The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a specific type of cell in the inner ear plays a commanding role in ...

A newly discovered CPD gene mutation causes hearing loss, and scientists found that Viagra and arginine may help reverse it.

(BOSTON, April 18, 2023) – Effective hearing loss treatments have eluded medicine because once sensory cells in the inner ear called hair cells are damaged or destroyed, they cannot be regenerated.

A specific genetic detector could offer potential to doctors in reversing damages in the sensory cells of the inner ear, ...

Recent advancements in stem cell therapy are paving the way for potential breakthroughs in reversing hearing loss. This ...

Researchers from the Salk Institute and the University of Sheffield completed a study that they say shows promise for the development of gene therapies to repair hearing loss. In developed countries, ...

Effective hearing loss treatments have eluded medicine because once sensory hair cells (HCs) in the inner ear are damaged or destroyed, they cannot be regenerated. However, researchers at Mass Eye and ...

The inner ear is a highly specialised sensory organ responsible for converting mechanical sound waves into neural signals through mechanosensitive hair cells. Despite their essential role in hearing, ...

A new drug could help improve age-related hearing loss. Preliminary studies have shown that it may also ease tinnitus and Meniere’s disease, a neurological condition that causes hearing loss and ...

Research team awarded five-year, $3.2 million grant from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders AHL is among the most common health conditions affecting older adults, ...