Ear / Nose / Throat

Looking younger may be nose-job bonus

In a new study of people who’d had surgery to reshape their sniffers, observers looking at before and after shots decided the patients looked…    

Kids do well with two cochlear implants: study

Deaf children who already had one cochlear implant had improvements in speech, hearing and related quality of life measures after a second was implanted…    

For Kids with Near-Vision Disorder, Treatment Reduces Problems at School

For children with convergence insufficiency (CI) - who have difficulty focusing on objects close up - effective treatments can help to reduce problems at…    

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Jingle bells, carols, and holiday greetings are all the sounds that help make the holiday season special. But, those holiday sounds also give people…    

One in eight Americans hard of hearing: study

One out of every eight Americans has hearing loss in both ears, according to a new study—and as many as one in five are…    

Science finding is music to the ears

A study led by Canadian researchers has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians.

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Hearing loss rate in older adults climbs to more than 60 percent in national survey

Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect…    

2 drugs protect hearing better than 1

Whether on a battlefield, in a factory or at a rock concert, noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most common hazards people face.…    

1 in 9 people aged 45-54 is hearing impaired: study

A new survey of mostly middle-aged adults reveals that among people aged 45 to 54, one in nine shows signs of hearing impairment.

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The great tonsil dilemma

Without fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon’s scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep…    

Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids

Tonsillectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy), with or without…    

Some child hearing loss tied to virus in pregnancy

Hearing loss in a child may have links to a virus that Mom got while she was pregnant, according to a new study.

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Hoarseness rare in kids with cleft palate: study

Kids born with cleft palate were no more likely than kids in the general population to suffer from hoarseness in a new study of…    

Musical chills: Why they give us thrills

Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated…    

Nature article focuses on tinnitus treatment

Targeted nerve stimulation could yield a long-term reversal of tinnitus, a debilitating hearing impairment affecting at least 10 percent of senior citizens and up…    

GUMC researcher says tinnitus is much more than a ‘hearing problem’

Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center…    

Individuals with Partial Hearing Loss May Benefit from Hybrid Cochlear Implant

Hearing loss can affect anyone at any time. But it can be especially frightening for someone who suddenly starts to lose hearing during adulthood.…    

Tonsillectomy in children

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, “Tonsillectomy in Children” will be published in the January issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (watch for a new…    

Study Assesses How Parents Rate Ear Aches in Preverbal Children

Levels of pain severity from ear aches observed and reported by parents of preverbal children can be influenced as much by socioeconomic status and…    

Ben-Gurion U. researchers: High resistance rates among acute otitis media pathogens in children

As middle ear infections increase during the winter months, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) suggest that in many cases the most…    

Teens Get More Ear Infections When Someone Smokes at Home

Family members who smoke are more apt to feel it is OK to smoke indoors as their children get older. But in households with…    

Age-related hearing loss and folate in the elderly

Age-related hearing loss (ARHL), one of the four most prevalent chronic conditions in the elderly, is associated with low serum levels of folic acid,…    

Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment

A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in…    

Effective Diagnosis, Treatment of Ear Infections in Children Examined in Study

Among the findings of an analysis of previous studies regarding ear infections in children are that results from otoscopic exams (an instrument for examining…    

Racial and ethnic disparities impact care for children with frequent ear infections

Racial and ethnic disparities among children with frequent ear infections (FEI) significantly influence access to affordable healthcare, according to new research published in the…