In the United States, assistive listening systems are mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to give people with hearing loss the clarity that is impossible to receive with hearing instruments alone. 

Sound hypersensitivity disorders are conditions that disrupt a person’s ability to participate in normal daily activities due to physical discomfort, emotional distress, or excessive fear triggered by everyday sounds.

In 2018, while serving time in a New York prison, I committed to a path of self-reinvention and education. Despite the challenges of living with genetic disorders, a speech impediment, and a history of adversity, I made the decision to change my life by learning.

If you have a disability that prevents you from working, Social Security can help. Here's how.

As parents, the sooner we acknowledge that the situation feels tough or overwhelming—and accept that it’s okay not to have all the answers—the sooner we can come to terms with the world of hearing loss and embrace it.

New research reveals the unique patterns of gene expression in specific neurons in the brain that process the signals of sound and enable communication.

Digital hearing aids can, indeed, change some sounds, making them slightly sharp or flat. Here’s how to fix it.

This study suggests that this class of neurons may compensate for age-related loss of vestibular function to maintain balance performance in older animals.

A review of a memoir by Abigail Heringer, the first deaf contestant on “The Bachelor”

Future treatments for hearing loss—including gene therapy—could come to rely on a tiny 3D-printed microneedle.

From motherhood to Mexican streets, my world is expanding even as my hearing and vision diminish.

By understanding which AAV serotype works best for delivering genetic instructions to specific brain cells and sharing this information in an open-access journal, researchers can design better experiments and potentially develop treatments for brain-related conditions.