Hearing Loss
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Remote microphone system helps increase vocabulary of children with hearing loss
Children with hearing loss who use remote microphone systems (RMS) at home have access to about 42 percent more words each day, providing a critical boost to vocabulary and language learning, a Vanderbilt study has found. Read MoreApr 26, 2018
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New technique helps ease ear tumor surgery
Last fall, the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center became the second facility in the country and third in the world to use a fully endoscopic surgical technique to remove an acoustic neuroma, a rare benign tumor on the balance and hearing nerves. Read MoreFeb 16, 2017
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Cochlear implant’s success is music to patient’s ears
Sidney Kleinman is living proof that you’re never too old to have your hearing restored. Read MoreJan 28, 2016
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Vanderbilt specialists urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks
Vanderbilt specialists are urging parents and children to leave the fireworks displays to the experts this Fourth of July. Children are often seen at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for a variety of injuries, including serious damage to eyes from bottle rockets, third-degree burns… Read MoreJul 1, 2013
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Vanderbilt researchers find rise in teen hearing loss; offer headphone safety tips
According to a Vanderbilt-led study published in Journal of the American Medical Association, hearing loss is now affecting 20 percent of U.S. adolescents ages 12 to 19, which is a 5 percent increase over the past 15 years. Read MoreMar 28, 2012
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Children’s Hospital offers headphone safety tips to prevent long-term hearing loss
(Vanderbilt University) With the proliferation of smart phones, portable gaming systems and media players, more children – especially teenagers – are listening to ear buds and headphones at dangerously high volume levels. The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is offering tips to parents and teenagers to… Read MoreMar 28, 2012
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Getting the right fit for hearing aids
The pattern of hearing loss across sound frequencies affects the benefit from hearing aids. Read MoreSep 8, 2011
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Study tracks how deaf children can develop spoken language
Volunteer Becky Clark reads to a student at the Mama Lere Hearing School at Vanderbilt (Anne Rayner / Vanderbilt) OPTION Schools Inc., in collaboration with the Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, is conducting a study looking at how children who are deaf or hard of hearing… Read MoreFeb 4, 2011
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VUCast Extra: Study shows adolescent hearing loss high
Is exposure to loud noise, concerts and mp3 players harmful to your child’s hearing? While the exact cause is unknown, a study by Vanderbilt and Harvard researchers shows the number of young people suffering from hearing loss is increasing at an alarming rate. Find out more about this Journal of… Read MoreAug 17, 2010