Medicine by Alexandros G. Sfakianakis,Αλέξανδρος Γ. Σφακιανάκης

Πέμπτη 20 Αυγούστου 2020

New ReSound ONE Hearing Aids Offer Full-Featured, Individualized Hearing Experience

Just like a fingerprint, each person's hearing is unique. Yet, the most commonly worn hearing aids use a standardized approach modeled on an "average ear," which can often compromise sound quality. The new ReSound ONE from GN Hearing provides an individualized and unique solution. With its additional microphone inside the ear canal, ReSound ONE enables people relying on hearing aids to experience the world with their own ears while preserving the comfort of an open-fit device. Now every user can...

Audiology

Wed Aug 19, 2020 13:47

Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness

Opioid use, particularly in high doses, can cause deafness, according to Rutgers researchers.The study, published in The Journal of Medical Toxicology, reviewed records from the New Jersey Poison Control Center, based at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, from 1999 to 2018 to determine the association between opioid use and degrees of hearing loss.Researchers identified 41 people with opioid exposure who experienced full or partial hearing loss or tinnitus, likely caused by toxicity to the ear. More...

Audiology

Wed Aug 19, 2020 13:17

$3.1M Grant Awarded for Customizable Cochlear Implant Programming

By Michelle BukowskiA team of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers has received a $3.1 million NIH grant to develop advanced patient-specific cochlear implant stimulation models for customized implant programming.Traditional cochlear implant programming is done by expert audiologists using a guess-and-check approach based on subjective patient feedback regarding sound quality as well as changes in speech recognition rates. This research aims to develop computational...

Audiology

Wed Aug 19, 2020 13:01

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