Hearing Loss articles![]() 1. Hearing Loss :: Genes influence age-related hearing loss A new Brandeis University study of twins shows that genes play a significant role in the level of hearing loss that often appears in late middle age. The research, in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, examined genetic and environmental factors affecting hearing loss in the frequency range of speech recognition. 2. Erectile Dysfunction :: FDA announces revisions to labels for cialis, levitra and viagra The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved labeling changes for erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs in the class that includes Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra, to display more prominently the potential risk of sudden hearing loss, and to guide consumers on what to do if they experience sudden problems with their hearing. 3. Hearing Loss :: Study expected to boost research for hearing and balance therapies Birds, fish and amphibians can do something that humans and other mammals generally cannot: re-grow damaged or lost inner ear hair cells. Loss of these cells causes hearing deficiencies and disabling balance problems in an estimated 250 million people worldwide. 4. Hearing Loss :: Researcher developing new method for hearing loss assessment A Purdue University researcher is working on a new technique to diagnose hearing loss in a way that more accurately reflects real-world situations. 5. Hearing Loss :: Chinese children with hearing devices benefit from new speech test More than 4,000 children in China who have received cochlear implants and other devices will soon benefit from a speech perception test offered in Mandarin. The Mandarin Early Speech Perception (MESP) test was developed in collaboration between Sigfrid D. Soli, Ph.D., of the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and Yun Zheng, MD, of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu, and exclusively licensed to Cochlear Limited for use in evaluation of pediatric cochlear implant recipients in China. |