Category: Research
Researchers produce mice with turbocharged hearing
A team of researchers at the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute were able to give mice supranormal hearing, and gain important insights into…
Gene Therapy Milestone
For 11 children in China it was nothing short of a miracle. They received pioneering gene therapy during clinical trials and the results have been…
A cure for hearing loss is now a lot closer
A breakthrough study represents an exciting milestone in the development of treatment for sensorineural hearing loss. Zheng-Yi Chen and his team at Mass Eye and…
A pinprick to pinpoint hearing loss
Hearing loss is actually a pretty vague diagnosis. It’s an umbrella label that covers a multitude of underlying conditions which cause hearing to fade. But…
Hearing Loss and Mental Health.
Loneliness, isolation, depression and cognitive decline. All of them have been linked to hearing loss and add up to a compelling reason to seek treatment….
A Breakthrough Test for Hearing Loss
A prick of the finger, a small drop of blood and ten minutes later you will know precisely why you are losing your hearing or…
Is There a FICI in Your Future?
“Researchers are trying to replicate a cochlea, a remarkable organ about the size of a pea.”
Hearing in the Soup
Achin Bhowmik calls it “soup”, his apt analogy for a noisy environment such as a restaurant or cocktail party. Starkey’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive…
Sex and Hearing Aids
That got your attention. The psychological impact of hearing loss is well documented. Depression being the number one symptom. Frankly, that’s not particularly surprising since…
“Ant work” is uncovering secrets of human hearing
Dr. Ana Bélen Elgoyhen and her colleagues are doing what she calls the “ant work” in the lab at Argentina’s National Scientific & Technical Research…
