Raynham's Tia LaBrecque, 16, said she hopes one day to be the first hearing-impaired athlete ever to play on the U.S. Women’s ...

Deafness, the most common sensorineural hearing loss at all stages of life, occurs either independently or as part of syndromes associated with other symptoms, such as Usher syndrome type 1. In a ...

Background and purpose Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is a neurological and otolaryngological emergency during which rapid diagnosis and early treatment are of great importance. Clinical ...

The infamous little blue pill that keeps men up and at ’em may improve a different kind of hardness — hardness of hearing, that is. A new study reports that Viagra has the potential to reverse a ...

Genetic hearing loss has been found to be caused by a mutation in the CPD gene—a regulator of metabolic signaling that is involved with inner ear functions. Mice with CPD mutations displayed hearing ...

The three types of hearing loss are sensorineural, conductive, and mixed hearing loss. They each involve different parts of the ear and may have varying causes and treatments. Hearing loss in one or ...

Can these earphones, with less cost and stigma than real aids, be a gateway for millions with untreated hearing loss?

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss, which is caused by loss of sensitivity in the nerves, is an emergency and needs a trip to the ER. Sudden conductive hearing loss, which is caused by a blockage like ...

We present the case of a 37-year-old woman who underwent bilateral penetrating keratoplasty for congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy at the age of 10 years. Over the subsequent 27 years, the ...

Homozygosity for causal mutations in recessive deafness provides a unique opportunity to unravel the mutation/phenotype relationship. By studying familial congenital sensorineural deafness in highly ...

The first-ever human trial exploring the use of stem cell therapy to reverse hearing loss is about to be under way, after getting the go-ahead from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products ...