Loud Incubators Might Damage Preemie Babies’ Hearing
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While an incubator can save the life of a premature baby, it may be contributing to hearing loss in these vulnerable infants.A new study published March 27 in Frontiers in Pediatrics assessed the sounds in th…
Learn MoreEarly Detection Is Key to Correcting Childhood Hearing Loss. Know the Signs
SUNDAY, March 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early detection of childhood hearing loss is crucial but also challenging because babies can’t tell their parents or doctors exactly what’s wrong.About 2 to 3 of every 1,000 kids is born with permanent hearin…
Learn MoreVestibular Evaluation Can Help Predict Outcomes in Sensorineural Hearing Loss
FRIDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL), vestibular assessment is beneficial for predicting hearing outcome, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in the Frontiers of Neurology.And…
Learn MoreFrom a Lock of Hair, Beethoven’s Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic analysis of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has provided new clues into the cause of the great composer’s death in 1827 — as well as evidence of a family scandal.The analysis revealed that Beethoven su…
Learn MoreEsfuércese por proteger su oído
VIERNES, 3 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alrededor de 48 millones de estadounidenses tienen cierto grado de pérdida de la audición, pero hay formas de preservar este importante sentido.La Asociación Americana del Habla, el Lenguaje y la Audició…
Learn MoreMake Efforts to Protect Your Hearing
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 48 million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, but there are ways to preserve this important sense. Together, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Hearing Loss Associat…
Learn More¿Vive cerca de un área con mucho tráfico? Quizá tenga un mayor riesgo de tinnitus
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que viven cerca del ruido del tráfico, sobre todo cuando continúa de noche, son más propensas a desarrollar unos sonidos repetitivos de silbidos o zumbidos en los oídos, lo que se conoce com…
Learn MoreLive Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who live near traffic noise, especially when it continues at night, are more likely to develop the repetitive whistling or buzzing sounds in their ears known as tinnitus. Danish researchers found a link …
Learn More¿Los audífonos reducen las probabilidades de demencia?
MARTES, 17 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Perder la audición al envejecer podría ser un precursor de la demencia?Tal vez, sugiere una investigación reciente, que encontró que las personas mayores que tenían problemas para escuchar eran más prop…
Learn MoreSequencing IDs Genetic Diagnoses for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, genomic sequencing yielded genetic diagnoses for most families, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery…
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