One of the biggest stigmas when it comes to hearing aids is their appearance. For years hearing aids have been seen as bulky and clunky devices that people did not want to be seen wearing. As technology has gotten better, hearing aids have gotten smaller. There are now several different option for those hearing aid…
Someone suffering from hearing loss may be suffering from various degrees or types of hearing loss, but the most common is known as high frequency (or high pitch) hearing loss. High frequency hearing loss occurs between 2000 Hertz – 8000 Hertz, leading to difficulty hearing speech in noise, as well as the voices of women…
Scientists at Oregon State University have made an important discovery in relation to gene therapy for Deaf patients, developing a better way to study a large protein essential for hearing, otoferlin. Otoferlin binds to calcium synapses in the inner ear and its mutations are believed to be responsible for congenital hearing loss. “It’s a…