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Mass transit noise may threaten passengers’ hearing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Hair Loss • Jul 03 09

Noise from public transportation, especially subways, may be loud enough to harm some passengers’ hearing, a new study suggests.

The study, which measured noise… Mass transit noise may threaten passengers’ hearing   

 
 

Inner Ear Balance Disorders Linked to Falls Among Older Americans
• Ear / Nose / Throat • May 26 09

An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have… Inner Ear Balance Disorders Linked to Falls Among Older Americans   

 
 

Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Mar 31 09

Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy) with or without the removal of their adenoids (adenoidectomy) are at increased risk for… Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids   

 
 

Vertigo Linked to Osteoporosis
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Mar 24 09

People who have osteoporosis are more likely to also have vertigo, according to a study published in the March 24, 2009, print issue… Vertigo Linked to Osteoporosis   

 
 

Can You Hear Me Now? Hearing Loss Not Well Documented in Electronic Medical Records
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 23 09

Hearing loss is a common disorder that can cause significant communication difficulties and directly affect the accurate transfer of information during a medical encounter.… Can You Hear Me Now? Hearing Loss Not Well Documented in Electronic Medical Records   

 
 

Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Mar 18 09

To look at Matthew Houdek, you could never tell he was born with virtually no left ear.

A surgery at Loyola University Health System… Silicone Ear Looks Just Like the Real Thing   

 
 

Cochlear Implant Surgery Is Safe For the Elderly
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 28 09

Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing… Cochlear Implant Surgery Is Safe For the Elderly   

 
 

Drugs not advised to prevent ear infection
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Feb 19 09

Children with middle ear infections, also known as otitis media, should not be given antibiotics to prevent a type of skull bone infection called… Drugs not advised to prevent ear infection   

 
 

Many children with hearing loss also have eye disorders
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 17 09

About one-fifth of children with sensorineural hearing loss also have ocular disorders, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head… Many children with hearing loss also have eye disorders   

 
 

Ways to Minimize Tinnitus—Troublesome Noises in the Ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 04 09

Ringing, whining, whistling, hissing or whooshing. Any of those sounds in one or both ears when there is no external noise present could be… Ways to Minimize Tinnitus—Troublesome Noises in the Ears   

 
 

Symptom Score Helps Monitor Recovery from Ear Infections
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Dec 21 08

A simple 13-point symptom score can help in tracking improvement in infants and toddlers with middle ear infection, or acute otitis media (AOM), reports… Symptom Score Helps Monitor Recovery from Ear Infections   

 
 

Tonsillectomy results unaffected by kids’ obesity
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Dec 17 08

Among children who undergo removal of their adenoids and tonsils to correct breathing problems when they’re sleeping, obesity does not necessarily predict an unfavorable… Tonsillectomy results unaffected by kids’ obesity   

 
 

MRI machines may damage cochlear implants
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 01 08

Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRI machines, because the machines can demagnetize… MRI machines may damage cochlear implants   

 
 

Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 10 08

About 10 million people in the United States alone—from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones—are suffering from impairing noise-induced… Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss?   

 
 

A million people suffer from tinnitus—in province of Quebec alone
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 27 08

Université de Montréal Professor Sylvie Hébert is conducting a study exploring the root causes of tinnitus, a condition that creates the perception of sound… A million people suffer from tinnitus—in province of Quebec alone   

 
 

Ear Tubes Reduce Infections, Review Concludes
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Oct 08 08

Once again, your baby is spiking a fever and tugging at his earlobe, obviously in pain. Your pediatrician confirms what you already knew:… Ear Tubes Reduce Infections, Review Concludes   

 
 

Don’t Remove Earwax
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 03 08

The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to national guidelines on earwax removal released today.

“[Earwax] is… Don’t Remove Earwax   

 
 

Engineers Develop Novel Device to Help Treat Ear Infections
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Jun 16 08

One of the most common surgeries performed on pediatric patients could become faster and safer thanks to a new surgical tool developed by a… Engineers Develop Novel Device to Help Treat Ear Infections   

 
 

Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Hearing
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 11 08

To celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month, the House Ear Institute (HEI) is educating the public on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) with the top… Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Hearing   

 
 

Researchers confirm link between common cold and ear infection
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 13 08

A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases… Researchers confirm link between common cold and ear infection   

 
 

Painkillers safe for kids after tonsil surgery
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Jan 29 08

Children recovering from having their tonsils and adenoids removed can be given painkillers like ibuprofen without increasing the risk of postop bleeding, according… Painkillers safe for kids after tonsil surgery   

 
 

Tonsillectomy boosts quality of life: studies
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 18 08

Tonsillectomy boosts quality of life

For children and adults who suffer repeated bouts of tonsillitis, surgery to remove the tonsils (tonsillectomy) leads to substantial improvements in quality of life,… Tonsillectomy boosts quality of life: studies   

 
 

Your Hearing May be at Risk
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 20 07

Your Hearing May be at Risk

Call it acoustic trauma or noise-induced hearing loss. By any name, it’s the most important preventable cause of permanent hearing loss. Up to… Your Hearing May be at Risk   

 
 

Vaccine can help reduce frequent ear infections in children, research shows
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 02 07

A vaccine has been shown to help reduce the number of infants and toddlers developing frequent ear infections, according to new research from Katherine… Vaccine can help reduce frequent ear infections in children, research shows   

 
 

Do you hear what i see?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Feb 21 07

New research pinpoints specific areas in sound processing centers in the brains of macaque monkeys that shows enhanced activity when the animals watch… Do you hear what i see?   

 
 
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