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Causes and Treatment of Congenital Hearing Loss
Congenital hearing loss means you are born with partial or complete hearing loss. It is most often associated with genetic disorders that affect the normal development of hearing organs, although birth complications, maternal infections, and drug and alcohol use during pregnancy are sometimes to blame
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Effective use of hearing aids may help reduce dementia risk in older adults
The School of Public Health at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), together with a multinational team, has found that the effective use of hearing aids is associated with a lower risk of probable dementia among older adults with hearing loss.
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Vertigo can carry lasting burden even after successful treatment, seven-year study finds
A new long-term study, published in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, reveals that benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of vertigo, continues to affect patients significantly even years after successful initial treatment.
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Sex, hematocrit, uric acid linked to Meniere`s disease hearing severity
Sex, hematocrit, and uric acid are independently associated with hearing severity in Meniere's disease (MD), according to a study published online May 17 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica.
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Newborn balance testing could flag hidden vestibular problems alongside hearing loss
A new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows that the balance system can be assessed during the first months of life.
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