September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Protein Movement of Hair Bundles in the Inner Ear May Preserve Hearing for Life

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finding holds promise for repairing damaged hearing.Hearing is made possible when hair bundles...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Noise-induced Hearing Loss — Genetic Cause and Mechanism Discovered

Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the Collège de France and Pierre & Marie Curie University, working closely with scientists...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Sound Deprivation Leads to Irreversible Hearing Loss

Researchers show that chronic conductive hearing loss leads to cochlear degeneration.Boston, MA, Nov. 18, 2015. Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators...

September 16, 2019 / General News

UC Davis Researchers Find Success in Tele-Audiology Program

California Tele-Audiology Program removes barriers to care, ensuring infants get follow-up hearing tests.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Researchers at UC Davis have...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center Offers Exhibits on Black Deaf Innovators

Deaf missionary Andrew Foster honored; various pieces from Black Deaf artists on display.The Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Helping Kids Hear Better

First-of-its-kind study shows kids with hearing loss benefit from early intervention.University of Iowa - Hearing well impacts every area of...

September 16, 2019 / General News

Babies’ Babbles Reflect Their Own Involvement in Language Development

Infants are motivated by hearing themselves.COLUMBIA, Mo. -- 'Dada' is a first word for many babies. Babbling sounds with consonant-vowel...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Scientists Develop Genetic Blueprint of Inner Ear Cell Development

Two studies in mice use new technique to provide insight into cell development critical for hearing, balance.NIH/National Institute on Deafness...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing Loss

Scientists Identify Proteins Crucial to Loss of Hearing

Proteins play key role in genes that help auditory hair cells grow.Baltimore, MD, October 15, 2015 -- Almost 40 million...

September 16, 2019 / Hearing

Penn Medicine Researchers Discover Hidden Brain Pathways Crucial to Communication

Using lasers to manipulate brain activity, researchers zero in on mechanisms underlying key hearing phenomena.PHILADELPHIA - Being able to understand...