sensorineural hearing loss

Regenerative Medicine to Restore Human Hearing? Hope for the Future.

By Monique Hammond / June 23, 2026 / Comments Off on Regenerative Medicine to Restore Human Hearing? Hope for the Future.

Note: Beware of scams. While this research looks promising and is advancing quickly, there are currently no FDA-approved cochlear hair cell regenerative therapies available. Regenerative Medicine is an extremely complicated yet dynamic field of research. By using the body’s own healing capacity, the goal is to regenerate (replace or repair) damaged human cells and tissues.…

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Auditory Recruitment – A Treatable Side Effect of Hearing Loss

By Monique Hammond / January 17, 2026 / Comments Off on Auditory Recruitment – A Treatable Side Effect of Hearing Loss

Auditory Recruitment – also known as Loudness Recruitment – refers to a perceived rapid sound volume escalation in people with sensorineural hearing loss due to cochlear (inner ear) hearing cell damage. Even a small amplification boost can set off a fast and unexpected sound blast. Maybe this explains the observation that louder is not necessarily…

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Measles Can Cause Hearing Loss

By Monique Hammond / March 28, 2025 / Comments Off on Measles Can Cause Hearing Loss

There are 2 distinct diseases referred to as “Measles” – Rubella or German measles and Rubeola, known simply as measles. Both can affect hearing. They are caused by different viruses and it takes a doctor and special lab tests to tell them apart. These dangerous, unpleasant and highly contagious viral infections share some of the…

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Subjective Tinnitus

The Phantom Sounds of Subjective Tinnitus

By Monique Hammond / October 19, 2021 / Comments Off on The Phantom Sounds of Subjective Tinnitus

Subjective Tinnitus, the infamous “ringing in the ears” derives its name from the Latin verb tinnire, which means “to ring.” It is said to be a symptom of an underlying process rather than a condition in itself. Usually simply referred to as “Tinnitus,” it is defined as the perception of sound in the absence of an outside noise…

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Bone anchored hearing system

Conductive Hearing Loss: Causes and Treatments

By Monique Hammond / April 12, 2021 / Comments Off on Conductive Hearing Loss: Causes and Treatments

Bone-anchored hearing system (picture: en.wikipedia.org) There are three main types of hearing loss: Sensorineural hearing loss – the most wide-spread; conductive hearing loss – often underrated and neglected; mixed hearing loss – a combination of sensorineural and conductive. Do you know your type?  Conductive hearing loss due to obstructed sound flow  For normal hearing, sound…

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