Teenagers are at high risk of hearing loss
A large number of American teenagers show signs of hearing loss and almost all American teens engage in activities that they know can be harmful to their hearing
Alejandra Galindo
Cochlear Implants Give Young Boy with Down Syndrome a New Lease on Life at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Born profoundly deaf, 5-year-old Joshua Copen can now hear, talk, and “participate in our family,” said mom. Surgeon advocates that developmentally delayed patients can receive cochlear implant benefits
Reaching deaf babies with implants, iPads and therapy
Born deaf, the toddler received cochlear implants seven months ago. He and his mother use FaceTime video chat to have hour-long sessions in Spanish with a speech therapist who is helping the boy learn how to listen and understand the new sounds
La secuenciación masiva permite el diagnóstico genético de la mayor parte de las hipoacusias hereditarias
[SPANISH] Gracias a las técnicas de secuenciación masiva, ya se han identificado unos 80 genes de los más de 200 que podrían estar implicados en hipoacusias hereditarias
Twice as many Maori suffer from hearing loss compared to European New Zealanders
Permanent hearing loss is much more common for Maori than it is for European New Zealanders, according to a study
International Ear Care Day: 3 March
International Ear Care Day is an annual advocacy event held on 3 March. Designated at the First International Conference on Prevention and Rehabilitation of Hearing Impairment in Beijing, China in 2007, the Day aims to raise awareness and promote ear and hearing care across the world
Issue 29 of EMBO Encounters
The latest edition of EMBO Encounters includes feature articles about EMBO’s SourceData initiative and the search for solutions for rare diseases