Researchers have been able to partially restore hearing in mouse models of an inherited form of progressive human deafness with the help of a small molecule based drug.
Wearing a hearing aid for age-related hearing loss may help to protect the brain against dementia, a new study finds. Researchers report those who wore hearing aids maintained better brain function over time than those who did not.
Researchers have identified ten novel genes and changes in the stria vascularis that appear to be associated with age-related hearing loss.
A new study reports it takes longer for deaf infants to become familiar with new objects. Researchers say the study highlights a difference in how infants process information, even when the information is not auditory in nature.
Researchers report they have been able to restore some hearing in mice which had suffered noise deafness.
A new study reports some people may be more genetically susceptible to noise induced hearing loss than others.
Hearing loss associated with aging may have more to do with the death of hair cells in the ears than stria vascularis damage.
Researchers have identified a new protein, CIB2, that is key to helping the auditory system to turn soundwaves into meaningful brain signals. Mutations of this gene leave people unable to convert the soundwaves into signals that the brain can interpret, and are deaf.
Researchers report signs of memory problems in old age may be a result of hearing loss and not a neurodegenerative disease.
A new study links high-dose opioid use to an increased risk of hearing loss and auditory problems. Researchers believe hearing problems may be a result of toxicity to the ear related to opioid exposure.
38 new genes have been implicated in hearing loss. One of the genes, SPNS2, has been linked to childhood deafness.
Researchers report age related hearing loss can increase the risk of older adults experiencing symptoms of depression. The study reports those with mild hearing loss were twice as likely to be depressed, and those with severe hearing loss were up to four times more likely to suffer depression than those with normal hearing.
