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April 27, 2021

COVID-19 Associated with Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and Vertigo

Some viruses, such as measles, mumps and meningitis, can cause hearing difficulties, but what about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19?...
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April 20, 2021

Sudden Hearing Loss Cases Rise from COVID-19

Cases of sudden hearing loss increased during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study comparing admissions to ear, nose...
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April 13, 2021

Research Shows Turning Down Music Won’t Impact Your Fitness Routine

Turning down the music at your fitness classes won't affect the intensity of your workout, researchers say. It's common for...
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April 6, 2021

Study Shows Hearing Loss Linked to Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment

New research shows teprotumumab, the only FDA-approved treatment for thyroid eye disease (TED), may lead to more frequent instances of hearing loss or muffled hearing than...
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March 23, 2021

Repurposed Drug Could Be Used to Treat Hearing Loss

According to the World Health Organization, around 466 million people worldwide have disabling hearing loss, a number the organization projects...
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March 16, 2021

Study Shows Gap in Hearing Testing for Older Adults

Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn't asked about their hearing in the past two...
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March 9, 2021

Research Shows Hearing Loss Considered Serious by Most Americans

Do you know someone who has trouble hearing but isn’t addressing it? Is that someone you? New research from the...
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March 2, 2021

WHO Estimates a Rise in Hearing Loss by 2050

Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing...
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February 23, 2021

New Protein Discovery Helps Researchers Better Understand Hearing Loss

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have conducted a study that has determined the role that...
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February 16, 2021

Tips to Communicate When Wearing a Mask

Wearing masks is making it harder on people who have difficulty hearing. A recent survey by the Hearing Loss Association...
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