New Drug Prospect Stimulates the Growth of Inner Ear Hair Cells
Biotech company Frequency Therapeutics is seeking to reverse hearing loss with a new form of regenerative therapy.
Possible link between Visual Snow Syndrome and Tinnitus
Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) is an uncommon (estimated prevalence of around 2% in the UK) neurological condition that causes individuals to see black, white or transparent dots in their field of vision.
New Starkey Livio products for tinnitus therapy
Starkey Hearing Technologies have just launched a new product range that is specifically designed to be used by audiologists in order to improve hearing whilst having the capability to provide bespoke tinnitus sound therapy.
New Starkey Livio products for tinnitus therapy
Starkey Hearing Technologies have just launched a new product range that is specifically designed to be used by audiologists in order to improve hearing whilst having the capability to provide bespoke tinnitus sound therapy.
Research: sound and tongue stimulation reduces tinnitus symptoms
This paper describes the results from a double blinded randomised control trial examining the efficacy of bimodal neuromodulation for the treatment of bothersome subjective tinnitus.
COVID-19 associated anxiety enhances tinnitus
There has been an awareness in the audiology world since March 2020, that some patients who have reported having COVID 19 also report an increase in tinnitus symptoms. For some patients this is a new experience of tinnitus and for others their pre-existing tinnitus appears to have been made worse by COVID. Results from long […]
Covid 19 associated anxiety enhances tinnitus
There has been an awareness in the audiology world since March 2020, that some patients who have reported having COVID 19 also report an increase in tinnitus symptoms.
Sound of Metal
Sound of Metal is a film which, for me, provided a new perspective into how sudden onset deafness can affect every aspect of a person’s life. The film, which won an Oscar for Best Sound has been released on Amazon Prime and hopefully will be in cinemas soon, is one of the loudest, and quietest […]
Tinnitus strongly linked to Covid-19 after study finds the symptom affects 15% of patients
Tinnitus has been strongly linked to Covid-19 after a new study found the symptom was mentioned by a large proportion of those infected with the virus.
Audiology and COVID
The practising of Audiology during the COVID epidemic has required us to rethink how we help patients.
