7 stories tagged hearing-loss, newest first.
96 points by rbanffy | 78 comments
IEEE Spectrum news article on the world's first fully implanted cochlear implant reaching patients, giving round-the-clock hearing with no visible external hardware.
321 points by pugworthy | 187 comments
An Ask HN thread where a long-time hearing aid wearer asks for current recommendations to replace a Phonak Audeo 90, with commenters suggesting options like active ambient IEMs.
336 points by justacrow | 80 comments
Karolinska Institutet news article reporting that a gene therapy restored hearing in patients with congenital deafness.
473 points by keploy | 194 comments
Cosmos Magazine article reporting that a gene therapy restored hearing in children born with inherited deafness.
597 points by belter | 276 comments
Independent news article reporting that 18-month-old Opal Sandy, born deaf from auditory neuropathy, had her hearing restored in a world-first gene therapy trial.
750 points by beefman | 401 comments
SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.
344 points by geox | 72 comments
Harvard Medical School news article reporting that scientists have regenerated the inner-ear hair cells that enable hearing.