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What if we could find out what really causes sensori- neural hearing loss?  The more we know of its origin, the more information we can digest as to how to cure it. Better Hearing Institute (BHI) (2016) summarizes the prevalence of sensori-neural hearing loss in the US: 3 in 10 people over age 60 have hearing loss; 1 in 6 baby

 According to the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (2016), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) refers to a group of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by repetitive and characteristic patterns of behavior and difficulties with social communication and interaction. A diagnosis of ASD now includes several conditions that use to be diagnosed separately:  Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise

Audiologists realize that the loss of hearing in one ear, single sided deafness (SSD), is more common and more troublesome than most people realize. SSD can be caused by a number of things, from viral infections or thrombi to brain tumors  and is currently incurable and difficult to treat. While the resulting hearing symptoms of SSD vary from one patient to another,

If you have been to Denmark and paused for a walk through the jewelry stores along the Strøget in Copenhagen or elsewhere in Scandinavia, you will find amber.  So what is Baltic Amber?  Amber is the fossilized resin of 150-million-year-old conifer trees, usually pines. The most sought-after amber comes from the Baltic region and is a translucent golden color.  Less common is white “bone

A 2012 blog on air bags at Hearing International ended with the statement, “Sensorineural hearing loss due to air bag deployment is rare, and there have been only a few reports in the English literature.  Audiologists know, however, that 140 dB of intensity is the threshold of pain and these intensities can cause hearing loss under some conditions. At Hearing International we

There are specialized cells in the inner ear called sensory hair cells that detect sound. As most audiologists and otolaryngologists know, these hair cells are susceptible to damage by loud noise, ototoxic drugs, genetic mutations or aging, which can cause profound hearing loss.  Since these hair cells do not regrow after being damaged, intense research efforts have been made into discovering how they develop and

Some countries have chosen to educate audiologists in a physician model.  In this model audiologists become physicians first then do a residency in the field of audiology.  Hinchcliff (2005) describes the audiological physician as a medical, non-surgical specialty entrusted with the investigation, care and management of patients with hearing and balance disorders. In these countries, the relationship of the audiological physician to an ear, nose, throat surgeon is analogous to

Historically, shorthand or “short writing” dates back to the ancient Egyptians and many forms have developed over the centuries. It is basically a  system that, depending upon the language and culture, uses phonetics and symbols or abbreviations for words and common phrases, which can allow a well-trained person  to write as quickly as people speak.  At one time, shorthand was considered an essential portion of secretarial training

Those of us who taught anatomy and physiology of the auditory mechanism in the 1970s have changed our lectures on auditory physiology a number times in the past 40 years or so.  As new research is conducted, new procedures invented, and knowledge becomes greater, it’s more evident that our theories of how things work require modification.  Such is the lot of the scientist and especially