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Hearing Loss and Dementia in Older Adults

The relationship between hearing and cognition is a highly discussed and researched topic in the field of audiology….

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Classification of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness and Complex Cases

Classification of Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness and Complex Cases

A recent study suggests that patients are more likely to develop persistent postural perceptual dizziness (PPPD) if they…

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Risk Factors for Hearing Loss at Birth in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

Risk Factors for Hearing Loss at Birth in Newborns with Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection

In the United States, about one out of every 200 babies are born with congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV), and…

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Prevalence of Noise-Induced Tinnitus in Adults Aged 15 to 25 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Noise-Induced Tinnitus in Adults Aged 15 to 25 Years: A Cross-Sectional Study

Subjective tinnitus can be defined as the conscious perception of a sound without a corresponding external acoustic stimulus….

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Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants May Reduce Cognitive Decline (ktsdesign/shutterstock.com)

Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants May Reduce Cognitive Decline

A recent meta-analysis and systematic review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Yeo et al., 2022) found…

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Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing Screenings Via Your Smartphone (mytro Zinkevych/shutterstock.com)

Otoacoustic Emissions Hearing Screenings Via Your Smartphone

Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) are sounds generated from the cochlea. The sounds are transmitted across the middle ear to…

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