Lilly’s Path to Better Hearing Through Ear Tubes

In February, Meaghan and Matt found themselves navigating a challenging chapter in their lives as parents. Their daughter, Lilly, then 23 months old, was…

UF Health Expert Answers FAQs on Ear Foreign Bodies

Children seem to have a fascination with putting objects into their ears. Whether it’s a marble, bead, cotton swab, pencil or even a bug, objects can easily…

Kamari’s Cochlear Implant Opens New World

For anyone deciding whether to get a cochlear implant, Adrienne Lovette and her son, Kamari, give their resounding support with two simple words: “Do it!”…

UF Health Wellness University Hosting Day of Free Seminars

UF Health Wellness University is kicking off December with four free seminars on Thursday at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center. Those…

Clearing Up Confusion About Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

In October, the Food and Drug Administration’s ruling on over-the-counter hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss went into effect. For the first time,…

Clearing up confusion about over-the-counter hearing aids

November 9, 2022

In October, the Food and Drug Administration’s ruling on over-the-counter hearing aids for mild to moderate hearing loss went into effect. For the first time,…

UF Health study: Popular quinolone ear drops carry risk of eardrum perforation

May 22, 2019

Millions of Americans each year visit their doctor for an outer ear infection known as “swimmer’s ear.” Physicians often prescribe antibiotic quinolone ear…

UF study suggests children with cochlear implants need long-term interventions to improve language

October 1, 2018

Children with cochlear implants should continue to receive speech and language therapy throughout elementary school even if they appear to be performing well…

Simple but important worm could be key to understanding hereditary hearing loss

February 1, 2018

The worm could hardly be more different from the scientists studying it. This is patently obvious. Caenorhabditis elegans is a nematode the size of a pencil…

Progress in NIH Funding at UF Health

October 24, 2017

The fiscal year for the National Institutes of Health ended on Sept. 30, and I have good news to report: NIH funding at UF Health, the university’s academic…