audiology

BackgroundCochlear implant (CI) audio processor upgrades have demonstrated speech recognition benefits in non-tonal language populations, but high-level evidence for native Mandarin-speaking CI users (a tonal language with unique signal processing requirements) remains critically limited. This study aimed to assess the speech perception performance of the SONNET 2 and RONDO 3 dual-microphone audi…

A new international study co-led by investigators from Mass General Brigham and the Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University shows that a gene therapy for a rare form of genetic deafness successfully restored hearing in most participants, with results lasting up to 2.5 years.

A diner scans the menu with her eyes while strands of conversation and random noise – from her party, from other customers, from the kitchen – bombard her ears. She leans in but deciphering what’s being said just across the table can be challenging, if not impossible.

Deafness reversed: One injection restores hearing in just weeks - Date: - April 3, 2026 - Source: - Karolinska Institutet - Summary: - A new gene therapy is giving people born deaf the chance to hear, often within just weeks. In a small but groundbreaking study, researchers delivered a working copy of a key hearing gene directly into the inner ear using a single injection. All ten patients, rangi…

Date: Fri, 04/24/2026 - 10:30am - 12:00pm Location: CCRMA Seminar Room Event Type: Hearing Seminar The auditory brainstem response (ABR) is a basic auditory signal. An ABR test is performed on nearly all infants to make sure there is a functioning auditory system. The clinical test is not perfect, but if there is no response additional tests lead to a cochlear implant before the newborn losses …

Sound quality from cochlear implants plays a much larger role in daily functioning and well-being. The post Looking Beyond Speech Recognition To Evaluate Cochlear Implants first appeared on Acoustics.org .

Tinnitus, a condition in which individuals perceive a ringing or buzzing sound in the absence of an external source, affects a substantial portion of the global population. Many sufferers report disrupted sleep, but the precise link between tinnitus and sleep has remained elusive. A significant study led by Dr. Linus Milinski and Dr. Victoria M. Bajo from the University of Oxford sheds new light …

Gene therapy restores hearing in children with hereditary deafness; ongoing trials show promise for widespread application. The post Gene therapy cures hereditary deafness in two people appeared first on Advanced Science News .

Human beings are very skilled at understanding language, even under difficult conditions. However, loud background noises make it difficult for people who are hard of hearing to follow what a speaker is saying. Hearing aids do not really help as currently available models do not filter enough of the background noises out. Researchers at FAU […]

Hearing aids are something that people like to choose based on their sense of style. A lot of people suffering from Tinnitus do not like wearing hearing aids because of how visible they are. So, let us take a look at some invisible ones. Visible vs Invisible hearing aids Invisible Hearing Aids for Tinnitus: How to choose the right one When someone falls victim to tinnitus, they tend to keep heari…