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Diabetes can cause loss of hearing
Diabetes can cause a loss of hearing in men and women as they get older, according to a new study by a team of researchers in...
Thursday 26th January 2012
Clues to human deafness found in mice
Researchers have identified a gene in mice that can help identify deafness in humans known as FGF20. In mice, the gene is...
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Problems in hearing underlies dyslexia
Researchers have found that people with dyslexia have a problem processing sounds and decode them in their brain. The condition...
Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Reducing volumes on iPods can save hearing
Listening to MP3 players or iPods at high volumes can seriously damage a person's hearing, according to a new study by...
Thursday 29th December 2011
New findings on drug-induced deafness
A research scientist has published groundbreaking findings in deafness caused by a specific class of antibiotics. Stockport-born...
Thursday 1st December 2011
Early detection 'prevents further hearing loss'
People should get their hearing checked at least once every two years, as they would their sight, according to one expert. Andrew...
Thursday 15th September 2011
Musicians 'have better hearing in old age'
Lifelong musicians experience fewer hearing problems in old age than those who do not play an instrument, it has been revealed. A...
Wednesday 14th September 2011
Hearing loss 'linked to brain atrophy in elderly'
Mild hearing loss has been associated with brain atrophy among older adults. A decline in hearing ability may accelerate brain...
Wednesday 31st August 2011
Speaking and understanding 'located in same part...
A new study claims to lay to rest the debate as to whether speaking and understanding are located in the same part of the brain....
Wednesday 17th August 2011
Second role found for Usher syndrome hearing...
A hearing protein which is mutated in Usher syndrome may also have a role in the transmission of sound to the brain, scientists...
Tuesday 16th August 2011
Pre-speech infants 'associate sounds with abstract...
Hearing may be more important to pre-speech infants than prevailing scientific evidence suggests, based on a new study. In a study...
Tuesday 12th July 2011
Two newborn hearing screenings 'best for detecting...
Newborn hearing screener testing has the greatest benefit when two different tests are carried out, according to a leading expert....
Monday 11th July 2011
Audiology researchers secure funding for 'genetic...
A major hearing loss research project at the University of Sheffield has been given a funding boost, which could help to increase...
Monday 4th July 2011
Bespoke hearing aids may solve impaired patients'...
Cutting edge research into hearing aids being carried out by UK researchers could have widespread implications for people in...
Monday 13th June 2011
Deaf people 'possess superior peripheral vision'
Deaf people possess superior vision to those with hearing as their retina develops differently, scientists have said. A study...
Thursday 2nd June 2011
Injection treats sudden hearing loss 'as well as...
A new injectable treatment for hearing loss has been shown to treat sudden hearing loss just as well as the standard oral steroids...
Wednesday 25th May 2011
Any loud noise 'can lead to hearing loss'
Any source of loud noise can lead to hearing loss in later life, research has shown. Emma Harrison, a campaigner at the Royal...
Friday 1st April 2011
Many students 'unaware they have hearing loss'
Up to one-quarter of college students could have hearing loss, with many not being aware that they have a problem, research has...
Monday 21st March 2011
Loud headphones 'damage ability to discriminate...
Listening to portable music players at a high volume could damage the ability to discriminate sounds, researchers have found. A...
Wednesday 9th March 2011
Black people 'more protected against hearing loss'
White people could be more prone to hearing loss than black individuals, according to new research. A study by Johns Hopkins and...
Monday 28th February 2011
Hearing aids 'significantly improve quality of...
Hearing aids significantly improve the quality of life for those with hearing difficulties, one expert has said, suggesting that...
Friday 25th February 2011
People should visit audiologists 'in the early...
People must visit audiologists early on in the deterioration of their hearing, one expert has said, after a link was discovered...
Friday 18th February 2011
Genetic deafness mutation may help audiologists...
Doctors in audiology jobs may have moved a step closer to being able to better treat progressive hearing loss and deafness,...
Monday 24th January 2011
Newborn screening interoperability 'can be...
Improving the interoperability of newborn screening solutions and other technologies across the healthcare system should be...
Monday 24th January 2011
Audiologists could soon recommend hybrid cochlear...
Hybrid cochlear implants could provide those in audiology jobs with an additional option to recommend for those patients suffering...
Wednesday 19th January 2011
Hearing loss 'rising among teenage girls'
Noise-induced hearing loss is rising among teenage girls, according to the results of a new study. Researchers from Harvard...
Wednesday 29th December 2010
Audiology: brain is 'wired so we can hear...
The brain has a network of volume settings designed so that humans can better hear themselves speak, according to new findings....
Friday 10th December 2010
The REC hits back at criticism of locum doctors
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has hit back at criticism of the use of locum medical staff, saying that...
Monday 15th November 2010
Audiology jobs: Tinnitus is caused by the brain
Researchers in audiology jobs have discovered that Tinnitus is caused by the firing of neurons in the brain. Sufferers of the...
Friday 12th November 2010
Audiology jobs: Hearing specialist's novel ...
Those seeking audiology jobs may be interested to hear of one hearing specialist's success, as a novel he wrote between...
Friday 15th October 2010
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