The Lancet – Vol. 390, No. 10111, p2414 – Editorial (02 December 2017):
“Half a billion people, almost 7% of the global population, had disabling hearing loss in 2015, state Blake Wilson and colleagues in a Review examining the burden of hearing loss in this issue of The Lancet”.

[hear-it.org] Eight organizations have formed The European Coalition on Hearing Loss and Disability and now call for European policy-makers to help raise awareness of hearing loss.

La Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas (FIAPAS) pondrá a disposición de las personas sordas usuarias de audífonos y/o implantes un servicio de bucles magnéticos individuales durante la XXI Jornada de Puertas Abiertas del Congreso de los Diputados.

[Hear-it.org] More people with hearing loss in Europe use hearing aids. More people also use hearing aids on both ears, an analysis of the EuroTrak surveys from 2009 to 2015 shows.

First training school organisecd by the ESIT project took place in Warsaw on November from 20th to 24th , 2017.

[Spanish] En la sección “En busca de terapias” se publica una noticia sobre el trabajo realizado en el grupo de la Dra. Isabel Varela, coordinadora de TARGEAR, en colaboración con la empresa Spiral Therapuetics.

Welcome to the latest Soundbite. This month, you’ll find out about a new drug that protects your hearing after cancer treatment, read the latest research into age-related hearing loss ­– and discover how you can help shape the future of hyperacusis research.