In the News

In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010…

Tinnitus covers a number of sounds. It’s most often called “ringing in the ears” but those with tinnitus symptoms may hear whistling, hissing, swooshing and…

Study has potential to uncover new therapeutic approaches
Cleveland – April 13, 2009 – Qing Yin Zheng, M.D., assistant professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and…

Exposure to loud noise is an ear buster. Scientists and researchers have long known that exposure to loud noise, especially over an extended period, will cause hearing…

Provisions allowing school districts to address classroom noise and acoustics in their school buildings remained intact in H.R.2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public…

Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete…

New Television Ad Points Viewers To Safe Listening Web Site During Better Hearing And Speech Month (BHSM)
(Rockville, MD – May 4, 2009) – A new television advertisement…

New review indicates fractured medical records collection for childhood hearing loss
Alexandria, VA – A new review of medical databases shows that neonatal hearing loss, already…

Persons with hearing and/or speech disabilities who use VRS and/or IP Relay are reminded, if they have not yet done so, to register with the VRS or IP Relay default provider of…

Global hearing awareness initiative encourages Americans to consider healthy hearing for spring 2009
Stafa, Switzerland – April 29, 2009  – Each year, the arrival of…

This year, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Bethesda, MD non-profit organization has been actively involved in many advocacy…

Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some…

The National Temporal Bone Registry  is an organization tasked with maintaining a database of temporal bone donations and donors. Why the temporal bone? What’s so important…

Tinnitus covers a number of sounds. It’s most often called “ringing in the ears” but those with tinnitus symptoms may hear whistling, hissing, swooshing and ringing – sometimes…

In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is associated with progressive hearing loss. The new…

Los Angeles, CA – May 6, 2008 – Throughout the month of May, the House Ear Institute is celebrating Better Hearing Month with a variety of online programs to raise awareness for…

Unitron launches uHear, a hearing screening test application for the iPhone and iPod touch® Kitchener, ON, Canada – May 6, 2009 – Despite…

New Phonak solutions offer intuitive wireless connectivity with mobile phones, TV, MP3 players or computers
Stafa, Switzerland, April 1st 2009 – Phonak introduces a new…

Multi-Sensory Hearing
You know those big floppy ears elephants have? Well, they’ve got those ears for a reason – to better capture sounds out on the savannah. But here’s the…

Families of children with hearing loss ages newborn to 14 years are invited to Clarke’s Family Weekend July 24th – July 26th to get together with other families, participate in…