Loud Video Games Put Users at Risk for Hearing Loss, Tinnitus

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• January 17, 2024
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For the more than 3 billion gamers around the world, the loud noises they experience while playing video games could threaten their hearing, a new review suggests.

Whether on the couch, parked at a computer desk or in an arcade, studies have shown the noise from video ga...

New Clues to What Might Drive Tinnitus

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• November 30, 2023
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Tinnitus, or "ringing in the ears," affects up to 1 in every 10 people and can be disabling for some.

Now, scientists at the Massachusetts Ear and Eye Infirmary believe they may have discovered a key cause of the condition: A degeneration of nerves crucial to hearing.

Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• February 6, 2023
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People who live near traffic noise, especially when it continues at night, are more likely to develop the repetitive whistling or buzzing sounds in their ears known as tinnitus.

Danish researchers found a link between the risk of developing the condition and traffic noi...

Hearing Loss, Tinnitus Can Strike Cancer Survivors

• By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• August 4, 2022
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People who've had chemotherapy to treat a range of common cancers should also have a hearing test.

In a new study of 273 cancer survivors, researchers found more than half ex...

Could OTC Painkillers Raise Your Odds for Tinnitus?

• February 11, 2022
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Frequent use of common, over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin and Tylenol isn't risk-free, with new research suggesting it may increase your risk of tinnitus, or "ringing in the ears."

A study of more than 69,000 women found that, in addition to aspirin and Tylen...

Coronavirus May Infect, Harm the Inner Ear

• Robert Preidt
• October 29, 2021
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By now, it would seem that there is almost no part of the body that the new coronavirus does not strike, but new research adds one more: COVID-19 may be able to infect the inner ear and affect hearing and balance.

There have been reports of COVID-19 patients with symptom...

COVID Can Make Your Ears Ring

• Cara Murez
• November 6, 2020
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Tinnitus, a common hearing problem, may be worsened by COVID-19 or possibly even triggered by the new coronavirus, new research indicates.

Moreover, people with tinnitus are further struggling because of lifestyle changes forced by the pandemic, the study found.

Ti...

Music Career Might Bring Ringing in the Ears

• Robert Preidt
• November 22, 2019
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Being a musician might be hard on your hearing, new British research suggests.

Those in the music industry have a much higher risk of tinnitus than people who work in quieter settings, a new study finds.

People with tinnitus hear ringing, buzzing or whistli...

Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Ringing in the Ears: Study

• Steven Reinberg
• October 7, 2019
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Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) can make life miserable, but a brain implant may help, preliminary research suggests.

In a phase 1 trial of five patients whose severe tinnitus did not respond to other treatments, deep brain stimulation (DBS) diminished the ringing in...

'Ringing in the Ears' May Drive Some to the Brink of Suicide

• Steven Reinberg
• May 2, 2019
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Imagine a ringing in your ears so intense and unrelenting that you become desperate enough to try to kill yourself.

That is a reality for some -- women in particular -- who suffer from severe tinnitus, new research shows.

The survey of 72,000 Swedish adults...