Narrative review discusses MEMR and MOCR recording techniques in aging adults with and without hearing loss.
Ear Reflexes Could Spot Hearing Loss Before It Starts
This review examines recording methods for middle ear muscle reflex and medial olivocochlear reflex across different age and hearing groups.…
New research on ear reflexes suggests they could reveal hidden hearing damage before standard hearing tests catch it.
Hearing aid use associated with improved cognition and reduced cognitive impairment risk in older adults.
Hearing Aids Do More Than Help You Hear — They May Protect Your Memory
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 231,565 older adults with hearing loss evaluated the association between hearing aid use and cog…
Older adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids show better memory, sharper attention, and significantly lower rates of cognitive declin…
Real-world hearing assessments with audiovisual tasks show greater sensitivity than traditional clinical measures
Do hearing tests miss what really happens in your daily life?
A within-subjects correlational study in adults with normal to moderate hearing loss found that assessments incorporating real-world factors…
Real-life hearing tests using speech in noise and visual cues better spot hearing loss than standard clinic beeps and questionnaires.
Survey examines hearing aid use among US adults aged 45 years and older
How many older adults in the US actually use hearing aids?
A US survey report describes hearing aid use among adults aged 45 years and older. The percentage of this population using hearing aids was …
A new national survey tried to answer how many older adults in the US actually use hearing aids, but the report doesn't share the key number…
Minnesota report examines delayed identification of infants who are deaf or hard of hearing
Minnesota study examines delays in identifying infants who are deaf or hard of hearing
A report from Minnesota (2012-2016) describes delayed identification of infants who are deaf or hard of hearing. The study type, sample size…
Using public health data to target programs could help find deaf infants sooner, reducing language delays and improving long-term outcomes f…
Positive ECochG track patterns correlate with better hearing preservation after cochlear implantation
Can a surgery monitor help preserve natural hearing after a cochlear implant?
An observational cohort study of 23 adults with residual acoustic hearing undergoing cochlear implantation found that positive intra-operati…
A specific signal during cochlear implant surgery predicted that patients would keep their natural hearing, with 100% of those showing the p…
Bone conduction hearing devices improve quality of life in adults with chronic otitis media hearing loss
Bone conduction hearing devices may improve quality of life for adults with chronic ear infections
A meta-analysis of nine non-randomized studies in 107 adults with chronic otitis media-related hearing loss found bone conduction hearing de…
Bone conduction hearing devices significantly boost quality of life for adults with chronic ear infections, with hearing gains of 38 to 52 d…
Systematic review links elevated bilirubin and infections to hearing loss in NICU neonates
What clues in a newborn's body might signal future hearing problems?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 86 studies in NICU neonates found elevated bilirubin exposure and infective conditions were consist…
High bilirubin levels and serious infections like meningitis are linked to hearing loss in newborns, but study quality varies.