A new type of ultrasound transducer developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is expected to allow faster and more reliable diagnosis of infection of the middle ear. Thanks to sensor technology developed by Fraunhofer IPMS, a new device from OtoNexus Medical Technologies will enhance the diagnosis of middle ear infections. A prototype…
Around 37.5 million adults in the United States report some trouble hearing, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, it is an undertreated condition with the NIH also estimating 28.8 million adults with mild to severe hearing loss could benefit from hearing aids. Thanks to ever-evolving technology, devices that improve hearing loss are…
Chronic conductive hearing loss, which can result from middle ear infections; has link to speech recognition deficits, according to the results of a new study, led by scientists at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and publish September 6 in the journal Ear and Hearing. This study suggests that not properly treating infections or other conditions that…
Older adults who get a hearing aid for a newly diagnosed hearing loss have a lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia, depression or anxiety for the first time over the next three years, and a lower risk of suffering fall relate injuries; than those who leave their hearing loss uncorrected, a new study finds.…
A unique Victorian databank that profiles children with hearing loss will help researchers globally understand why some children adapt and thrive, while others struggle. The Victorian Childhood Hearing Impairment Longitudinal Databank; which has collect information for eight years, is featured in the latest International Journal of Epidemiology. Children with hearing loss Its data shows that language…
University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson Professor Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, has award nearly $1.4 million for a peer support program for sleep apnea patients. The funding from the Patient Center Outcomes Research Institute will be use by Dr. Parthasarathy and his research team to implement the findings of a previous research project in which…
A new type of ultrasound transducer from Fraunhofer should soon be delivering a fast and reliable diagnosis of infection of the middle ear. A U.S. company and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS are collaborating on the development and application of this technology. The transducer is integrate in an otoscope and helps physicians decide…
Several studies emphasized the potential of single and multiple transcranial random noise stimulation sessions to interfere with auditory cortical activity and to reduce tinnitus loudness. It was the objective of the present study to evaluate the use of high-frequency tRNS in a one-arm pilot study in patients with chronic tinnitus. Therefore, 30 patients received 10…
Neuroscientists at TU Dresden were able to prove that speech recognition in humans begins; in the sensory pathways from the ear to the cerebral cortex and not; as previously assumed, exclusively in the cerebral cortex itself. In many households; it is impossible to imagine life without language assistants they switch devices on or off; report…
In this study most of the Americans struggle with tinnitus, so a constant ringing in the ears that ranges from mildly annoying to severely debilitating, and no cure exists. Existing treatments help some people; but none seems to work for everyone. Hearing loss affects about 500 million people, and is a major risk factor for…
Mild hearing loss is common among people with ankylosing spondylitis, particularly in older patients regardless of disease severity, researchers have found. The study, “Hearing loss in ankylosing spondylitis,” was published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the joints that connect the end of the spine to…
Even though American veterans are at high risk for the type of hearing loss that may be improve with cochlear implants; many of them live hours from a VA facility that provides cochlear implant services, a U.S. study suggests. Cochlear implantation are the best treatment available for moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss the type of…