Deafness (profound hearing loss) is a condition where a person can't hear anything or may only hear very loud sounds in one or both ears. Hearing loss that can lead to deafness is common, especially ...

Only being able to hear out of one ear is more than just disorienting—it can even be alarming when it occurs suddenly. Yet hearing loss in one ear, or unilateral hearing loss, can happen for many ...

Hearing loss is a prevalent condition that can significantly impact an individual's quality of life. While some causes of ...

For a long time, deafness has often been misunderstood, fueling segregation against people who are deaf or hard of hearing. In some communities, it is still seen as a curse or divine punishment; in ...

High frequency hearing loss is one of the most common forms of hearing loss. This type of hearing loss can come from noise exposure, aging, a combination of factors, in addition to medication side ...

While hereditary hearing loss presents challenges, the latest innovations in hearing technology, combined with strong family support, allow those affected to thrive. Hearing loss is one of the most ...

A new study from researchers at Beth Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School suggests that tone-deafness may be the result of a missing neural connection. By using a brain imaging ...

With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Mass Eye and Ear will study what ...

Few of us like aging, though many of us accept the physical changes that come with it, which often include changes in hearing ability. But what if I told you that your hearing loss could instead be ...

The normal gene makes a protein the researchers have named pendrin. The gene is located on human chromosome 7, which contains approximately five percent of the genes in the human genome. When altered, ...