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The Deaflympics Receives Sport and Performance Psychology Support
The Deaflympics will celebrate its 100th birthday this year. It is the second-oldest international sports competition in the world,…
Support for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Screenings
Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is the number one cause of non-genetic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children. One in…
Some Fish Hear with Their Bones and Communicate in an Unusual Way
We love to scratch the ears of our pets, and when we think of animal ears, we think…
Tinnitus Severity Linked to Mood, Sleep, and Personality
Tinnitus affects approximately 10 percent of the U.S. adult population and 14 percent of the world’s population (NIDCD,…
Influence of the Electrical Dynamic Range (EDR) on Speech Perception, Vocabulary, and Quality of Life in Young Children
A person’s electrical dynamic range (EDR) in a cochlear implant (CI) is defined as the difference between the…
Benefits of Cochlear Implantation and Hearing Preservation for Children with Preoperative Functional Hearing
There are two types of cochlear implants available on the market today. The traditional cochlear implant (CI) employs…
