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·March 7, 2022·7 min read

New Early Signs of Parkinson’s Uncovered

Hearing loss and epilepsy are early features of Parkinson's disease, a new study reveals.

This is a cartoon of a man speaking loudly and an ear

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·October 1, 2021·6 min read

Understanding Hearing Loss From Noise Damage Through Gene Expression Changes

Researchers have created an atlas representing changes in the levels of RNA made in different cell types in the ear following noise-induced hearing loss. They also discovered certain FDA-approved medications for diabetes and other disorders may protect against noise-related hearing loss.

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·August 21, 2021·4 min read

Hearing Loss Could Be Cause of Depression in Older People

Hearing loss was associated with an increased risk of depression in older adults. Those of lower socioeconomic status were twice as likely to report symptoms of depression. However, using hearing aids helped alleviate symptoms of depression.

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·July 22, 2021·3 min read

Difficulty Hearing Speech Could Be a Risk Factor for Dementia

Older adults who experience difficulty hearing speech against a noisy background have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia.

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·June 21, 2021·2 min read

Listening to Mix of Sounds and Silence Preserves Temporal Sound Processing in Mice

Temporal sound processing can be maintained in mouse models of congenital hearing loss with exposure to broadband sounds embedded with pauses, a new study reports.

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·June 13, 2021·2 min read

Headphones and Earbuds Impact Younger Generations’ Future Audio Health

Listening to music on headphones or earbuds at 50% volume for an hour a day can have a detrimental impact on a young person's auditory health, a new study reports.

This is an image of a lady with her head turned to the side, as though she's just heard someone calling her or a strange noise

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·May 10, 2021·6 min read

Research Challenges a Decades-Old Mechanism of How We Hear Sounds

Researchers have identified several novel functional mechanisms related to the inner hair cells of the ear. The findings may upend numerous longstanding theories about the working anatomical organization and workings of the ear, as well as provide new avenues for the development of technologies to improve hearing.

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·March 26, 2021·3 min read

Women With Sensory Loss Twice as Likely to Suffer Depression

The prevalence of depression and anxiety was between 2 and 2.56 higher in women experiencing sensory loss than men. Sensory loss was categorized as hearing loss, visual problems, or dual sensory loss.

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·December 3, 2020·2 min read

The Surprising Grammar of Touch

Study reveals grammar is evident and widespread in communication based on tactile interaction. The findings reveal that if one or more linguistic channel is unavailable, such as hearing or vision, structures will find another way to create formal categories.

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·November 25, 2020·4 min read

Which Speaker Are You Listening to? Hearing Aid of the Future Uses Brainwaves to Find Out

EEG and AI technology can directly decode the direction in which people are listening from brainwaves alone, without having to link them to direct sounds.

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·September 1, 2020·3 min read

Understanding the Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

Researchers propose an alternative mechanism to explain the link between hearing loss and dementia. The study sheds light on the role of the medial temporal lobe in auditory cognition.

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·August 17, 2020·3 min read

Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness

A new study links high-dose opioid use to an increased risk of hearing loss and auditory problems. Researchers believe hearing problems may be a result of toxicity to the ear related to opioid exposure.

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hearing loss

New Early Signs of Parkinson’s Uncovered

Understanding Hearing Loss From Noise Damage Through Gene Expression Changes

Hearing Loss Could Be Cause of Depression in Older People

Listening to Mix of Sounds and Silence Preserves Temporal Sound Processing in Mice

Headphones and Earbuds Impact Younger Generations’ Future Audio Health

Research Challenges a Decades-Old Mechanism of How We Hear Sounds

Women With Sensory Loss Twice as Likely to Suffer Depression

The Surprising Grammar of Touch

Which Speaker Are You Listening to? Hearing Aid of the Future Uses Brainwaves to Find Out

Understanding the Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness

Not All Older Adults Reap Cognitive Benefits of Life Satisfaction

Breakthrough on Genetic & Molecular Drivers of Alzheimer’s

Mapping Early Visual System in Wasps Provides AI and Neural Insights

Protein p53’s Role in Autism-like Behavior and Memory

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