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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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·August 1, 2020·3 min read

Hearing Deterioration Reported by Discharged COVID-19 Patients

Deterioration in hearing and persistent tinnitus may be another feature of COVID-19 infection, researchers report. A significant number of patients reported hearing loss and other auditory problems eight weeks after being discharged from hospital for coronavirus. Researchers say it is possible COVID-19 could damage parts of the auditory system, resulting in hearing loss.

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·July 20, 2020·3 min read

Hair Cell Loss Causes Age-Related Hearing Loss

Hearing loss associated with aging may have more to do with the death of hair cells in the ears than stria vascularis damage.

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·April 23, 2020·2 min read

How hearing loss in old age affects the brain

The stronger the hearing loss, the poorer hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory ability become.

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·December 13, 2019·4 min read

Reconstructing spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains

Using artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology, researchers reconstructed English words from neural signals recorded from the brains of non-human primates.

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·November 14, 2019·5 min read

Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought

Lower levels of cognitive function were observed in people whose hearing was slightly impaired by aging but was still considered to be normal. The findings suggest cognitive impairment starts as soon as hearing becomes imperfect.

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·October 1, 2019·3 min read

Mild-to-moderate hearing loss in children leads to changes in how brain processes sound

The brain activity response to sound in older children with hearing loss was lower than their peers with normal hearing.

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·September 6, 2019·4 min read

Sound deprivation in one ear leads to speech recognition difficulties

Ear infections and other conditions that cause hearing loss to one ear can cause nerve damage if left untreated. The damage may render the sufferer to difficulties in speech recognition and processing.

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·July 15, 2019·2 min read

Wearing hearing aid may help protect brain in later life

Wearing a hearing aid for age-related hearing loss may help to protect the brain against dementia, a new study finds. Researchers report those who wore hearing aids maintained better brain function over time than those who did not.

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·July 8, 2019·2 min read

How noise and age affect brain’s sound processing

Noise-induced hearing loss and hearing loss due to aging have different effects on sound processing in the brain. Researchers suggest each type of hearing loss should have its own specific treatment.