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Usher Syndrome

Usher syndrome is a rare genetic disease which is the leading cause of deaf-blindness in humans.

New Gene Therapy Might Reverse Hearing Loss

New Gene Therapy Might Reverse Hearing Loss

A novel gene delivery technique reversed the hearing loss in mice, sometimes back to normal levels. The same approach could be used to deliver other large genes in humans.

Cochlear Implants may Consequently Drive Hearing Loss

Cochlear Implants may Consequently Drive Hearing Loss

The development of new bone formation after the cochlear implants may adversely increase long-term hearing loss.

Deafness Trumps HIV for Deaf People Living With HIV: Study

Deafness Trumps HIV for Deaf People Living With HIV: Study

Many deaf people living with HIV (DPLWH) are not literate and have difficulty in accessing reliable HIV and other health resources online, as the internet navigation requires written language skills.

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New Device to Treat Hearing Loss Discovered

New Device to Treat Hearing Loss Discovered

An electrically conductive membrane implanted inside a model ear simulates cochlear hairs by converting sound waves into electrical pulses and the wiring connects the prototype to a device that collects the output current signal.

Rare Genetic Hearing Loss Condition Linked With Infertility

Rare Genetic Hearing Loss Condition Linked With Infertility

After some genetic studies, doctors identified a novel gene and changes in that gene that caused the rare genetic hearing loss condition called Perrault syndrome.

Antidepressant Drugs may be Effective Against Blindness

Antidepressant Drugs may be Effective Against Blindness

Researchers have found early evidence that an antidepressant drug may be used in the treatment of atrophic age-related macular degeneration, a common condition that causes blindness.

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Cancer Treating Drug Cisplatin Increases Hearing Loss Risk

Cancer Treating Drug Cisplatin Increases Hearing Loss Risk

Audiologists and oncologists collaborate to bring new insight into the extremely serious life-impacting direct effect of cancer treating drug cisplatin on hearing capacity of children.

Role of Gene Therapy in Preventing Blindness

Role of Gene Therapy in Preventing Blindness

New gene therapy can be a valuable therapeutic target to save retinal ganglion cells and preserve vision in treating potentially blinding diseases like glaucoma.

New Online Tool for Hearing Loss Research Data Launched

New Online Tool for Hearing Loss Research Data Launched

A new free online tool helps researchers utilize complex data from sophisticated studies involving hearing function to promotes new discoveries to reverse hearing loss.

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Losartan Helps Reduce the Risk of Hearing Loss Among Vestibular Schwannoma Patients

Losartan Helps Reduce the Risk of Hearing Loss Among Vestibular Schwannoma Patients

Losartan, a widely used blood pressure medication, helps reduce the risk of hearing loss among patients with this condition.

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Screening with Hearing Tests

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Ideally, screening tests for hearing loss should be conducted before the infant is 1 month of age.

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