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Hearing Health

Hearing deterioration reported by discharged COVID-19 patients

Posted: Monday, August 3, 2020

In a Manchester BRC supported study a significant number of patients reported deterioration in their hearing when questioned eight weeks after discharge from a hospital admission for COVID-19.

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Twenty per cent of people with hearing aids do not use them

Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020

A study led by Manchester BRC researchers has revealed that around 20% of people who have been issued with hearing aids do not use them.

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How do we know what newborn babies are hearing?

Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Author: Dr Anisa Visram

For Deaf Awareness Week Dr Anisa Visram, Research Audiologist at Manchester BRC tells us how the ‘Ladies in the van’ project has been travelling the UK to meet the challenge of finding out how much impact hearing aids have on babies’ hearing.

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Hearing loss and dementia – correlation not cause

Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Author: Dr Jenna Littlejohn

On "World Hearing Day" Jenna Littlejohn provides a timely reminder of why and how Manchester BRC is investigating the links between hearing loss and dementia.

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Manchester BRC Biomarkers week – Clinical imaging

Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2020

Part of our biomarkers week, here we explore the field of clinical imaging tests, and how our Hearing Health research is helping develop new audiology tests for newborn babies with hearing loss.

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Manchester BRC’s emergency genetic test could prevent antibiotic – related hearing loss in newborns

Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Manchester BRC researchers have launched a trial on a bedside genetic test that will predict whether newborn babies receiving antibiotics in intensive care are at risk of irreversible hearing loss.

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Dual honours for Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead

Posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Hearing Health Lead Professor Kevin Munro has become a Principal Fellow of The British Society of Audiology (BSA) and North West Committee Chair of the NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme.

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Manchester BRC in unique collaboration to accelerate the development of hearing loss treatments

Posted: Friday, January 10, 2020

Manchester BRC Hearing Health Lead Kevin Munro welcomes the launch of the “Hearing Medicines Discovery Syndicate,”a unique collaboration to accelerate the much-needed development of treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus.

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News & Events Category: Hearing Health

News & Events Category:
Hearing Health