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In males, two or more of the major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors—specifically diabetes, hypertension, and smoking—were associated with hearing loss, and it was the same for women with the exception of hypertension. Knowledge that certain risk factors are associated with hearing loss may guide doctors' recommendations for hearing evaluations and intervention for at-risk patients.
nature․comThe UK's National Health System (NHS) has discontinued services for earwax removal. However, a new study led by audiologist Kevin Munro and colleagues at the University of Manchester highlights the difficulties people face with impacted earwax.
manchesterbrc․nihr․ac․ukIn this podcast, Julia van Huyssteen is joined by Gus Mueller, PhD, who talks about hearing aid verification including using a validated fitting formula, the application of AutoREMS and In-Situ Audiometry, and the fine tuning process after performing verification.
podcasts․apple․comIn the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have increasingly turned to simple measures to detect and monitor the presence of the disease in individuals at home. This study shows promise in measuring neuromotor coordination extracted from recordings of simple speech tasks for detecting the presence of COVID-19.
nature․comNews
- Study sheds new light on the origins of sound-evoked activity in the mouse visual cortex medicalxpress․com
- 9% of all the people in the UK have a hearing loss | Hear-it hear-it․org
- Audiologist Sara Mamo to Examine Communication Challenges and Barriers to Hearing Care for Older Bilingual Latinx Adults umass․edu
- Juliette Sterkens: Hearing Loops Provide Hearing Access for People with Hearing Loss accessibe․com
- Recyclable mobile phone batteries a step closer with rust-busting invention rmit․edu․au
- Senator Warren turns her attention to scrutiny of Big Pharma acquisitions | Paywall medwatch․com
- March 29 Webinar: Risk of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Youth Populations, by Sarah Grinn, PhD, AuD cmich․edu
- Utah State Welcomes Rohit Ravi to Study Newborn Hearing Screening through Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship usu․edu
Audio/Video
- Dr. Cliff: Jabra Enhance Plus OTC Detailed Hearing Aid Review | Updated 2023 youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: What drains a hearing aid battery? Digital features will chew up battery life youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Short Video: Why is winter so quiet? youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff: Should You Buy Hearing Aids on Amazon in 2023? youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Q&As–Waterproof Hearing Aids & Cochlear Implant Surgery Risks youtube․com
- AudioCardio app aims to reduce hearing loss by giving your ears a workout abc7․com
Research
- Clinical Trial: Internet-delivered Psychological Interventions for Tinnitus clinicaltrials․gov
- Clinical characteristics and prognosis of acute low-frequency hearing loss and ascending sensorineural sudden sensorineural hearing loss pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- How I break bad news on grant applications nature․com
- Children with Conductive Hearing Loss Fitted with Hearing Aids: Outcomes and Caregiver Experiences in South Africa ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Plasticity Changes in Central Auditory Systems of School-Age Children Following a Brief Training With a Remote Microphone System journals․lww․com
- What Are Parents’ Experiences With Their Child’s Hearing Aid Use in the First 5 Years? journals․lww․com
- The Use of Heart Rate Responses Extracted From Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Data as a Measure of Speech Discrimination Ability in Sleeping Infants journals․lww․com
- Verification of Estimated Output Signal-to-Noise Ratios From a Phase Inversion Technique Using a Simulated Hearing Aid pubs․asha․org
- Audiovisual integration is preserved in older adults across the cortical hierarchy biorxiv․org
- Spectro-temporal acoustical markers differentiate speech from song across cultures biorxiv․org
- Audiological outcome after stapes surgery in relation to prosthesis type link․springer․com
- A Study of Event-Related Potentials During Monaural and Bilateral Hearing in Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant Users journals․lww․com