That could change, however, after the discovery of three genetic mutations which cause a rare form of congenital auditory ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in shaping the cellular landscape of the organ responsible for hearing.

When Esperanza Bijasa began losing her hearing in 2017, the world around her grew quieter. The Bingo nights, the laughter at ...

As the United States observes American Diabetes Month this November, a comprehensive study published in Otolaryngology–Head ...

Ear health is as important as the rest of the body. An orthopaedic surgeon warned not to ignore early signs of hearing loss ...

The ongoing debate about the mechanism by which the mammalian inner ear amplifies incoming sounds now sees the publication of new evidence in favour of a mechanism driven by an influx of calcium ions ...

The cochlea is key to human hearing, and it plays an important role in our understanding of complex frequency content. The Visual Ear project aims to illustrate the cochlear mechanism as an ...

Some people are born with hearing loss, while others acquire it with age, infections or long-term noise exposures. In many instances, the tiny hairs in the inner ear’s cochlea that allow the brain to ...

In an astounding revelation, scientists have unearthed an ancient fish species with a hearing mechanism strikingly similar to ...

KaVo interviews the postdoctoral research scientist Sreeram Kaithali Narayanan on the issue of hearing protection in dentistry.

Loop diuretics like furosemide and bumetanide are commonly used to manage heart failure or high blood pressure. When given in ...