The OTOF gene encodes otoferlin, a protein that plays a critical role in hearing. It helps transmit sound signals from the ...

This is the first time such results have been achieved in both children and adult patients born with a specific type of ...

If you’ve been feeling dizzy or off balance, it could be more than just a passing spell. From vertigo to concussion to inner ...

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most prevalent form of permanent hearing loss, affecting over 6% of the global ...

Nearly two million people worldwide have lost the simple ability to feel steady. Now researchers have developed an ...

Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have shown how a minimal change in a single ion channel ...

Learn how to prevent age-related hearing loss with practical steps like wearing ear protection, getting regular screenings, ...

Discover why vision provides 80% of balance information and how eye exercises can solve stability issues better than balance training.

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Hearing loss is classified into three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed (when conductive and sensorineural hearing loss co-occur). Conductive ...

A new gene therapy trial safely restores hearing in deaf children and adults, offering hope for those with DFNB9 deafness ...

Melanin can either protect or worsen hereditary hearing loss depending on genetic context, as reported by researchers from ...

A new study shows that gene therapy can significantly improve hearing in both children and adults with congenital deafness ...