Johns Hopkins Medicine - Before the fluid of the middle ear drains and sound waves penetrate for the first time, the inner ear cells of newborn rodents practice for their…

Some nerve cells in the inner ear can signal tissue damage in a way similar to pain-sensing nerve cells in the body, according to new research from Johns Hopkins. If the finding,...

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine finding holds promise for repairing damaged hearing.
Hearing is made possible when hair bundles protruding from the tops of…

Reducing enzyme activity in mice with mitochondrial dysfunction prevents or delays deafness, according to new research published in the American Journal of…

Scientists at the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, the College de France and Pierre & Marie Curie University, working closely with scientists at the University of Auvergne,...

Researchers show that chronic conductive hearing loss leads to cochlear degeneration.
Boston, MA, Nov. 18, 2015. Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that…

California Tele-Audiology Program removes barriers to care, ensuring infants get follow-up hearing tests.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Researchers at UC Davis have shown that…

Through the efforts of members of the College Scholarship Selection Committee and friends of AG Bell, we are able to offer a special opportunity for scholarship applicants who…

Deaf missionary Andrew Foster honored; various pieces from Black Deaf artists on display.
The Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at Rochester Institute of…

Vascular normalization allows reduction of radiation dosage, potentially reducing nerve damage, in animal models.
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL - Treatment with…

University of Rochester - Because sound travels much more slowly than light, we can often see distant events before we hear them. That is why we can count the seconds…

First-of-its-kind study shows kids with hearing loss benefit from early intervention.
University of Iowa - Hearing well impacts every area of a child’s life — language and…

Auditory neuroscientists discover bottleneck of information flow in the ear and pave the way for gene therapy of deafness. Publication in ‘EMBO Journal’.
Disabling…

Infants are motivated by hearing themselves.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — ‘Dada’ is a first word for many babies. Babbling sounds with consonant-vowel repetitions, such as ‘dada,’ are…

Deadline to register is Dec. 15 for April competition.
Middle-school students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing can participate in Rochester Institute of Technology’s ninth…

A busy kitchen is a place where all of the senses are on high alert—your brain is processing the sound of sizzling oil, the aroma of spices, the visual aesthetic of food…

Two studies in mice use new technique to provide insight into cell development critical for hearing, balance.
NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication…

Proteins play key role in genes that help auditory hair cells grow.
Baltimore, MD, October 15, 2015 — Almost 40 million Americans suffer from hearing loss. Right now,...

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Vestigial organs, such as the wisdom teeth in humans, are those that have become functionless through the course of evolution. Now, a psychologist at the…

Using lasers to manipulate brain activity, researchers zero in on mechanisms underlying key hearing phenomena.
PHILADELPHIA - Being able to understand speech is essential…