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Comparison of linguistic profiles in three groups of children with hearing loss and specific language impairment

1 March 2017 | | children, cochlear implant, expressive language, hearing impairment, memory, specific language impairment
Spoken language deficits in children with hearing loss early in life are attributed to auditory speech perception limitations. It is assumed that hearing following cochlear implants (CIs) will improve these language deficits. However, the studies have shown that although cochlear...

GN to help millions of Americans with unaddressed hearing loss thanks to the new OTC hearing aid category

19 August 2022 | Research & Development
Following the release of the OTC hearing aid regulations by the FDA on Tuesday 16 August, GN have announced their support of the ambition to help more people access hearing aids.

Sonova Virtual Physician Symposium

13 May 2025 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Tinnitus

Hearing loss: a challenge in Uganda

13 September 2020
The charity, Helping Uganda Schools (HUGS), started 25 years ago. It funds the building of schools and sponsors young adults to university level. Education empowers, enhances lives and gives prosperity to countries.

Call for action on hearing loss

3 May 2023
The British and Irish Hearing Instrument Manufacturer’s Association (BIHIMA) and Alzheimer’s UK are encouraging people to book regular hearing tests and get hearing concerns checked earlier, as it could significantly lower their chances of developing dementia.

Accolade for hearing-loss experts

28 February 2024
The ARO Pioneer Award in Basic Science for 2024 has been given to Dr Andrej Kral and Dr Stephen G Lomber in recognition of their fundamental work on understanding brain plasticity after hearing loss.

Hearing loss toolkit updated

30 May 2024
The British Hearing Instrument Manufacturers Association (BIHIMA) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have updated the hearing loss toolkit they developed in 2020/21.

Hope for neural hearing loss

18 May 2026
A new review shows significant promise of improved clinical outcomes for patients from the treatments in development for neural hearing loss (NHL), alongside better diagnosis.

Hearing loss features on Peppa Pig

10 February 2026
A brand new storyline on hearing loss will feature in the children's TV programme Peppa Pig. The new episodes, which will air in March, have been developed in partnership with the National Deaf Children’s Society and the toy manufacturer Hasbro. The upcoming episodes will see Peppa's younger brother, George, attend an audiology appointment.

Aetiological investigations for Hearing Loss in Children

5 October 2026 -6 October 2026
A two day, in-person event, studying the aetiological investigations of babies identified by the Newborn Hearing Screening Programme and diagnosed to have a hearing loss (from mild to profound) also covering investigation of older children, unilateral and progressive hearing loss,...

Audiology in this issue...Age-related Hearing Loss and Dementia

1 March 2021 |
GUEST SECTION EDITOR Barbara E Weinstein, PhD, Professor and Founding Executive Officer Health Sciences Doctoral Programs, Graduate Center, CUNY, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, USA. E: bweinstein@gc.cuny.edu The prevalence of dementia is escalating worldwide,...

Healthy ageing is linked to addressing hearing loss

22 December 2021
EUROCIU with the cochlear implant international community of action (CIICA) launched a new briefing, why hearing well matters for healthy ageing, on how addressing hearing loss could help support healthy ageing by mitigating against the effects of cognitive decline and...