Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Vol. 21, No. 1 (JANUARY 2016), pp. 34-43 (10 pages) Children with mild bilateral and unilateral hearing loss are now commonly identified early through ...

If an obvious otologic problem such as cerumen, middle ear effusion, or otitis media is identified, treatment should be started and maintained by the primary care clinician. When no etiology is ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Dr. Rebecca Brashears from Ascent Audiology & Hearing stopped by First Look at Four to show us some technology that can treat hearing loss in one ear. This segment is ...

The main cause for congenital bilateral hearing loss is genetic, while the major cause of congenital unilateral hearing loss is cochlear nerve deficiency. A diagnosis of congenital hearing loss can be ...

Following the establishment of newborn hearing screening programs, age of identification and length of time before receiving interventions has been reduced for children, including those with milder ...

When my daughter was 3 months old we found out she had significant hearing loss in one ear. We chose not to go through with a cochlear implant because there were no guarantees. We decided it should be ...

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s cochlear implant system for single-sided deafness (SSD) and ...

SUDDEN unilateral deafness may be the presenting symptom of a wide variety of medical and surgical diseases, such as vascular occlusion, hypercoagulation, acoustic neuroma, ototoxic drugs, meningitis, ...

Today’s hearing aids have life-saving benefits that go beyond helping you hear. And they’re more discreet and advanced than ever.

SSNHL is an otologic emergency, which requires prompt attention and expeditious referral to an ear-nose-throat (ENT) specialist. However, valuable time can be saved in the primary care office by ...