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The Lancet Commission Report on dementia prevention, intervention, and care was updated in 2020 and, more recently, in August 2024. Drs. Kevin Munro and Piers Dawes ask if the attention devoted to hearing loss and dementia is a rabbit hole and a distraction from the evidence-based importance of healthy hearing for healthy aging.
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Audiologist Matthew Allsop explains what sets pulsatile tinnitus apart from other forms of tinnitus and why it’s important to take it seriously.
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In a large-scale study of middle-aged adults, French researchers found an association between the severity of hearing loss and global cognitive impairment. Although this study has several limitations, the use of hearing aids was not associated with significantly lower odds of cognitive impairment, except for those with depression.
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People who use Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) insurance for their hearing aids, may have to go to a TruHearing Provider instead of their regular hearing care professional for their next set of hearing aids.
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Spiral Therapeutics announced the successful completion of a clinical trial of SPT-2101 (6% dexamethasone) in Meniere's disease, showing that 21 patients had a significant reduction in vertigo frequency and severity.
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The proportion of older adults reporting hearing aid use increased from 11.2% to 16.3% from 2012-2022, a 45.5% increase in uptake. Hearing aid uptake was higher in nonmetropolitan vs metropolitan areas, but there was greater usage growth in metropolitan areas and among those with higher income. Hearing aid use increased across all groups except for low-income adults in nonmetropolitan areas, for whom there was a 15.2% decrease.
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- Starkey's Jeff Solum Receives 2024 Working Group Leadership Award from Bluetooth hearingtracker․com
- Amplifon Named One of the 200 “America's Most Loved Workplaces” by Newsweek corporate․amplifon․com
- Demant keeps new female executive out of all-male management: "It makes no difference" medwatch․com
- Paul Simon ‘optimistic’ about returning to live shows despite hearing loss theguardian․com
- Hearing Aid and Ear Device Patents for August 2024 hearinghealthmatters․org
- Protect Your Ears With HHF’s New PSAs | Hearing Health Foundation hearinghealthfoundation․org
- Meet the 2025 Emerging Research Grants Scientists | Hearing Health Foundation hearinghealthfoundation․org
- Echoes of Risk: Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Dentistry audiology․org
- Major hearing clinic's customer data on the dark web [WSA hack in Pacific Region] rnz․co․nz
- Gael Hannan: When It's Time to Change Your Hearing Care Professional hearinghealthmatters․org
- Justice Department Settles with Wisconsin DOC to Ensure Equal Access for Deaf Inmates hearingreview․com
- EUHA 2024 Preview: 68th International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians (Oct 16-18) | EUHA President Beate Gromke entandaudiologynews․com
- The Hobbies Most Likely to Cause Hearing Loss audiology․org
- Our efforts to make our packaging more sustainable | GN gn․com
- Nano Hearing Aids Launches New Innovative CIC Hearing Aids globenewswire․com
Audio/Video
- Hearing Matters Podcast: Joel Lockwood's Journey—From Tech Innovator to Hearing Health Advocate buzzsprout․com
- This Week in Hearing: Communicating Clearly and Ethically about Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline and Dementia | ADA Keynote with Dr. Jan Blustein hearinghealthmatters․org
- Dr. Rachael Cook: How to Clean Your Oticon Hearing Aids youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Why Lenire Didn’t Work for My Tinnitus youtube․com
Research
- 💡Longitudinal Study of Seafood and Fish Oil Supplement Intake and Risk of Persistent Tinnitus sciencedirect․com
- 💡Automated wave labelling of the auditory brainstem response using machine learning tandfonline․com
- Changes in Outcomes Expectations During the Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process journals․lww․com
- Regeneration of Sensory Hair Cells and Restoration of Vestibular Function by Notch Inhibition [Audion Therapeutics] biorxiv․org
- Characteristics of autosomal dominant WFS1-associated optic neuropathy and its comparability to OPA1-associated autosomal dominant optic atrophy nature․com
- 💡The association between thyroid disease and hearing loss: A meta-analysis tandfonline․com
- 💡Effect of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on Newborn Hearing: A Systematic Review journals․sagepub․com
- Clinical Trial: Oto Smartphone App in Treating Tinnitus Amongst Adult Patients Compared with Standard Talking Therapies | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust clinicaltrials․gov
- Long-term analysis of ABI auditory performance in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2-related schwannomatosis link․springer․com
- Impact of an Auditory Processing Training Program on Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder pubs․asha․org
- 💡Experiences of people with unexplained hearing concerns seeking hearing healthcare in the United States tandfonline․com
- Do different types of cochlear implant electrode influence hearing preservation and speech perception? tandfonline․com
- 💡Listening to two-talker conversations in quiet settings: the role of listeners’ cognitive processing capabilities for memory and listening effort nature․com
- Audiological Characteristics of a Sample of Adults With Misophonia pubs․asha․org
- The Science of Cholesteatoma linkinghub․elsevier․com
- Crafting Strategies for Promoting Healthy Ear and Hearing Care: Making It Happen journals․lww․com
- 💡Gastrodin Ameliorates Learning and Memory Impairments Caused by Long-Term Noise Exposure journals․lww․com
- Noise Exposure Promotes Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Lesions and DNA Damage journals․lww․com
- Analysis of Therapeutic Options for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Retroauricular Injection of Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Combined with Hyperbaric Oxygenation journals․lww․com
- Efficacy and Hemorheology of Ginkgo biloba Extract (EGb 761) in the Treatment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Retrospective Study journals․lww․com
- Cochlear Synaptopathy Evaluation With Electrocochleography in Patients With Hearing Difficulty in Noise Despite Normal Hearing Levels onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Pupillometry reveals effects of pitch manipulation within and across words on listening effort and short-term memory nature․com
- 💡Strategies for crowdsourcing hearing health information: A comparative study of educational programs and volunteer-based campaigns on Wikimedia bmcpublichealth․biomedcentral․com
- Association of ambient air pollution and Air Quality Index with risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a cross-sectional study bmjopen․bmj․com
- A MAUDE database analysis on the new generation of active bone conduction hearing implants onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- Kids are not just small adults: An attempt to validate pediatric tablet-based digits in noise testing onlinelibrary․wiley․com
- 💡Modulating the unfolded protein response with ISRIB mitigates cisplatin ototoxicity nature․com
- Tinnitus Suppression with Electrical Stimulation at the Most Basal Contact of the Cochlear Implant Electrode as a Model for Round Window Stimulation advancedotology․org
- Probe into the treatment of tinnitus by acupuncture combined with medicine under the mechanism of pathophysiology: A review pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Cross-sectional screening for inflammation in tinnitus with near-normal hearing linkinghub․elsevier․com