October 28, 2015 Risk of falls increases between cataract surgeries Older adults with cataracts appear to double their risk of falling after surgery on their first eye and before surgery on the second, suggests a new study.
October 28, 2015 Researchers identify potential contributor to age-related hearing loss Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that an increased number of connections between certain sensory cells and nerve cells in the inner ear may contribute to age-related hearing loss.
October 28, 2015 Researchers discover potential cure for noise-induced hearing loss Noise-induced hearing loss has the potential to be reversed, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School.
October 28, 2015 Cochlear implants for children may increase risk of cognitive delays Children with cochlear implants may experience cognitive delays, compared to those with normal hearing, according to Science World Report.
October 28, 2015 Video of baby wearing glasses for first time goes viral A Cincinnati woman’s video of her baby daughter trying on glasses for the first time has gone viral.
October 28, 2015 Staring at screens all day linked to changes in eye secretions Office workers who spend long hours looking at computer screens have changes in their tear fluid similar to people with the disease known as dry eye, according to a study from Japan.
October 28, 2015 Implants, signing let deaf kids be bilingual, experts say Parents of deaf children face a critical responsibility to learn and use sign language, according to a majority of hearing experts quoted in the journal Pediatrics, although the question of whether or not to sign has grown increasingly controversial.
October 28, 2015 In drug trial, parents weight life and hearing loss While waiting for an infusion of a drug that might save his life, 15-year-old Andrew Marella gripped the controls of an NFL videogame, the hand-held version of a sport he played when he could still run without fear.
October 28, 2015 Magnetic pulses may ease ringing in the ears People with tinnitus - a ringing or other "phantom" sounds in their ears - may benefit from a treatment that sends electromagnetic pulses into the brain, suggests a new study.
October 28, 2015 New MIT finger device reads to blind in real time Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words.
