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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,…
Brain Glucose Metabolism and NIHL
A recent study has found that brain glucose metabolism and metabolic connectivity are different in those with noise-induced…
Hearing Aid Use and Adult Mortality
Recently published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Choi (2023) and colleagues examined the associations of hearing loss, hearing aid…
Scientists Discover That Your Ears Speak to Your Eyes and Vice Versa
Did you know that you can estimate the movement of the eyes and the position of the target…
