Mobile app produces major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
On average, the group with the polytherapeutic (31 people) showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jan 11
You can train your brain to hear better, study finds
People who lose the thread of a conversation during a noisy cocktail party might be dealing with problems detecting rapid changes in sound.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 31, 2022
First-ever discovery of the cells in the inner ear that enable us to hear
Researchers are first to reveal that the checkerboard-like arrangement of cells in the inner ear’s organ of Corti is vital for hearing.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 23, 2022
Novel low-cost earbuds make newborn hearing screening accessible
Newborns across the US are screened to check for hearing loss which is important as it helps families better understand their child's health
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 17, 2022
Mobile app yields major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
The group with the polytherapeutic treatments showed clinically significant improvements at 12 weeks, while the other group did not.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 11, 2022
You can train your brain to hear better in chaotic and noisy environments
Researchers found that people aged 18-30 and 65-85 with normal hearing could all be trained to boost their ability to differentiate sounds.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 18, 2022
Mobile app is a major breakthrough in curing tinnitus
Researchers at the University of Auckland are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile-phone-based therapy.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 11, 2022
Train your brain to hear better in chaotic and noisy environments
Speed, or “rate,” of sound changes can make it difficult to understand speech in challenging situations, such as in noisy environments.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 18, 2022
Mobile app provides major breakthrough towards curing tinnitus
After 20 years searching for a cure for tinnitus, researchers are excited by ‘encouraging results’ from a clinical trial of a mobile therapy
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 29, 2022
New discovery revolutionizes the idea of how hearing works
The way in which we experience music and speech differs from what has until now been believed according to Linköping University researchers
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 25, 2022
Can ‘random noise’ unlock our learning potential?
Edith Cowan University has investigated the effects of transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) in a variety of settings.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 11, 2022
Hearing loss in dogs associated with dementia
A new study from North Carolina State University explores the connection between hearing loss and dementia in geriatric dogs.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2022
First wireless earbuds that clear up calls using deep learning
"ClearBuds" use a novel microphone system and one of the first machine-learning systems to operate in real time and run on a smartphone.
Joshua Shavit
- Jul 7, 2022
New technology hears better with skin than ears
The small, thin microphone demonstrates a wider auditory field than human ears, while it can be easily attachable to the skin.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 24, 2022
'First-of-its-kind' gene therapy restores severe hearing loss
Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent can be traced to just one gene, STRC.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 24, 2022
A voice inside my head: The incredible impact headphones have on listeners
Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 16, 2021
Gene therapy advance shown to restore severe hearing loss
Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in ~100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced to STRC gene.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 22, 2021
The Sound of Music -- what you see and how you move, affects what you hear
When Jimi Hendrix's guitar solos are pounding out of the speakers—can you see Hendrix posing with his guitar?
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 31, 2021
Revolutionary new device treats hearing loss without batteries
Researchers report a conductive membrane, which translated sound waves into matching electrical signals when implanted inside a model ear.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 18, 2021
Do certain sounds make you smile? Study lists the Top 40 memory-triggering sounds for adults
A study found that a waterfall, bird songs and waves crashing on a beach are among the sounds that can bring back happiest memories.
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