What is Cockayne Syndrome?
Cockayne syndrome is a rare disease, which occurs in about 1 in 500,000 babies. Aesthetically the babies’ symptoms include: smaller-than-usual
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Hearing loss: warning signs for early death?
People with hearing loss run the risk of dying sooner. But also family relationships play a role, because separated people,
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Discovery of inner ear function may improve diagnosis of hearing impairment
Results from a research study published in Nature Communications show how the inner ear processes speech, something that has until
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Discovery of new neurons in the inner ear can lead to new therapies for hearing disorders
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified four types of neurons in the peripheral auditory system, three of which
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Are Your Kid’s Headphones Permanently Damaging Their Hearing?
Frequent use of headphones may be responsible for increased reports of hearing loss in young children — even when used
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