Cochlear implants are an oft-misunderstood piece of technology, which some parents of deaf children are starting to reject.

New fossils and analytical tools provide unprecedented insights into dinosaur sensory perception A lone Tyrannosaurus rex ...

If you find that you don’t hear as well as you used to, you aren’t alone. According to The House Institute Foundation, 466 ...

Dear Reader: A buildup of fluid in either the middle or inner ear can cause the dizzy, spinning feeling of vertigo. This can range from merely uncomfortable to severe enough to affect balance. The ...

These are sent via a thin wire to a series of electrodes that have been surgically implanted into the cochlea. As those electrodes collect the electrical impulses, they send them onward to the ...

A deaf world championship swimmer has said she "can't wait" to hear the crowds for the first time at the Paris Paralympics. A ...

From our kitchens to our commutes, we are surrounded by noise that can damage our hearing. We look at some of the sounds to be mindful of, and how to avoid hearing loss by wearing earplugs.

Together, these four categories serve as the basis for a brief but fascinating tour through the nature of sound and music ...

In humans, the process of learning is driven by different groups of cells in the brain firing together. For instance, when the neurons associated with the process of recognizing a dog begin to fire in ...

Researchers discovered that spontaneous brain activity during early development drives neural wiring before sensory ...

Stadnik is blind and only able to read, he says, with assisted technology. Sclerosis of the cochlea has left Trujillo able to hear only with hearing aids. “It resonated with me because there was no ...

THEY MAY NOT DEVELOP SPEECH AT ALL. IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY, IT’S LIKE A COCHLEA. IT’S LIKE THIS I SEE BACK IN THE LAB, DOCTOR CHEN SAYS. THERE’S STILL MORE RESEARCH TO BE DONE, BUT SAYS GENE THERAPY ...