Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/hearing-deafness/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172341.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172341.php A new study from Canada shows that our skin helps us hear speech by sensing the puffs of air that the speaker produces with certain sounds. The study is the first to show that when we are in conversation with another person we don't just hear their sounds with our ears and use our eyes to interpret facial expressions and other cues (a fact that is already well researched), but we also use our skin to "perceive" their speech. Hearing / Deafness Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172269.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172269.php It is relatively common for listeners to "hear" sounds that are not really there. In fact, it is the brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds that allows us to successfully carry on a conversation in a noisy room. Now, a new study helps to explain what happens in the brain that allows us to perceive a physically interrupted sound as being continuous. Hearing / Deafness Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172327.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/172327.php A new study led by scientists in The Netherlands has revealed the mechanisms through which the brain creates "auditory continuity illusion", where a physically interrupted sound is heard as continuing through background noise; thus when we try to listen to conversation in a noisy room, the brain fills in the gaps between interrupted sound fragments to create what we perceive as a continuous sound. Hearing / Deafness Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170873.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170873.php Maney Publishing is pleased to announce the purchase of two quarterly journals from John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Cochlear Implants International and Deafness & Education International, which together establish a decisive publishing commitment to the clinical treatment and education of the deaf. The acquisition also reflects Maney's continuing involvement and expertise in publishing for specialist societies and professional organisations. Ear, Nose and Throat Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170738.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170738.php The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and repeating auditory information, according to new research from Northwestern University. Dyslexia Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170733.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170733.php New research reveals that children with developmental dyslexia have a deficit in a brain mechanism involved in the perception of speech in a noisy environment. The study, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue of the journal Neuron, provides the first direct evidence that the human auditory brainstem exhibits remarkable moment-to-moment plasticity and undergoes a fine tuning that is strongly associated with noise exclusion. Dyslexia Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170460.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170460.php What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" - mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. The work by one of the world's foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the first time that scientists have created the mouse equivalent of a person with "golden ears" - people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older. Hearing / Deafness Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170402.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170402.php Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated 28 million Americans by 2030. Hearing / Deafness Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170314.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170314.php Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss. Now a University of Florida team and researchers from University of Wisconsin and three other institutions have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss. Hearing / Deafness Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169860.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169860.php Specialists in HIV and in hearing at the University of Rochester Medical Center are teaming up to measure the hearing of people with AIDS. The five-year study is believed to be the first large study of its kind testing the hearing of people with HIV/AIDS and comparing the results with those from people without HIV. The new effort, supported by a $1. HIV / AIDS Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169759.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169759.php As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive research review in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Hearing / Deafness Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169525.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169525.php More needs to be done to prevent and treat otitis media (otherwise known as middle ear inflammation), which is a major health problem in Indigenous communities and can lead to permanent hearing loss, according to the editor of a supplement on the condition published in the 2 November issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. Each year, three to five Australian children die from complications related to otitis media and another 15 suffer permanent hearing loss. Hearing / Deafness Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169279.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169279.php An innovative four-year project to help families, service providers and policy makers understand the effectiveness of the different types of support available for young deaf children has come to an end, with some interesting findings. Positive Support in the lives of Deaf Children and their Families was a research project funded by the Big Lottery Fund via a partnership with Deafness Research UK. Hearing / Deafness Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168727.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168727.php Advances in hearing aid design and technology mean more and better choices for consumers. The October issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource covers the pros and cons of various styles, from those that are barely noticeable to others that resemble the latest phones and come in stylish colors. Hearing / Deafness Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168514.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168514.php Deep in the ear, 95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound to the brain are big, boisterous neurons that, to date, have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works. Whether a rare, whisper-small second set of cells also carry signals from the inner ear to the brain and have a real role in processing sound has been a matter of debate. Hearing / Deafness Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168091.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168091.php A group of researchers at Seville University, headed by Isabel de los Reyes Rodríguez Ortiz, is analysing the reading comprehension processes of deaf youngsters, a factor closely linked to their level of expression, both verbal and using sign language. The project is being funded by the Regional Ministry of Innovation as a 2007 excellence project, with an amount of 53,891.72 euros; it is scheduled to finalise in 2011. Hearing / Deafness Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168037.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168037.php Research presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, provide further insights into brain mechanisms, including those involved in music, social interaction, learning and memory. Neurology / Neuroscience Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167409.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167409.php Glue ear, also known as secretory otitis media, otitis media with effusion, or serous otitis media, causes a glue-like fluid to accumulate in the middle ear, which should be filled with air. Glue ear is a common cause of dulled hearing in young children. In the majority of cases symptoms resolve themselves in time without treatment being required. When symptoms persist the child will probably need some kind of therapy. Ear, Nose and Throat Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166731.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166731.php Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. Ear, Nose and Throat Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166601.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166601.php Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. Hearing / Deafness Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166549.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166549.php Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. Hearing / Deafness Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166366.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166366.php Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing loss, but higher folate intake can decrease his risk by 20 percent, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. Hearing / Deafness Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166362.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166362.php A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) show that men, especially those who are white and married, are significantly more at risk than women, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. Hearing / Deafness Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166169.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166169.php It's a ringing, a buzzing, a hissing or a clicking - and the patient is the only one who can hear it. Complicating matters, physicians can rarely pinpoint the source of tinnitus, a chronic ringing of the head or ears that can be as quiet as a whisper or as loud as a jackhammer. Ear, Nose and Throat Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165453.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/165453.php Infants and children who suffer from congenital or acquired hearing loss can face a lifetime of speech and language deficits, poor academic performance and emotional problems. In the clinical report, "Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening," researchers have developed an algorithm to assist pediatricians determine the course of treatment when a hearing screening indicates hearing loss in children from infants to 18 years of age. Hearing / Deafness