POSTS TAGGED AS deafness

Successful Gene Therapy for Congenital Deafness

A medical first- Gene therapy allows boy to hear
“An 11-year-old boy recently became the first person in the U.S. to [MORE]

Regrown Inner Ear Hair Reverses Hearing Loss

External ear with hair follicles
Animals other than mammals are able to regenerate nerve structures—e.g. inner ear hair cells—that maintain hearing [MORE]

RNA Injection Restores Hearing in Lab Animals

Clusters of Hair Cells in the Cochlea
After sound-blasting anesthetized guinea pigs to the point of deafness, scientists at the Hough [MORE]

Cochlear Implant + iPhone

 
Dr.Tjellström Testing Cochlear Baha Wireless Accessories
An Australian company, Cochlear Ltd. (Sydney) has introduced a tiny cochlear implant that can receive [MORE]

How Smart Can a Mouth Retainer Be?

Electode-Packed-Retainer-for-Hearing-
Imagine reading Braille with your tongue. That approaches the concept that Colorado State University researchers are developing with a smart [MORE]

Tissue Engineering for Hearing

Human Embryonic Stem Cell Colony
Hearing loss will be a rising medical concern as “baby boomers” move into retirement.  Loud [MORE]