FDA Approves Esteem - First Totally Implanted Hearing System

Mar 24th of 2010

General Ear, Nose & Throat FEATURED

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the Esteem an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing loss.

Electronic Nose Sniffs out Toxins

Sep 15th of 2009

Research Ear, Nose & Throat

Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp-sized sensor that can sniff out some known poisonous gases and toxins and show the results simply by changing colors. Support for the development and application of this electronic nose comes from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health. The new technology is discussed in this month's issue of Nature Chemistry and exemplifies the types of sensors that are being developed as part of the NIH Genes, E...

iPOD: $299 plus Chronic Tinnitus

May 24th of 2006

Other News Ear, Nose & Throat

Aside from losing out on 300 perfectly crisp dollar-bills that could have gone to something more useful, now there is evidence of more problems with portable listening devices.