High-decibel urban areas-such as Guangzhou, New Delhi, Cairo and Istanbul-topped the list of cities where hearing was most degraded, researchers reported.
After Acquired Hearing Loss, Accepting and Adapting are Keys to Sustaining a Career
People who are successful at adapting to hearing loss tend to accept that they are now biologically different from how they used to be.
People who are successful at adapting to hearing loss tend to accept that they are now biologically different from how they used to be.
‘On World Hearing Day, the WHO released figures showing annual costs of unaddressed hearing loss of between $750 billion and $790 billion globally.’
The findings are also preliminary, and have yet to be submitted for peer-reviewed publication. "But this is a robust result," said Henrik Matthies, managing director of Mimi Hearing Technologies, a German company that has amassed data on 200,000 people drawn from a hearing test administered via cell phones. "The fact that noise pollution and hearing loss have such a tight correlation points to an intricate relationship," he told AFP. Researchers at Mimi and Charite University Hospital in Berlin explored the link by constructing two separate databases. The first combined information from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Norwegian-based technology research group SINTEF to create a noise pollution ranking for cities around the world. Stockholm, Seoul, Amsterdam and Stuttgart were also among the least likely to assault one’s ears, while Shanghai, Hong Kong and Barcelona came out as big noise makers.
Paris-one of the most densely populated major cities in Europe-scored as the third most cacophonous. The ranking for hearing loss drew from Mimi’s phone-based test, in which respondents indicated age and sex. Geo-location technology pinpointed the cities. The results were measured against a standard for age-adjusted hearing. On average, people in the loudest cities were ten years "older"-in terms of hearing loss-than those in the quietest cities, the study found.
Nicotine Exposure In Pregnancy can Cause Hearing Problem in Kids
Mothers who smoke have an increased risk of premature delivery, decreased child birth weight, and an increased rate of sudden infant death.
Mothers who smoke have an increased risk of premature delivery, decreased child birth weight, and an increased rate of sudden infant death.
Collaborations between scientists and private companies that collect health-related information from consumers are becoming more common in the era of Big Data. California-based DNA genetic testing company 23andMe, for example, has worked extensively with university researchers to ferret out rare genetic disorders by combing through mountains of anonymous data from its clients.
Advertisement
Gene Therapy Restores Higher Level of Hearing in Genetically Deaf Mice
In the summer of 2015, a research team had reported restoring rudimentary hearing in genetically deaf mice using gene therapy.
In the summer of 2015, a research team had reported restoring rudimentary hearing in genetically deaf mice using gene therapy.
"Societal costs"-stemming from social isolation, inability to communicate and stigma-were estimated at more than $500 billion. In a recent editorial, the medical journal The Lancet said hearing loss is a "silent epidemic", noting that proper care remains out of reach for millions of people.
Advertisement
Bombastic Balloon Noise can Trigger Hearing Loss
Hearing damage occurs when the delicate hair cells--which don't regrow--in the inner ear are worn down by noise.
Hearing damage occurs when the delicate hair cells--which don't regrow--in the inner ear are worn down by noise.
