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Tag: HEARING/SPEECH
Hearing loss and high blood sugar linked to poorer learning and memory among older Latinos
Hearing loss and diabetes are major public health problems, with Latinos at higher risk than other demographic groups. In a new study published December 17, 2020 in the online issue of JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery , researchers at University…
COVID-19 does not damage auditory system, Tel Aviv University study finds
Results contradict some reports in professional literature on hearing loss
UC Riverside School of Medicine to serve as lead site for clinical trial on stuttering
Phase 2 study investigates efficacy of the drug ecopipam developed by Emalex Biosciences Inc.
How does eye position affect ‘cocktail party’ listening?
Eye position has a modest but measurable impact on speech intelligibility within a cocktail party setting.
Accent perception depends on backgrounds of speaker, listener
The perception of accents can change depending on the ethnicity of the speaker and whether the listener was raised in a multilingual, diverse environment
Professor Swanepoel wins prestigious African Academy of Sciences science prize
Nairobi, Kenya (6 December 2020) – The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) is pleased to announce Professor Daniël Christiaan de Wet Swanepoel from University of Pretoria, South Africa, as the winner of the 2018 Olusegun Obasanjo Prize for Scientific Breakthrough…
Artificial intelligence technology helps Parkinson’s patients during COVID-19 pandemic
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The COVID-19 pandemic is leading a Purdue University innovator to make changes as she works to provide new options for people with Parkinson’s disease. Jessica Huber, a professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and associate…
Which speaker are you listening to? Hearing aid of the future uses brainwaves to find out
In a noisy room with many speakers, hearing aids can suppress background noise, but they have difficulties isolating one voice – that of the person you’re talking to at a party, for instance. KU Leuven researchers have now addressed that…
Parkinson’s patients use telehealth access for speech improvement during pandemic
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – SpeechVive Inc. announced Thursday (Nov. 19) it is making its remote calibration software and training available free during the COVID-19 global health crisis. The software and training are available to all speech-language pathologists and their patients,…
New studies find financially exploited seniors show brain differences and are more frail
New light shed on older peoples’ risk for scams and fraud in a pair of studies from the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Mass Eye and Ear experts urge FDA to allow over-the-counter hearing aids
Hearing specialists write in The New England Journal of Medicine that regulatory delays implementing the Over the Counter Hearing Aid of 2017amount to a “deafening silence” for hearing loss community.
PCORI board approves $34 million in funding for maternal mental health, arthritis
Board welcomes newest members to their first public meeting
Hearing test may detect autism in newborns
University of Miami and Harvard Medical School researchers are tweaking a standard hearing test to help detect autism at a very early age.
Save-the-date: Virtual scientific meeting on sound, Dec. 7-11, 2020
Acoustical Society of America to host Acoustics Virtually Everywhere, highlighting the latest in the science of sound
Effect of vitamin B12 injection on vocal performance of professional singers
What The Study Did: Researchers in this randomized clinical trial looked at whether a vitamin B12 injection improved mild singing-related symptoms such as reduced stamina and vocal fatigue among professional singers. Authors: Michael M. Johns III, M.D., of the University…
November/December 2020 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
Treating Opioid Addiction in Primary Care Benefits Both Patients and Cash-Strapped Medical Practices Buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid addiction is in short supply in many areas of the United States. And while many physicians want to offer it, clinics are unsure…
The EAR-PC study findings encourages screening for hearing loss in older adults
Effective hearing loss screening in primary care: the early auditory referral-primary care study
COVID-19 is making tinnitus worse — new study
New research also indicates that hearing loss could be ‘long COVID’ symptom
RIT/NTID inventors receive patent for hearing test
New online, self-administered test enables individuals to evaluate their own hearing
A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate
Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.
Community noise may affect dementia risk
Results from a new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia support emerging evidence suggesting that noise may influence individuals’ risk of developing dementia later in life. Researchers studied 5,227 participants of the Chicago Health and Aging Project who were aged…
Building blocks of language evolved 30-40 million years ago
– Language is one of the most powerful tools available to humanity, and determining why and when language evolved is central to understand what it means to be human – Being able to track relationships between words in a sentence,…
Cognitive elements of language have existed for 40 million years
Humans are not the only beings that can identify rules in complex language-like constructions – monkeys and great apes can do so, too, a study at the University of Zurich has shown. Researchers at the Department of Comparative Language Science…
The Misophonia Research Fund announces recipients of the 2020 Misophonia Research Grants
The Misophonia Research Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of a new grant seeking to understand misophonia and develop new therapeutic strategies for those living with the condition. Funded research includes: At Duke University, Dr. Clair Robbins will conduct…
Dementia prevention strategies could save £1.9 billion annually
Programmes to reduce dementia risk by targeting smoking, high blood pressure and hearing loss are likely to be cost-effective and cost saving by reducing dementia rates by 8.5%, finds a new study by UCL and LSE researchers. The modelling study,…
University of Sydney research could lead to customised cochlear implants
Research could lead to better hearing in noisy environments
New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’
University of Minnesota associate professor is senior author of the study
Novel software assesses phonologial awareness
Understanding sounds in language is a critical building block for child literacy, yet this skill is often overlooked. Researchers from Michigan State University have developed a new software tool to assess children’s phonological awareness — or, how they process the…
Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly in half
People’s exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study. Researchers at U-M’s School of Public Health and Apple…
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children – study
Cognitive benefits could last a lifetime
Timing, complications, safety of tracheotomy in critically ill patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: The complications, safety and timing of tracheotomy performed for critically ill patients with COVID-19 is assessed in this observational study. Authors: Isabel Vilaseca, M.D., Ph.D., of the Institut Clínic d’Especialitats Mèdiques i Quirúrgiques, Hospital Clínic in…
Sensory device stimulates ears and tongue to treat tinnitus in large trial
A device that stimulates the ears and tongue substantially reduced the severity of tinnitus symptoms in 326 patients for as long as 1 year, while achieving high patient satisfaction and adherence. The study – one of the largest clinical trials…
Montana researcher earns multiple awards for ear, skin science
MISSOULA – University of Montana scientist Monica Serban is on a research roll. In recent months the UM associate professor and her team have earned three awards totaling $3.9 million in funding to study preventing hearing loss among U.S. troops,…
Horwitz Prize awarded to scientists who showed how the ear and brain process sound
Columbia University will award the 2020 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to three scientists: Robert Fettiplace, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA A. James Hudspeth, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, and the Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA…
A single-application treatment for ear infections that doesn’t need refrigeration
Outer ear infections, which affect millions of people each year, are typically caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus . Repeatedly administering antibiotic drops, the standard treatment, can be a problem for some people, and the only single-use…
Noise can put you off your food
Soft music can improve dining experience: study
Sept. 28 – Oct. 2: Institute of Myology experts at the 25th International Congress of WMS
From fundamental research to therapeutic advances, no less than 32 communications (e-posters and talks) will be presented by the scientific experts of the Institute of Myology. Among the selected papers, two important breakthroughs will be presented to the international community…
New genes for human deafness found in Israeli families
Tel Aviv University researchers identify additional genetic causes of inherited hearing loss
Researchers identify role of protein in development of new hearing hair cells
Finding could lead to future treatments for hearing loss
RIT/NTID researchers study how deaf and hearing people watch sign language
Eye gaze movements tell how well a person can understand sign language
Brain stimulation reduces dyslexia deficits
Restoring normal patterns of rhythmic neural activity through non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain alleviates sound-processing deficits and improves reading accuracy in adults with dyslexia, according to a study published September 8, 2020 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by…
Quality over quantity in recovering language after stroke
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that intensive therapy is not necessarily best when it comes to treating the loss of language and communication in early recovery after a stroke
Neurotologist reflects from COVID-19 front lines
What The Article Says: This essay highlights the lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of recognizing communication difficulties among those with hearing impairment. Authors: Maura K. Cosetti, M.D., of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of…
Hindawi Limited announces open access partnership with SAGE Publishing
Three of SAGE Publishing’s open access journals will publish with Hindawi under a new collaborative publishing agreement
Anschutz researchers overturn hypothesis underlying the sensitivity of the mammalian auditory system
Correcting this hypothesis is important for understanding how our ears amplify and process sound, which will lead to diagnostic and therapeutic improvements in the future
Evidence of direct viral damage to olfactory complex in patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2
What The Article Says: Researchers report the clinicopathologic and autopsy findings observed in the olfactory system of two patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive nasal swabs. Authors: Patrizia Morbini M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Pavia in Pavia, Italy, is the corresponding author. To access…
Nasal saline irrigations in a pandemic
What The Viewpoint Says: The overall safety and benefits of using nasal saline irrigations on viral upper respiratory infections during a pandemic, such as COVID-19, are discussed in this Viewpoint. Authors: John S. Schneider, M.D., M.A., of the Washington University School of…
Wireless, optical cochlear implant uses LED lights to restore hearing in rodents
Scientists have created an optical cochlear implant based on LED lights that can safely and partially restore the sensation of hearing in deaf rats and gerbils. Their design’s light-based approach allowed it to deliver more accurate and pinpointed signals to…
Study uncovers hair cell loss as underlying cause of age-related hearing loss
Researchers say new findings may impact treatments in development, and reinforce need for people to protect their ears from noise-induced hearing damage that may contribute to hearing loss in aging.