Only being able to hear out of one ear is more than just disorienting—it can even be alarming when it occurs suddenly. Yet hearing loss in one ear, or unilateral hearing loss, can happen for many ...

Deafness (profound hearing loss) is a condition where a person can't hear anything or may only hear very loud sounds in one or both ears. Hearing loss that can lead to deafness is common, especially ...

Hearing loss is the reduced ability to hear sounds compared to someone with normal hearing. Sensorineural hearing loss is the result of damage to the inner ear nerves. Conductive hearing loss is the ...

A new study from researchers at Beth Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School suggests that tone-deafness may be the result of a missing neural connection. By using a brain imaging ...

Deafness, a condition affecting millions worldwide, can significantly impact one's quality of life and communication abilities. Hearing aid [UF Health] From congenital causes to acquired conditions, ...

Megan Gerhart, Au.D. received her doctorate of audiology from the University of Florida. She has experience helping pediatrics to geriatrics both in private practice and medical models of care. She ...

A newly discovered gene is the source of two forms of deafness in both mice and humans, says a study appearing in March 1, 2002, issue of Nature Genetics. Researchers in the Laboratory of Molecular ...

The normal gene makes a protein the researchers have named pendrin. The gene is located on human chromosome 7, which contains approximately five percent of the genes in the human genome. When altered, ...