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Study shows prevalence of hearing loss significantly higher for cancer survivors
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Study shows prevalence of hearing loss significantly higher for cancer survivors

by Elana Gotkine Cancer survivors have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing loss (HL) than the general population, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Qian Wang, M.D., M.P.H., from the University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, and colleagues estimated the prevalence of subjective and objective HL...

Hearing aids may protect against a higher risk of dementia associated with hearing loss, study suggests
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Hearing aids may protect against a higher risk of dementia associated with hearing loss, study suggests

by Lancet Credit: CC0 Public Domain People experiencing hearing loss who are not using a hearing aid may have a higher risk of dementia than people without hearing loss, suggests a new study published in The Lancet Public Health journal. However, using a hearing aid may reduce this risk to the same level as that of people without...

New study links hearing loss with dementia in older adults
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New study links hearing loss with dementia in older adults

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower among hearing aid users compared to...

Johns Hopkins Discovers New Path to Treating Age-Related Hearing Loss – “There’s More to Hearing Than the Ear”
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Johns Hopkins Discovers New Path to Treating Age-Related Hearing Loss – “There’s More to Hearing Than the Ear”

By JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE DECEMBER 24, 2022 Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that old mice are less able than young mice to “turn off” certain actively firing brain cells in the presence of ambient noise. This results in a “fuzzy” sound stage that makes it difficult for the brain to focus on a specific sound and...

Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues: study
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Billion youth risk hearing loss from headphones, venues: study

by Daniel Lawler  The new study shows ‘the potential for serious population-wide hearing loss is very large’, an expert said. Around one billion young people worldwide could be at risk of hearing loss from listening to headphones or attending loud music venues, a large review of the available research estimated on Wednesday. The World Health...

Over a billion young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss from headphones, earbuds, loud music venues
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Over a billion young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss from headphones, earbuds, loud music venues

by British Medical Journal Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 1 billion teens and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss because of their use of headphones and earbuds and attendance at loud music venues, concludes a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. Governments...