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Read MoreHelping the Next Generation of Hearing Care Providers
Dr. Fligor Visited Memphis to Talk Tinnitus, Pediatric Hearing Loss Last month, veteran and future audiologists and speech-language pathologists gathered for two days of learning at the 55th Annual Mid-South Conference on Communicative Disorders in Memphis, Tennessee. Among the presenters:...
The Buzz on Tinnitus Treatment: Reuters Talks Lenire
Our own Dr. Fligor was among the first to use this innovative option Over 11% of people in the U.S. and potentially as many as 1 in 3 worldwide may have tinnitus (ringing in the ears or head), but only...
Hearing Loss in Pediatric Patients With Osteosarcoma
Our Own Dr. Fligor Analyzed Connections in 2009 Study Lifesaving therapies such as the cancer-fighting drug cisplatin can bring many benefits but may also be harmful to the inner ear. The problem, called “ototoxicity,” can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus,...
Personal Music Players: What’s a Safe Volume?
Here’s What Dr. Fligor Uncovered in an Important Study Music brings tremendous joy, but unsafe listening habits can lead to hearing loss. In fact, over a billion young people are vulnerable to irreversible hearing loss from unsafe listening habits, making...
Personal Listening Devices & Hearing Loss
A Serious Connection Requiring Vigilance for Better Health More than a billion young people could experience permanent hearing loss from dangerous listening practices, per World Health Organization estimates. Part of the problem? Using personal music players, smartphones, earbuds, and headphones...
Sensorineural Hearing Loss & ECMO
Here’s What Dr. Fligor Found in a Pediatric Study Why do some patients develop sensorineural hearing loss after receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy? What is the time progression, and why do some patients experience a gradual worsening of sensorineural...
Greater Hearing Loss Risk Among Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Link Points to Importance of Regular Hearing Care for All Ages Patients with cystic fibrosis who receive aminoglycosides, a class of antibiotics, are at higher risk of sensorineural hearing loss. The finding, published in a 2009 report by researchers including...
Innovative Lenire Treatment Offers Tinnitus Relief
Our Own Dr. Fligor Shared Exciting Findings at a Research Conference If ringing, buzzing, or other seemingly phantom noises in your ears or head have you feeling frustrated or worse, many others can relate. In the Unites States alone, chronic...
Platinum-induced Ototoxicity in Children: A Consensus Review on Mechanisms, Predisposition, and Protection, Including a New International Society of Pediatric Oncology Boston Ototoxicity Scale
Breakthroughs in Protecting Children From Ototoxicity When people develop hearing or balance problems due to a medicine (as a side-effect), it’s called ototoxicity. An exciting consensus review on platinum-induced ototoxicity in children, co-authored by Dr. Brian Fligor, unveils promising strategies...