Tinnitus Relief Through Hearing Loss Treatment and Coaching
Frustration with tinnitus can lessen through a combined approach that targets hearing loss and provides individualized coaching. About 10 to 15 percent of people experience ear noises, with most tied to some degree of hearing loss. Properly fitted two ear open hearing aids can reduce tinnitus awareness and improve communication by widening amplification and minimizing noise controls.
Hearing shapes infant vocalization timing study finds
A study in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology shows infants vocalize to hear their own babble and coo. Researchers compare 27 hearing infants with 16 with profound hearing loss who receive cochlear implants. post implant vocalizations align with their hearing peers. The work, led by Mary Fagan, urges early hearing screening and cochlear implantation. Non-speech sounds remain unaffected.
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Hearing loss linked to faster brain shrinkage in seniors
Johns Hopkins researchers track 126 participants aged 56 to 86 over up to ten years using MRI. Those with baseline hearing loss lost about one extra cubic centimeter of brain tissue annually and showed faster atrophy in temporal regions linked to speech processing, suggesting early treatment may protect brain health.
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