Hearing and speech disorders: what are the objectives of the new IHU reConnect?
The reConnect University Hospital Institute (IHU) aims to improve the management of hearing and speech disorders. This structure will allow ...
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Stroke, heart disease: more risk in case of hearing and vision loss
People over the age of 45 who have vision problems, hearing problems, or both are more likely to have a ...
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This symptom could be a sign that you have diabetes
Hearing problems can be a sign of diabetes. The disease can impact the blood vessels present in the ear and ...
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If you can’t hear your own speech, your ability to speak is impaired
Hearing plays a crucial role in how people coordinate and control speech movements in real time. THE ESSENTIAL When adults ...
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Word comprehension can follow three different processes
Researchers at the University of Iowa have identified how our brain recognizes words. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers at the University of ...
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Lip reading activates brain regions similar to real speech
Lip-read words can be decoded from the auditory regions of the brain in the same way as heard speech. THE ...
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The mystery of tinnitus: what we know in 2024
Tinnitus, the phantom noise that haunts millions of people, continues to pose a medical challenge in 2024. Although scientific advances ...
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Very common, this chemotherapy causes hearing problems in the long term
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy can cause deafness. THE ESSENTIAL The authors of a new study followed men who were treated with cisplatin-based ...
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Summer festivals and concerts: how to protect your hearing?
With 6 million under-35s suffering from tinnitus in France today, here's what you need to do to preserve your hearing ...
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Born deaf, little girl regains hearing thanks to gene therapy
In the United Kingdom, a one-and-a-half-year-old deaf girl is the youngest child to receive gene therapy, which allowed her to ...
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Headphones, headphones: 4 tips to reduce the risk of hearing loss in children
The use of earphones and headsets can harm children's hearing. To limit the risks, it is important to take some ...
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Thanks to a new treatment, a deaf child hears for the first time
In the United States, a boy who has been deaf since birth regained his hearing after benefiting from gene therapy. ...
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Hearing a grammar mistake can make your heart stop beating
Hearing someone make a grammatical mistake can make your heart stop beating. THE ESSENTIAL Our hearts may "skip a beat" ...
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Deafness: 4 children regain hearing thanks to gene therapy
For the first time, a clinical trial of gene therapy has restored hearing in four children suffering from deafness. THE ...
Read moreTinnitus: auditory nerve damage may be involved
Tinnitus, a persistent ringing and noise in the ears, is thought to be associated with undetected auditory nerve damage. THE ...
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This woman hears strange noises… because of a spider in her ear!
A spider crawled into a woman's ear and molted there, causing the patient to have hearing problems. THE ESSENTIAL A ...
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Hearing aid: how to protect yourself from the proliferation of scams?
If you need a hearing aid, here's how to protect yourself from the proliferation of scams that are ruining the ...
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Top Santé 2023 Prize: Hearing 100% mobility
Entendre is the first cooperative of independent hearing aid professionals in France with more than 320 centers. The mission of ...
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Why Deaf Music Lovers Prefer Different Sounds
People with impaired hearing are more sensitive to loud voices and sparse musical remixes than adults with normal sound perception. ...
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If there was only one good reason to get your hearing checked, it would be this one.
© Shutterstock / edwardoliveA new study, presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease which took place in Amsterdam, indicates ...
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Covid vaccines could cause tinnitus and hearing damage
© ShutterstockThe safety of anti-Covid-19 vaccines is (very) closely monitored by health authorities around the world.In France, as the National ...
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Hearing loss: foods rich in omega-3s could prevent it
© Shutterstock / Krakenimages.comThe causes of hearing loss are multiple: it can be due to physical trauma (infections, injury, loud ...
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Noise-related hearing loss: a signal sent from the inner ear to the brain is thought to be involved
The cells present in the inner ear emit a signal when there is a noise that is harmful to hearing. ...
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A hope for treating birth deafness
Discoveries on the development of auditory circuits in mice with deafness could improve the response to cochlear implants and the ...
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Early hearing loss, tinnitus… The hearing health of children under 10 is a concern
© Shutterstock / Julija SulkovskaAs National Hearing Day approaches on March 9, the IFOP and the JNA Association are publishing ...
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Deafness: gene therapy could reverse hearing loss
Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear Hospital have developed a gene therapy that could reverse hearing loss. THE ESSENTIAL Researchers ...
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Dementia: wearing a hearing aid would reduce the risk
People who are hard of hearing and do not have a hearing aid have a higher risk of dementia. THE ...
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Early deafness: the hearing health of children under 10 “seriously threatened”
On the occasion of National Hearing Day, this March 9, a new survey warns of the dangers of noise and ...
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Hearing impairment: 1 in 4 people will hear badly in 2050
One in four people are expected to have hearing problems by 2050, according to the WHO. THE ESSENTIAL One in ...
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Hearing loss: will we ever be able to reverse it thanks to genetics?
A study paves the way for identifying genetic mechanisms that could promote the regeneration of cells needed for hearing and, ...
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