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How Do Artists Produce Music When They Have Tinnitus?
Living life with tinnitus is difficult for everyone, but this can be especially true if your career revolves…
Sound Check: Mapping Hearing Loss in the United States
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago is nonpartisan a research organization that aims…
New Study Reveals Prevalence of Bilateral Hearing Loss in United States
A new study published reveals the prevalence of bilateral hearing loss in the United States by severity, age,…
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Performs First Gene Therapy Procedure to Treat Genetic Hearing Loss in United States
There are more than 150 different genes that have been identified as causing hearing loss. A rarer gene,…
The Loudest Known Sound Ever!
On May 20, 1883, Krakatoa, a volcano on Rakata Island in Indonesia, erupted with a force never seen—or…
Brain Glucose Metabolism and NIHL
A recent study has found that brain glucose metabolism and metabolic connectivity are different in those with noise-induced…





