Hearing loss affects about 1.5 billion people, while congenital deafness—hearing loss present at birth—affects approximately ...

Cochlear implants have sparked controversy about deaf culture and identity for decades. Some say they treat deafness as a ...

A British toddler born with a genetic condition resulting in deafness can now hear in one ear thanks to a pioneering new gene ...

Opal Sandy loves slamming her cutlery on the table to make a noise and enjoys playing with toy drums, a piano and wooden ...

Opal Sandy, an 18-month-old from England, is the youngest child to come close to “normal hearing levels” in a gene therapy ...

A UK girl born deaf can now hear unaided, after a groundbreaking gene-therapy treatment. Opal Sandy was treated shortly ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Many Minnesotans experience changes to hearing and speech as they age. One-third of adults over 65 have hearing ...

If your child is in a clinical trial for what could be a groundbreaking treatment to restore hearing, as a parent, you’re going to notice the changes before a clinical investigator ever does. | If ...

In the United Kingdom, the first young patient with congenital deafness had her hearing restored thanks to gene therapy. But ...

A 16-year-old has his sights set on becoming the world’s first deaf F1 driver. Caleb McDuff, from Newport, became deaf when ...

IMS BHU doctors successfully perform cochlear implant surgery on two sisters who experienced hearing loss at a young age. The surgery was performed at the ENT department of the Institute of Medical ...

Instead of taking over, AI could act as companion to human engineers throughout the design process and help improve their ...