Hearing loss is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with an estimated annual cost of over $750 billion. As the world population grows and ages, a corresponding increase in the number of people with hearing loss is expected. Hearing loss can affect all age groups, from newborns to the elderly, impairing language development in children and causing social and occupational problems in adults. Early diagnosis of hearing loss, appropriate hearing treatment, and objective and accurate evaluation of hearing rehabilitation are of great importance so that patients can enjoy their personal, social, and professional lives. In recent decades, biomedical engineering and related technologies, such as neuroprosthetics, have provided various solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and brought new insights to hearing rehabilitation.
Hearing rehabilitation, such as hearing prosthesis, especially cochlear implants, improves communication and quality of life for patients with hearing loss. Objective evaluation of hearing rehabilitation is urgently needed in this unique patient population to support cochlear implant improvements and speech training programs. The combination of biomedical technologies with neuroscience and molecular biology paradigms has played a prominent role in providing new approaches to identify significant challenges and the most promising strategies to address them.
This Research Topic addresses recent advances in neuroprosthetics, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss and related disorders. The main objective is to provide an interdisciplinary overview of the state of the art in the application of biomedical technologies in hearing research and to gather contributions from groups and experts from around the world who have made significant advances in this field.
We welcome Orignal Research and Review from researchers and clinicians at all levels of scientific investigation of new technologies and methods in hearing rehabilitation, from theoretical to clinical studies and translational research. Possible topics include:
- Diagnosis of hearing loss using novel neuroengineering technologies.
- Methods and tools for the evaluation of hearing rehabilitation
- Investigation of hearing-related cognitive disorders
- Auditory stimulation and hearing prostheses
- Application of biomaterials to improve the performance of hearing prostheses
- Treatment strategies for hearing loss using biomedical technology
- Development of hearing aids and hearing devices
Hearing loss is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with an estimated annual cost of over $750 billion. As the world population grows and ages, a corresponding increase in the number of people with hearing loss is expected. Hearing loss can affect all age groups, from newborns to the elderly, impairing language development in children and causing social and occupational problems in adults. Early diagnosis of hearing loss, appropriate hearing treatment, and objective and accurate evaluation of hearing rehabilitation are of great importance so that patients can enjoy their personal, social, and professional lives. In recent decades, biomedical engineering and related technologies, such as neuroprosthetics, have provided various solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and brought new insights to hearing rehabilitation.
Hearing rehabilitation, such as hearing prosthesis, especially cochlear implants, improves communication and quality of life for patients with hearing loss. Objective evaluation of hearing rehabilitation is urgently needed in this unique patient population to support cochlear implant improvements and speech training programs. The combination of biomedical technologies with neuroscience and molecular biology paradigms has played a prominent role in providing new approaches to identify significant challenges and the most promising strategies to address them.
This Research Topic addresses recent advances in neuroprosthetics, biomedical engineering and nanotechnology in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss and related disorders. The main objective is to provide an interdisciplinary overview of the state of the art in the application of biomedical technologies in hearing research and to gather contributions from groups and experts from around the world who have made significant advances in this field.
We welcome Orignal Research and Review from researchers and clinicians at all levels of scientific investigation of new technologies and methods in hearing rehabilitation, from theoretical to clinical studies and translational research. Possible topics include:
- Diagnosis of hearing loss using novel neuroengineering technologies.
- Methods and tools for the evaluation of hearing rehabilitation
- Investigation of hearing-related cognitive disorders
- Auditory stimulation and hearing prostheses
- Application of biomaterials to improve the performance of hearing prostheses
- Treatment strategies for hearing loss using biomedical technology
- Development of hearing aids and hearing devices