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

We encounter many kinds of noise everywhere we go. Depending on sound levels and duration of exposure, some noise can affect hearing long-term. In fact, noise exposure is one of the most common ...

Severance Hospital recently achieved 3,000 cases of auditory implant surgery. The process by which a person hears sounds goes ...

A 5-year-old born with bilateral microtia had a priceless reaction when she received a new cochlear hearing implant, the ...

Join us at the 4th Inner Ear Disorders Therapeutics Summit to ... Grab your copy of the event guide to learn about novel in vitro and in vivo preclinical models replicating the cochlear ...

A USAARL study will provide data on small-arms fire noise levels, enabling the DOD to choose a standard for protection against permanent hearing loss.

Jessica Chaikof says research into gene therapies could someday save her eyesight. But she worries cuts to federal research ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel ...

If you’ve been feeling dizzy or off balance, it could be more than just a passing spell. From vertigo to concussion to inner ...

A recent study of outcomes in infants and young deaf children with cochlear implants (implanted electronic hearing device), ...

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

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Göttingen Cluster of Excellence "Multiscale Bioimaging" (MBExC) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel increases ...