Nov. 30 (UPI) --People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found. The ...

Stéphane F. Maison, PhD, CCC-A, an investigator at Mass Eye and Ear's Eaton-Peabody Laboratories, and clinical director of the Tinnitus Center at Mass Eye and Ear. “Beyond the nuisance of having ...

Cochlear implants represent a transformative approach to restoring auditory perception in individuals with severe to profound hearing loss. These devices function by bypassing damaged hair cells and ...

BOSTON - Researchers in Massachusetts are one step closer to finding a cure for tinnitus. Up to 10% of adults worldwide suffer from tinnitus, which is a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears which ...

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When sound waves reach the inner ear, neurons there pick up the vibrations and alert the brain. Encoded in their signals is a wealth of information that enables us to follow conversations, recognize ...

Let’s break down what you really need to know about Tinnitus, in simple terms.

The Audiology group in the UAB Department of Otolaryngology includes three main components: diagnostic testing, hearing aid services, and cochlear implants. Pure tone and speech audiometry Impedance ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

Peter (name changed), a 25-year-old man, visited me because he often heard sounds in his ears. On talking to him, I found that he enjoyed listening to music and used earphones for long hours. Over ...