Hearing Loss & Deafness

Discover information and articles concerning deafness and hearing loss which cover a range of different topics, including:

• Experiences with aldosterone, the hearing hormone
• CRISPR gene editing
• Improvement in deafness with CRISPR applications on mice
• Research into the reduction of hereditary deafness with CRISPR

Did you know?…

1. Adult men are twice as likely to experience hearing loss than women.
2. Those with severe unassisted hearing loss are five times more likely to develop dementia.
3. Over 5% of the world’s population have disabling hearing loss.