged and elderly Americans.
A study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine highlights a new approach in addressing conductive hearing loss. A team of scientists, led by Mohammad J. Moghimi, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, designed a new type of hearing aid that not only improves hearing but also offers a safe, non-invasive alternative to implantable devices and corrective surgeries.
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Professor De Wet Swanepoel of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at the University of Pretoria (UP) has received the International Award for Hearing from the American Academy of Audiology. Prof Swanepoel 鈥 who co-founded the hearX Group, a digital health company 鈥 received the award for his research that seeks to expand mobile hearing care to underserved areas locally and globally.
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Dizziness, headaches, confusion, fatigue, blurry vision and sensitivity to light are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. Once these symptoms have subsided and patients begin to resume their regular activities, they also may experience often-overlooked, underlying effects of concussion 鈥 persistent ringing in their ears, sensitivity to noise and hearing difficulties.
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The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has released an app that makes it free, fast, and easy to test one's hearing in each ear. The app is part of a public health campaign to raise awareness about the importance of monitoring, protecting, and optimizing hearing at all ages.
Study in mice reveals high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by nerve endings on the skin are processed in a brain region deemed to be involved primarily in sound perception.
Neurons in this brain region respond more strongly to sound and mechanical vibrations combined than to either one alone, resulting in an enhanced sensory experience.
Apple has marketed its AirPods Pro 2 as soon having 鈥渃linical-grade Hearing Aid capability.鈥 To explain what Apple is offering, Devin McCaslin, Ph.D., director of U-M鈥檚 audiology program, answers our questions.
For the fifth year in a row, Dr. Adrien Eshraghi and Dr. Ronna Hertzano lectured on the year鈥檚 most important hearing loss research at the annual AAO-HNSF meeting.