As a design director who was born Deaf, Jeffrey Mansfield has long been interested in the relationship between Deafness and physical spaces. He has noticed how spaces designed with Deafness in mind, ...

Deafness (profound hearing loss) is a condition where a person can't hear anything or may only hear very loud sounds in one or both ears. Hearing loss that can lead to deafness is common, especially ...

A new study presents an innovative treatment for deafness, based on the delivery of genetic material into the cells of the inner ear. The genetic material 'replaces' the genetic defect and enables the ...

"I'm not disabled, I'm Deaf" is an argument frequently seen dancing from the hands of the sign language using Deaf community. But what do they really mean when they say that they're not disabled? And ...

Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing loss, an international team of researchers has discovered. Scientists from the University of Chicago, the ...

Bobbing your head, tapping your heel, or clapping along with the music is a natural response for most people, but what about those who can’t keep a beat? Researchers have discovered that beat-deafness ...

Recent scientific research has suggested there could be a connection between hearing loss and the brain, contributing to greater cognitive decline as we age. More people suffer problems with their ...