Nasal polyps: Unassuming growths with a powerful effect

by John Wheeler Jr,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe nose is the subject of many sayings. A measurement could be on the nose or an object be right under your nose. You may be remi

Updated on: January 29,2024

Nasal polyps: Unassuming growths with a powerful effect

by John Wheeler Jr,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe nose is the subject of many sayings. A measurement could be on the nose or an object be right under your nose. You may be remi

Updated on:January 29,2024

Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death

JANUARY 8, 2024by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172665Researchers have found a gene that li

Updated on: March 27,2024

Research discovers gene that links deafness to inner ear cell death

JANUARY 8, 2024by Levi Gadye,University of California, San FranciscoGraphical abstract. Credit:JCI Insight(2023). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172665Researchers have found a gene that li

Updated on:March 27,2024

'A bottomless pit': How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

by Brett Kelman, Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of brace

Updated on: July 30,2024

'A bottomless pit': How out-of-pocket TMJ costs drive patients into debt

by Brett Kelman, Anna Werner, CBS News, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainOver three decades of relentless pain, Jonna Tallant has tried about every TMJ treatment: mouthguards, six sets of brace

Updated on:July 30,2024

'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids

by Beiyi Seow and Issam AhmedThis handout picture courtesy of the Eye & Ent Hospital of Fudan University shows Dr Yilai Shu examining a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan Univers

Updated on: June 15,2024

'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids

by Beiyi Seow and Issam AhmedThis handout picture courtesy of the Eye & Ent Hospital of Fudan University shows Dr Yilai Shu examining a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan Univers

Updated on:June 15,2024

Nasal microorganism to the rescue? Study confirms protective role of bacterium in chronic rhinosinusitis

by University of FukuiExperiments conducted in a recent study by researchers from Japan suggest that the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) produced by the bacterial speciesF. nucleatumsuppresses t

Updated on: January 28,2024

Nasal microorganism to the rescue? Study confirms protective role of bacterium in chronic rhinosinusitis

by University of FukuiExperiments conducted in a recent study by researchers from Japan suggest that the lipopolysaccharides (LPS) produced by the bacterial speciesF. nucleatumsuppresses t

Updated on:January 28,2024

Sudden hearing loss study: High-dose therapy does not lead to better outcomes than the standard treatment

JANUARY 4, 2024 Editors' notesbyMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of sudden hearing loss, high-dose therapy with common medications is no

Updated on: March 15,2024

Sudden hearing loss study: High-dose therapy does not lead to better outcomes than the standard treatment

JANUARY 4, 2024 Editors' notesbyMartin Luther University Halle-WittenbergCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn the case of sudden hearing loss, high-dose therapy with common medications is no

Updated on:March 15,2024

Christmas can be challenging for people with hearing loss. Here are seven ways to help

by Katie Ekberg and Louise Hickson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor many people, Christmas can be the most social time of the year. The holiday period is often filled with p

Updated on: February 05,2025

Christmas can be challenging for people with hearing loss. Here are seven ways to help

by Katie Ekberg and Louise Hickson,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor many people, Christmas can be the most social time of the year. The holiday period is often filled with p

Updated on:February 05,2025

Summating potential and action potential area ratio best for detecting Meniere disease: Study

by Elana GotkineCompared with summating potential (SP) amplitude value by tone burst stimulation, SP/action potential (AP) area ratio by click stimulus has higher sensitivity and specificity for detec

Updated on: April 30,2024

Summating potential and action potential area ratio best for detecting Meniere disease: Study

by Elana GotkineCompared with summating potential (SP) amplitude value by tone burst stimulation, SP/action potential (AP) area ratio by click stimulus has higher sensitivity and specificity for detec

Updated on:April 30,2024

Study: Signal intensity ratio of cochlear basal turn increased in affected ear in Meniere disease

by Elana GotkineThe affected ear in Meniere disease has significantly increased the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn, indicating potential damage of the blood-labyrinth barrier,

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study: Signal intensity ratio of cochlear basal turn increased in affected ear in Meniere disease

by Elana GotkineThe affected ear in Meniere disease has significantly increased the signal intensity ratio (SIR) of the cochlear basal turn, indicating potential damage of the blood-labyrinth barrier,

Updated on:January 09,2024

Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

by Laura UngarIn this photo provided by researchers in January 2024, Dr. Yilai Shu examines a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, after a gene therapy p

Updated on: April 22,2024

Experimental gene therapy allows kids with inherited deafness to hear

by Laura UngarIn this photo provided by researchers in January 2024, Dr. Yilai Shu examines a young patient at the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai, China, after a gene therapy p

Updated on:April 22,2024

First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

by University of WashingtonDr. Randall Bly, an assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the UW School of Medicine who practices at Seattle Children's Hospital, uses the

Updated on: March 06,2024

First smartphone app that can hear ear infections in children

by University of WashingtonDr. Randall Bly, an assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the UW School of Medicine who practices at Seattle Children's Hospital, uses the

Updated on:March 06,2024

Finding immune cells under our very noses: Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCross-section of the nasal cavity and conchae of a mouse that was given a nasal vaccination. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07729-xThe no

Updated on: August 08,2024

Finding immune cells under our very noses: Antibody-producing cells discovered inside the nasal conchae

byWeizmann Institute of ScienceCross-section of the nasal cavity and conchae of a mouse that was given a nasal vaccination. Credit:Nature(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07729-xThe no

Updated on:August 08,2024