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A team who led the research for a world-first genetic test that can identify in 26 minutes whether a critically ill baby has a gene that could result in permanent hearing loss if treated with Gentamicin has won the New Statesman Positive Impact in Healthcare Award 2022.
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This retrospective analysis of patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL) documents significant associations between atherosclerosis factors and higher thresholds of PTA on the patients’ healthy hearing side as well as on their affected side. It also found numerous factors that affect the chances for hearing recovery in ISSNHL patients.
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Lexie Hearing and Health-E Commerce have announced a partnership that will make over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids available for purchase on FSAstore.com and HSAstore.com—reportedly the first and largest online marketplaces dedicated to selling only items that are eligible for reimbursement with FSA/HSA funds.
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- March 31: Digital EUHA Spring Conference with International Focus and in English hearingtracker․com
- Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 review: the new noise-cancelling benchmark theguardian․com
- February 9: National Hearing Conservation Assn. Full-Day Workshops hearingconservation․org
- Best Smartphones for Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids hearingtracker․com
- Apple launches Self Service Repair in Europe apple․com
- A New App Brings Birdsong Back to People With High-Frequency Hearing Loss audubon․org
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Research
- Association of Fabry Disease with Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Sudden Hearing Loss: A Nationwide Population-Based Study mdpi․com
- Evaluation of the non-auditory neurocognitive test MoCA-HI for hearing-impaired frontiersin․org
- Clinical Trials: The Efficacy of Incobotulinum Toxin A Injections for Treatment of Tinnitus: a Randomized Controlled Trial clinicaltrials․gov
- Computational mechanisms underlying thalamic regulation of prefrontal signal-to-noise ratio in decision making biorxiv․org
- Interactive auditory task reveals complex sensory-action integration in mouse primary auditory cortex biorxiv․org
- Speaker-induced suppression in EEG during a naturalistic reading and listening task biorxiv․org