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Researchers Identify Mutation That Causes Short-Sightedness and Hearing Loss – 1 day ago

Researchers have identified a new disorder caused by a genetic mutation that leads to short sightedness and deafness. They say the new link between the two sensory problems could…

Language by Mouth and by Hand – 3 days ago

Humans favor speech as the primary means of linguistic communication. Spoken languages are so common many think language and speech are one and the same. But the prevalence of…

Latest Mobile Breakthroughs for Senior Citizens and Users of All Abilities – 5 days ago

The M-Enabling Summit, the leading conference and showcase solely devoted to accessible and assistive mobile technology for seniors and users of all abilities, was held in…

Study: Brain Makes Call on Which Ear is Used for Cell Phone – 1 week ago

DETROIT – If you’re a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study from Henry…

Study Shows Different Brains Have Similar Responses to Music – 1.3 weeks ago

By Bruce Goldman
Do the brains of different people listening to the same piece of music actually respond in the same way? An imaging study by Stanford University School of…

Purdue Innovation Could Help People with Severe Hearing Loss – 1.6 weeks ago

West Lafayette, Ind.- (BUSINESS WIRE) – A Purdue University researcher’s innovation may make it possible for people with severe hearing loss to hear high-frequency…

HLAA Receives $50,000 Hearing Assistive Technology Training Grant from the CEA Foundation – 1.9 weeks ago

The CEA Foundation has made a grant of $50,000 to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) to fund a hands-on, train-the-trainer program on hearing assistive and emerging…

Printable 'Bionic' Ear Melds Electronics and Biology – Mon, Jun 3rd 2013

Scientists at Princeton University used off-the-shelf printing tools to create a functional ear that can “hear” radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human…

Scientists Discover How Brain's Auditory Center Transmits Information for Decisions and Actions – Sat, Jun 1st 2013

Cold Spring Harbor, NY – May, 2013 – When a pedestrian hears the screech of a car’s brakes, she has to decide whether, and if so, how, to move in response. Is the…

Researchers Discover Primary Role of the Olivocochlear Efferent System – Thu, May 30th 2013

Show Exposure to Everyday Noise is Damaging, Shed Light on the Natural Mechanism that Protects Ears from Hearing Loss; Paper Published in March 27 Issue of the Journal of…