Here are the references for the Spring 2019 issue of Hearing Health magazine.

“Mindfulness Over Ménière’s” infographic, page 15:

• American Hearing Research Association. Meniere’s Disease.

• ENT Health. Ménière’s Disease. Last reviewed August 2018.

• Li, John C. “Meniere [sic] Disease (Idiopathic Endolymphatic Hydrops).” Medscape, updated June 8, 2018.

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear. What Is Meniere’s Disease?

• Mount Sinai Center for Hearing and Balance. Meniere’s Disease.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Ménière’s Disease. Updated Feb. 13, 2017.

• Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA). Ménière’s Disease.
  

“8 Tips for the New Hearing Aid User,” page 18:

• Nierenberg, Carl. “Man Cleaned His Ear With Cotton Swab Then Got an Infection in His Skull.” CBS News/Livescience.com, March 12, 2019.

• Simpson, Annie; Matthews, Lois J.; Christy, Cassarly,; Dubno, Judy R. “Time From Hearing Aid Candidacy to Hearing Aid Adoption: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.” Ear and Hearing, Aug. 6, 2018.

“Train Your Brain to Listen,” page 19:

• Dorman, Michael. “New Brain Insights From Cochlear Implants.” American Scientist, July 12, 2016.

• Taylor, Brian. “Gamified Auditory Training and Audiology Service Packages: An Interview With Nancy Tye-Murray, Ph.D., Creator of clEAR.” Hearing Health & Technology Matters, Feb. 25, 2019.

“Tell Me Where It’s Quiet,” page 30:

• Farber, Gregory; Wang, Lily M. “Analyses of Crowd-Sourced Sound Levels, Logged From More Than 2,250 Restaurants and Bars in New York City.” The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Nov. 15, 2017.

• Marx, Patricia. “Yelp for Noise.” The New Yorker, Oct. 1, 2018.

• Scott, Gregory. “Are Restaurants and Bars in New York City Too Loud?” Presented at the 174th Meeting of The Acoustical Society of America in New Orleans, Dec. 6, 2017.

• Scott, Gregory. “An Exploratory Survey of Sound Levels in New York City Restaurants and Bars.” Scientific Research Publishing, August 2018.

• Scott, Gregory. “A Tool to Discover Quieter Restaurants and Voice Concern for Loud Noise.” Hearing Health Foundation, Oct. 17, 2017.

• SoundPrint. “Infographic From Groundbreaking Study on NYC Restaurant and Bar Noise Levels.”

• Wagner, Kate. “How Restaurants Got So Loud,” The Atlantic, Nov. 27, 2018.

“What Links Are There Between Food and Hearing?,” page 32:

• American Diabetes Association. Diabetes and Hearing Loss. Oct. 4, 2017.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). State Insurance Mandates for Hearing Aids.

• ASHA. “ASHA, AAA, and ADA Agree to Joint Legislative Initiative on Medicare Legislation.” Feb. 22, 2019.

• Bainbridge, Kathleen E.; Hoffman, Howard J.; Cowie, Catherine C. “Diabetes and Hearing Impairment in the United States: Audiometric Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004.” Annals of Internal Medicine Logo, July 1, 2008.

• Bhatta, Puspanjali, et. al. “Capsaicin Protects Against Cisplatin Ototoxicity by Changing the STAT3/STAT1 Ratio and Activating Cannabinoid (CB2) Receptors in the Cochlea.” Scientific Reports, March 11, 2019.

• Cavitt, Kim; Reed, Nicholas S. “Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids as a Catalyst for Audiology Reimbursement Updates.” Hearing Health & Technology Matters, Jan. 21, 2019.

• Curhan, Sharon G.; Wang, Molin; Eavey, Roland D.; Stampfer, Meir J,; Curhan, Gary C. “Adherence to Healthful Dietary Patterns Is Associated with Lower Risk of Hearing Loss in Women.” The Journal of Nutrition, May 11, 2018.

• Durga, Jane; Verhoef, Petra; Anteunis, Lucien J.C.; Schouten, Evert; Kok, Frans J. “Effects of Folic Acid Supplementation on Hearing in Older Adults: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.” Annals of Internal Medicine, Jan. 2, 2007.

• Emmett, Susan D.; Schmitz, Jane; Karna, Sureswor L.; Khatry, Subarna K.; Wu, Lee; LeClerq, Steven C.; Pillion, Joseph; West Jr., Keith P. “Early Childhood Undernutrition Increases Risk of Hearing Loss in Young Adulthood in Rural Nepal.” The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Feb. 7, 2018.

• The Hearing Review. “Audiology Patient Choice Act Introduced by Senators Warren and Paul.” March 21, 2018.

• The Hearing Review. “FDA Issues Letter to ‘OTC Hearing Aid’ Manufacturers.” July 25, 2018.

• The Hearing Review. “New Research: Diabetic Patients Have Higher Prevalence of Hearing Loss.” Nov. 20, 2012.

• The Hearing Review. “Renewed Controversy at AAA 2018 about the Audiology Patient Choice Act.” April 24, 2018.

• Horikawa, Chika, et. al. “Diabetes and Risk of Hearing Impairment in Adults: A Meta-Analysis.” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Jan. 1, 2013.

• Humes, Larry E., et. al. “The Effects of Service-Delivery Model and Purchase Price on Hearing-Aid Outcomes in Older Adults: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.” American Journal of Audiology, March 1, 2017.

• Martinez-Vega, Raquel, et. al. “Folic Acid Deficiency Induces Premature Hearing Loss Through Mechanisms Involving Cochlear Oxidative Stress and Impairment of Homocysteine Metabolism.” The FASEB Journal, February 2015.

• National Institutes of Health. Hearing Loss Is Common in People With Diabetes. Press release, June 16, 2008.

• Reed, Nicholas S.; Lin, Frank R.; Willink, Amber. “Hearing Care Access?: Focus on Clinical Services, Not Devices.” JAMA, Jan. 21, 2019.

• Shambaugh Jr., George E. “Zinc for Tinnitus Imbalance and Hearing Loss in the Elderly.” The American Journal of Otology, November 1986.

• Tadros, S.F.; Frisina, S.T.; Mapes, F.; Frisina, D.R.; Frisina, R.D. “Higher Serum Aldosterone Correlates With Lower Hearing Thresholds: A Possible Protective Hormone Against Presbycusis.” Hearing Research, July 20, 2005.  

“Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids on the Horizon,” page 34:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). State Insurance Mandates for Hearing Aids.

• Bailey, Abram. “Paying for Hearing Aids With Health Insurance.” Hearing Tracker, Oct. 26, 2018.

• California State Assembly Democratic Caucus. “Assemblymember Bloom & Advocates Announce Introduction of Hearing Aid Insurance Bill.” Feb. 19, 2019.

• Cavitt, Kim; Reed, Nicholas S. “Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids as a Catalyst for Audiology Reimbursement Updates.” Hearing Health & Technology Matters, Jan. 21, 2019.

• Gleba, Jeanine and Grace. “10 Ways to Celebrate the 10​th ​Anniversary of Grace’s Law!” December 2018.

• Grace’s Law NJ.

• The Hearing Review. “After OTC, Focus Should Be on Clinical Hearing Services, Says ‘JAMA’ Article.” Sept. 19, 2018.

• The Hearing Review. “Audiology Patient Choice Act Introduced by Senators Warren and Paul,” March 21, 2018.

• The Hearing Review. “Renewed Controversy at AAA 2018 about the Audiology Patient Choice Act,” April 24, 2018.

• Reed, Nicholas S.; Lin, Frank R.; Willink, Amber. “Hearing Care Access? Focus on Clinical Services, Not Devices.” JAMA, October 23–30, 2018.

• State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Grace’s Law. July 2016.

• Weinstein, Barbara; Crofts, Elizabeth. “How Hearing Loss Affects Everything Between Your Ears.” Hearing Health, Fall 2018.

“How to Plan for the Cost of Hearing Care,” page 40:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). State Insurance Mandates for Hearing Aids.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Hearing Aids.

• Weinstein, Barbara; Crofts, Elizabeth. “How Hearing Loss Affects Everything Between Your Ears.” Hearing Health, Fall 2018.

“The 4 Types of Hearing Loss,” page 41:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Conductive Hearing Loss.

• ASHA. Mixed Hearing Loss.

• ASHA. Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Types of Hearing Loss.

• Johns Hopkins Medicine. Types of Hearing Loss.

• Mayo Clinic. Hearing Loss.

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Auditory Neuropathy. Updated Jan. 26, 2018.

“Recent Research by Hearing Health Foundation Scientists, Explained,” page 44:

• Lush, Mark E.; Diaz, Daniel C.; Koenecke, Nina; Baek, Sungmin; Boldt, Helena; St. Peter, Madeleine K.; Gaitan-Escudero, Tatiana; Romero-Carvajal, Andres; Busch-Nentwich, Elisabeth M.; Perera, Anoja G.; Hall, Kathryn E.; Peak, Allison; Haug, Jeffrey S.; Piotrowski, Tatjana. “scRNA-Seq Reveals Distinct Stem Cell Populations That Drive Hair Cell Regeneration After Loss of Fgf and Notch Signaling.” eLife, Jan. 25, 2019.

• Nist-Lund, Carl A.; Pan, Bifeng; Patterson, Amy; Asai, Yukako; Chen, Tianwen; Zhou, Wu; Zhu, Hong; Romero, Sandra; Resnik, Jennifer; Polley, Daniel B.; Géléoc, Gwenaelle S.; Holt, Jeffrey R. “Improved TMC1 Gene Therapy Restores Hearing and Balance in Mice With Genetic Inner Ear Disorders.” Nature Communications, Jan. 22, 2019.

“Shared Knowledge Is Power.” page 46:

• Barr-Gillespie, Peter G. “The Hearing Restoration Project: Update on the Seattle Plan and More.” Hearing Health Foundation (HHF), Oct. 16, 2018.

• HHF. Spotlight On: Stefan Heller, Ph.D.

• HHF. Meet the Researcher: Tenzin Ngodup, Ph.D.

• Parikh, Pranav; Wallace, Kathleen; McCullagh, Elizabeth. “New Clues to Sound Localization Issues in Fragile X Syndrome.” Hearing Health Foundation (HHF), Oct. 12, 2017.

• Pollard, Tine Aakerlund. “Meet the Researcher: Samira Anderson, Au.D., Ph.D.” HHF, Sept. 24, 2015.

• Robinson, Erik. “New Study Suggests Serotonin May Worsen Tinnitus.” HHF, Sept. 19, 2017.

• Rubin, Bonnie Miller. “Better Hearing Can Lead to Better Thinking,” Wall Street Journal, Feb. 6, 2019.

“A Home for Hearing Research,” page 47:

• Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA). HDSA History.

• Johns Hopkins Medicine. “Continuing a Legacy,” Feb. 18, 2015.

• National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). Peter Reinecke, Congressional Staffer.

• NIDCD. Geraldine Dietz Fox, Patient Advocate.

• NIDCD. NIDCD Celebrates 25 Years of Research.

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).