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CF treatment may cause hearing loss

3/7/2009

A common antibacterial treatment for cystic fibrosis can cause sensorineural hearing loss, finds a new study.

 
 
 

The deaf leading the blind

23/6/2009

In a small studio three colleagues put together the final edit of television shows. Nothing extraordinary, had it not been that all of them are deaf.

 
 
 

MP3 users risk hearing loss

29/5/2009

Teens who use MP3 players are putting their hearing at risk and taking few precautions to protect their hearing, a new study shows.

 
 
 

Deafness after mumps common

6/4/2009

Japanese researchers say mumps-related hearing loss in children may be 20 times more common than previously suggested.

 
 
 

Stem cells may cure deafness

3/4/2009

Stem cells may help deaf people hear again, according to early-stage research by British scientists.

 
 
 

What you see is what you hear

4/3/2009

Understanding what a friend is saying in the hubbub of a noisy party can present a challenge – unless you can see the friend's face.

 
 
 

Pill may save hearing

20/2/2009

Vitamin supplements appear to prevent noise-induced hearing loss in lab animals, a new study shows.

 
 
 

Club music: how the ears survive

21/1/2009

Researchers have discovered how the ear manages to turn itself down to protect itself when noise levels are too high.

 
 
 

Prosthetic ear boosts hearing

16/9/2008

A prosthetic outer ear not only improves the appearance of a damaged ear, but also seems to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according to a new study.

 
 
 

Speech breakthrough for the deaf

15/9/2008

Scientists claim intelligible speech is learnt in part through nerve signals from the vocal tract, a discovery that could open up an ambitious avenue of therapy for the deaf.

 
 
 
 

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