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Research illuminates approaches for long-term hearing loss treatment

December 8, 2022 Atoh1,  cell reprograming,  GFI1,  hearing loss,  inner ear hair cell regeneration,  POU4F3,  Research,  transcription factors

These findings are key to advancing the existing understanding of the mammalian inner ear hair cell regeneration process.

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What is sudden sensorineural hearing loss?

December 16, 2020 Audiology Services,  Healthcare,  hearing loss

Drs. Deyanira Gonzalez and Angela Peng discuss what you need to know about sudden hearing loss.

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Virtual learning: Tips to reduce noise exposure

October 20, 2020 Andy Phifer,  audiology,  Healthcare,  hearing loss,  Nicole Blanton

Helping a student with virtual education? See advice for reducing noise exposure to protect their hearing.

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Tips to navigate hearing loss and communication during COVID-19

May 19, 2020 audiology,  Better Hearing and Speech Month,  Healthcare,  hearing loss,  otolaryngology

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our day-to-day lives and completely transformed the way we communicate with our families and friends. Because we are socially distanced,

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Hearing loss awareness: Tips for care, communication and treatments

March 3, 2020 audiology,  center for hearing and balance,  Healthcare,  hearing loss,  Nicole Blanton

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of individuals with disabling hearing loss could rise to 630 million worldwide by the year 2030. In

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Purchasing hearing aids? Know your options

January 27, 2020 center for hearing and balance,  Healthcare,  hearing aid,  hearing loss,  otolaryngology

There are many factors to consider when purchasing hearing aids. However, doing a simple online search can send you down a rabbit hole of hearing

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Hearing loss: Tips for effective communication

December 19, 2019 Andy Phifer,  Audiology Services,  hearing loss,  Holidays,  Nicole Blanton,  otolaryngology

Loud conversations at holiday parties and gatherings are inevitable. But before you exchange gifts or celebrate the New Year with friends and family, remember to

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Why hearing loss inspired me to become an audiologist

October 2, 2019 Audiology Services,  Healthcare,  hearing loss,  otolaryngology

When I was 19 years old, my life changed in a way that I never could have imagined. On Jan. 5, 2011, my hearing was

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What now? When hearing aids just aren’t enough

October 9, 2017 audiology,  Dr. Lauren Placke,  hearing loss,  otolaryngology

We live in a noisy world, and the importance of sound is impossible to ignore. Sound tells us so much about the environments we navigate

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Hearing loss: How modern treatments, technology can help

May 23, 2017 Better Hearing and Speech Month,  Dr. Alex Sweeney,  hearing loss,  Nicole Blanton,  otolaryngology

Approximately 48 million people in the United States suffer from hearing loss. However, Dr. Alex Sweeney, director of the Center for Hearing and Balance at

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