She writes woefully of how the world will judge her daughter, who was diagnosed with congenital deafness and Type 1 diabetes.

Geriatrics and Aging. 2005;8(6):46-49. Hearing loss that occurs instantaneously or over a period of a few days without immediately apparent cause is called Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing ...

A variety of Sign Language and Deafness Materials can be purchased at NTID's easy-to-use and secure online store. The SLPI (Sign Language Proficiency Interview) involves a one-to-one conversation in ...

Usher syndrome causes deafness and an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and affects three to six out of every 100k ...

Novel Genome Editing Approach Restores Hearing in Adult Preclinical Models With Genetic Deafness July 10, 2024 — Researchers restored hearing in preclinical mouse models with a specific form of ...

Regeneron’s gene therapy for a profound form of deafness affecting children, DB-OTO, has shown the first signs that it can improve hearing in a clinical trial. The promising finding, in one ...

It did not. I later learned that I had experienced “unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss,” commonly known as sudden deafness. There are an estimated 66,000 new cases in the United ...

A thirteen-year-old Cheshire girl is set to sing live on BBC Children in Need as part of the show's choir. Isobel Hayes, from ...

An 11-year-old champion kickboxer has proved deafness is no barrier to sporting success after punching her way to several world title wins. Limerick Goodwin, who is bilaterally deaf, is fast ...

The antiquated language in the Nevada Constitution, which was adopted in 1864, contains terms that are “discriminating, stigmatizing or derogatory” toward people with disabilities ...

A revolutionary approach to treating hearing loss is emerging. Sheffield researchers are developing novel cell therapies that could repair the damaged inner ear, potentially reversing deafness for ...

Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China.