March 17, 2026 / Hearing Loss

Studying How Gene Editing Could Help Treat Hearing Loss

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Xue Zhong Liu, M.D., Ph.D., the Leonard M. Miller Professor and vice...

March 10, 2026 / Hearing Aids

Research Highlights a Noninvasive Hearing Aid Approach

Conductive hearing loss, which most commonly happens in childhood, occurs when sounds do not reach the inner ear. Sound waves...

March 3, 2026 / Hearing Loss

Hearing Loss at Birth Linked to Changes in Infant Brain Development

Infants born deaf or hard of hearing show adverse changes in how their brains organize and specialize, but exposure to...

February 24, 2026 / Hearing Loss

Researchers Restore Hearing in Aging Mice Using Gene Therapy

Researchers successfully used gene therapy to help restore hearing in a mouse model mimicking genetic hearing loss in humans, according...

February 17, 2026 / Hearing

Fire and Smoke Alarms with Lower Sounds

The optimal sound and sound level for fire and smoke alarms has long been debated. The hope is that the...

February 10, 2026 / Hearing Loss

Study Explores if Hearing Loss Can Worsen Alzheimer’s Disease

Researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at the McGill University affiliated Douglas Research Center, Northwestern...

February 3, 2026 / Hearing Loss

New Treatment Reverses Hearing Loss With One Injection

Gene therapy can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or severe hearing impairment, a new study involving...