Andre Hoelz, the Mary and Charles Ferkel Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, learned ...

In a nutshell Researchers successfully restored hearing in 10 deaf participants aged 18 months to 24 years using gene therapy ...

Wearing ear protection at concerts and around loud sounds can prevent noise-induced hearing loss. Yearly hearing tests can catch it before it progresses.

Learn how to prevent age-related hearing loss with practical steps like wearing ear protection, getting regular screenings, ...

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

Researchers tested a gene therapy that restored partial hearing in patients with OTOF gene mutations causing congenital ...

With a lethargic app and replaceable batteries, these hearing aids are a hard sell despite solid sound quality.

Loud sounds can damage the tiny hair cells in the inner ear that translate sound into electrical signals the brain can understand. Once those hairs are damaged, they won’t grow back, experts said.

Tweens and teens are at high risk because they spend so much time using headphones or earbuds for gaming, listening to music ...