by Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of Mass Eye and Ear Scientists led by Albert Edge, Ph.D., working with research fellow Yushi Hayashi, MD, Ph.D., has identified the mechanism that can lead to deafness in the rare syndrome, Norrie disease. The researchers found that the Norrie Disease Protein (NDP), which...
A Cross-sectional Study Humberto Yévenes-Briones, MS1; Francisco Félix Caballero, PhD1; Ellen A. Struijk, PhD1; et al Jorge Rey-Martinez, MD, PhD2; Lourdes Montes-Jovellar, MD, PhD3; Auxiliadora Graciani, MD, PhD1,4; Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, MD, PhD1,4; Esther Lopez-Garcia, PhD1,4Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Published online September 23, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2021.2399Key Points Question Is hearing loss associated with impaired physical function, frailty, and disability in older adults? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 1644 older adults from the Seniors-ENRICA-2 cohort study, hearing loss...
Their new study finds intermittent broadband sound played over an extended period of time preserved sensory cells in the ear, while also rewiring some of the central auditory system in the brain, helping preserve the ability to sense the timing of sounds. “By showing that the detection of sound is being preserved in the brain, we’re saying...
KOBE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: The top image is a cross-section of the organ of Corti from a 12-month-old mouse (homozygous Nox3-Cre+/+;tdTomato) and the bottom image is an illustration of this. Red fluorescent proteins (tdTomato), in other words Nox3, are expressed in the outer and inner hair cells, as well as in various types of supporting cells...
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PHILADELPHIA– A gene called GAS2 plays a key role in normal hearing, and its absence causes severe hearing loss, according to a study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers, whose findings are published online today in Developmental Cell, discovered that the protein encoded...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IMAGE: KEY FINDINGS FROM THE NATIONAL POLL ON HEALTHY AGING’S REPORT ON HEARING LOSS SCREENING AND TESTING AMONG ADULTS OVER 50. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn’t asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as...
Sarah Scoles January 21, 2020 Some of the hearing loss we’ve blamed on age might be due to how many fire trucks we’ve stood next to. But there are still ways to diagnose—and protect—against that environmental damage.Anthony Gerace Tucked inside the air traffic control tower in Portland, Maine, Samantha Bassett was busy making sure planes didn’t...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO 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 of California San Diego School of Medicine with colleagues elsewhere, report...
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS Hearing loss is the second most common disability in the United States and comes with it a higher risk for being diagnosed with significant health conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, dementia and depression, as well as higher health care cost and use. The Early Auditory Referral-Primary Care (EAR-PC) study was...
Opioid receptors in the inner ear can cause partial or full hearing loss, says Rutgers study Opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness, according to Rutgers researchers. The study, published in The Journal of Medical Toxicology, reviewed records from the New Jersey Poison Control Center, based at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, from...
