Saturday To-Do: Me Talk Pretty, Hawthorne Heights

Me Talk Pretty plays Juanita's Saturday night. ME TALK PRETTY, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS 9 p.m. Juanita's. $13 adv., $15 d.o.s. A few years ago, this British inventor named Howard Stapleton created a device to help shopkeepers ward off packs of unruly teens. The Mosquito Teen Deterrent is essentially a box that emits a high-frequency tone that most adults can't hear — owing to the gradual hearing loss ...

First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

HOUSTON , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells ...

Average age of people with hearing problems gets younger: experts

Taipei (The China Post/ANN) - People with impaired hearing are now younger in average age than before, thanks to the popularity of iPod and other portable audio players, according to experts.

Older Women with Diabetes Have Greater Hearing Loss as They Age

Jan. 26, 2012 - Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

Study: Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially in Women

Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Women between the ages of 60 and 75 with well-controlled diabetes had better hearing than women with poorly controlled diabetes, with similar hearing levels to non ...