Tag Archive for 'Hearing loss'

Representative confocal images of whole mounts organ of Corti from the medial region of the cochlea stained for filipin to label cholesterol (green) and phalloidin for visualizing actin in stereocilia (blue) from young (top) and old (bottom) C57BL/J mice. Scale bar - 30 μm. Rectangles indicate the region of the zoomed-in areas shown on the right using a 63x objective. Scale bar - 8 μm. Pink dotted lines represent the diameter of individual inner hair cells and outer hair cells. Image credit: Sodero et al., doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002257.

Phytosterols May Help Reduce Age-Related Hearing Loss, Animal Study Suggests

Aug 30, 2023 by News Staff

Dietary supplementation with phytosterols — plant sterols with structure and function similar to cholesterol — prevented sensory dysfunction...

Cantuaria et al. found positive associations between exposure to road traffic noise and risk of tinnitus; highest risk estimates were found for women, people without a hearing loss, people with high education and income, and people who had never been in a blue-collar job. Image credit: Pexels.

Residential Exposure to Road Traffic Noise Increases Risk of Tinnitus, New Study Suggests

Feb 6, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

In a nationwide cohort study, scientists in Denmark investigated the association between residential road traffic and railway noise exposure, measured...

Dillard et al. aimed to determine the prevalence of unsafe listening practices from exposure to personal listening devices and loud entertainment venues in individuals aged 12-34 years, and to estimate the number of young people who could be at risk of hearing loss from unsafe listening worldwide. Image credit: Gigxels.

Study: Unsafe Listening Practices Place Over One Billion Young People at Risk of Hearing Loss

Nov 17, 2022 by Natali Anderson

Unsafe listening practices from use of personal listening devices and attendance at loud entertainment venues are common — prevalence estimates 23.81%...

Wells et al performed genome-wide association studies for two self-reported hearing phenotypes, using more than 250,000 UK Biobank volunteers aged between 40 and 69 years. Image credit: Pexels.

Researchers Identify Ten New Hearing Loss Genes

May 16, 2022 by News Staff

A multinational team of scientists has performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of clinically diagnosed and self-reported hearing impairment on...

Inner ear anatomy. Image credit: Medical Gallery of Blausen Medical 2014, doi: 10.15347/wjm/2014.010.

Opioid Use Can Cause Partial or Full Deafness, Says Study

Aug 18, 2020 by News Staff

Opioid receptors in the inner ear can cause partial or full hearing loss, according to new research from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and New Jersey...

Researchers Identify 44 Genes Involved in Age-Related Hearing Loss

Sep 27, 2019 by News Staff

A team of scientists from King’s College London, University College London and the University of Manchester has identified 44 genes linked to age-related...

Portrait of Anna McNeill Whistler by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, summer 1871.

Scientists Identify Several Genes Associated with Age-Related Conditions

Aug 24, 2016 by News Staff

In an animal study, an international team of researchers led by Medical Research Council (MRC) Harwell Institute scientist Dr. Steve Brown has uncovered...