In a small pivotal trial of an investigational gene therapy, most cases of congenital profound deafness from genetic variants ...

When she was born, doctors informed Opal Sandy’s parents that their child would never hear. At the age of 11 months, she had ...

Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those genetic clues ...

A 3-year-old girl who underwent a breakthrough gene therapy treatment to treat profound hearing loss can hear on her own, two years after the treatment.

Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of ...

DEAR ABBY: I was born deaf in my right ear. No matter how many times I remind the people I am closest to, they still seem to get annoyed with me because I ask them to repeat what they say. It is ...