Alejandra Galindo

Many Canadian oil and gas workers experience hearing loss

[via:www.hear-it.org] Workers in the oil and gas sector in British Columbia, Canada are twice as likely to lose their hearing as workers in other noisy industries

Two cochlear implants help deaf children at school

[via: www.hear-it.org] A study shows that deaf children who receive two cochlear implante are able to bridge the academic gap to those with normal hearing

Sound deprivation may result in irreversible hearing loss

[via:www.hear-it.org]The findings suggest that chronic conductive hearing loss – which can occur with reoccurring ear infections – can lead to permanent hearing loss if left untreated

ARO 40th MidWinter Meeting-Call for Abstracts

On August 15th, the ARO MidWinter Meeting electronic Abstract Submission Site will open

Dangerous decibels at fitness centres may lead to hearing loss

[via:ww.hear-it.org] The music at fitness classes often reaches unsafe levels blaring anywhere from 100 to 115 dB with spinning classes among the worst offenders

Gene causing Otosclerosis discovered

[via:www.hear-it.org] The discovery of a new gene may have brought scientists one step closer to finding a treatment for Otosclerosis

INFRAFRONTIER-I3 / Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Training Course

INFRAFRONTIER, the European Research Infrastructure for phenotyping and archiving of model mammalian genome offers an excellent training opportunity in mouse metabolic phenotyping