Brandon's paper was selected to appear on the cover of the PNAS. Briefly: Noise trauma - cochlear zinc signaling dysregulation - hearing loss. Zinc chelation (trapping) - Noise trauma - reduced zinc dysregulation - Hearing Loss Prevention. And a striking cover.
I was taking some images on the scanning electron microscope this morning and found this gem - The red blood cell gives a nice perspective of just how tiny stereocilia are! For reference, the magnification of this image of outer hair cell stereocilia is 16,200x
https://t.co/9dWMdEvRPi
We found non-invasive evidence for an auditory brainstem mechanism compensating for inhibition _it_ causes in the #cochlea using otoacoustic emissions (#OAEs) and auditory steady-state responses (#ASSRs). Follow the thread for more.
Hearing professionals sometimes feel like we are overwhelming our clients with mountains of information about features of different hearing devices - clients/patients would agree.
COMING NEXT WEEK: NALguide: Hearing aid features explained.
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Did you know 1 in 6 Australians experience hearing loss? Check in with your hearing today with our online hearing test, delivered in partnership with @Spotify and @healthgovau. Sign in to Spotify to receive a free custom playlist at the end!
Test here: https://t.co/0GU9ptlJhM
Meta Analysis confirms that Unsafe listening practices are highly prevalent worldwide and may place over 1 billion young people at risk of hearing loss.
Feel free to download and share this #safelistening open access publication with your network: https://t.co/smlVlCRQTq
We show a middle ear influence on evoked potential (EFR) amplitude and how to minimize it in our latest @ASA_JASA pub from @UWWaismanCenter. Check it out: https://t.co/n7YacR80a8 🙏
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