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Maney Publishing Acquires Audiology Titles From Wiley-Blackwell Maney Publishing is pleased to announce the purchase of two quarterly journals from John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Cochlear Implants International and Deafness & Education International, which together establish a decisive publishing commitment to the clinical treatment and education of the deaf. The acquisition also reflects Maney's continuing involvement and expertise in publishing for specialist societies and professional organisations. ...more	15 Nov 2009
New Brain Findings On Dyslexic Children The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and repeating auditory information, according to new research from Northwestern University. ...more	12 Nov 2009
Neural Mechanism Reveals Why Dyslexic Brain Has Trouble Distinguishing Speech From Noise New research reveals that children with developmental dyslexia have a deficit in a brain mechanism involved in the perception of speech in a noisy environment. The study, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue of the journal Neuron, provides the first direct evidence that the human auditory brainstem exhibits remarkable moment-to-moment plasticity and undergoes a fine tuning that is strongly associated with noise exclusion. ...more	12 Nov 2009
Scientists Create A 'Golden Ear' Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" - mice that have outstanding hearing as they age. The work by one of the world's foremost groups in age-related hearing loss, or presbycusis, marks the first time that scientists have created the mouse equivalent of a person with "golden ears" - people who are able to retain great hearing even as they grow older. ...more	10 Nov 2009
Mouse Study Sheds Light On Hearing Loss In Older Adults Becoming "hard of hearing" is a standard but unfortunate part of aging: A syndrome called age-related hearing loss affects about 40 percent of people over 65 in the United States, and will afflict an estimated 28 million Americans by 2030. ...more	10 Nov 2009
'Escaped' Proteins Add To Hearing Loss In Elderly, University Of Florida Researchers Found Age-related hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder among the elderly. But scientists are still trying to figure out what cellular processes govern or contribute to the loss. Now a University of Florida team and researchers from University of Wisconsin and three other institutions have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss. ...more	10 Nov 2009
Hearing Study Focuses On AIDS Patients Specialists in HIV and in hearing at the University of Rochester Medical Center are teaming up to measure the hearing of people with AIDS. The five-year study is believed to be the first large study of its kind testing the hearing of people with HIV/AIDS and comparing the results with those from people without HIV. The new effort, supported by a $1. ...more	05 Nov 2009
More Action Is Needed To Support Millions Of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive research review in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. ...more	04 Nov 2009
More Needs To Be Done To Prevent Hearing Loss From Middle Ear Inflammation Among Indigenous Children, Australia More needs to be done to prevent and treat otitis media (otherwise known as middle ear inflammation), which is a major health problem in Indigenous communities and can lead to permanent hearing loss, according to the editor of a supplement on the condition published in the 2 November issue of the Medical Journal of Australia. Each year, three to five Australian children die from complications related to otitis media and another 15 suffer permanent hearing loss. ...more	03 Nov 2009
'Positive Support' Will Mean Better Service Provision For Families Of Young Deaf Children, UK An innovative four-year project to help families, service providers and policy makers understand the effectiveness of the different types of support available for young deaf children has come to an end, with some interesting findings. Positive Support in the lives of Deaf Children and their Families was a research project funded by the Big Lottery Fund via a partnership with Deafness Research UK. ...more	30 Oct 2009
New Hearing Aid Options: Looking Good And Sounding Better Advances in hearing aid design and technology mean more and better choices for consumers. The October issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource covers the pros and cons of various styles, from those that are barely noticeable to others that resemble the latest phones and come in stylish colors. ...more	27 Oct 2009
How Tiny Cells Deliver Big Sound Deep in the ear, 95 percent of the cells that shuttle sound to the brain are big, boisterous neurons that, to date, have explained most of what scientists know about how hearing works. Whether a rare, whisper-small second set of cells also carry signals from the inner ear to the brain and have a real role in processing sound has been a matter of debate. ...more	24 Oct 2009
Researchers Analyse The Reading Comprehension Processes Of Deaf Youngsters A group of researchers at Seville University, headed by Isabel de los Reyes RodrÃguez Ortiz, is analysing the reading comprehension processes of deaf youngsters, a factor closely linked to their level of expression, both verbal and using sign language. The project is being funded by the Regional Ministry of Innovation as a 2007 excellence project, with an amount of 53,891.72 euros; it is scheduled to finalise in 2011. ...more	21 Oct 2009
Novel Research Deconstruct Inner Workings Of The Brain Research presented at Neuroscience 2009, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, provide further insights into brain mechanisms, including those involved in music, social interaction, learning and memory. ...more	21 Oct 2009
What Is Glue Ear? What Causes Glue Ear? Glue ear, also known as secretory otitis media, otitis media with effusion, or serous otitis media, causes a glue-like fluid to accumulate in the middle ear, which should be filled with air. Glue ear is a common cause of dulled hearing in young children. In the majority of cases symptoms resolve themselves in time without treatment being required. When symptoms persist the child will probably need some kind of therapy. ...more	15 Oct 2009
Air Quality Improvements Over The Last Decade May Be A Factor In Fewer Ear Infections Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. ...more	08 Oct 2009
Genetic Mutation A Strong Indicator Of Age-Related Hearing Loss Risk Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. ...more	08 Oct 2009
Drivers Of Convertibles May Be At Risk For Noise-induced Hearing Loss Drivers who frequently take to the road with the top down may be risking serious damage to their hearing, according to research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. ...more	07 Oct 2009
Hearing Loss Risk In Men Can Be Reduced By Higher Folates, Not Antioxidants Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing loss, but higher folate intake can decrease his risk by 20 percent, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. ...more	06 Oct 2009
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Nearly 3 Times As Likely To Occur In Men A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) show that men, especially those who are white and married, are significantly more at risk than women, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. ...more	06 Oct 2009
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