Although preserved inner-ear integrity and function at early ages should theoretically predict a better response to the gene ...

For children with congenital deafness from OTOF mutations, gene therapy is now restoring hearing — without surgery or ...

A single shot of gene therapy restored hearing in people born deaf, with most showing improvement within weeks and some ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent form of permanent hearing loss, affecting over 6% of the global ...

A novel gene therapy designed to target a form of inherited deafness restored hearing function in five children who were ...

In addition to a careful exam, hearing testing and an MRI of the brain is generally recommended. Early treatment with ...

Making do with what he had, Criner was fixated on finding the experience of music in a different way. He could still feel the ...

Days after Paul Simon cancelled two shows in Philadelphia due to “chronic and intense back pain,” the 83-year-old shared a ...

Early treatment with steroids (either by injection, orally or both) has been shown to enhance recovery. In people with more severe hearing loss, hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to improve outcomes ...

Those who spoke Thursday during a public hearing in Raleigh urged the Environmental Management Commission to work with ...

Research into organ of Corti hair-cell regeneration is ongoing and may offer recovery of hearing in the next century. Introduction Both men and women are at risk for age-related hearing loss.