Phonak announces global brand ambassador, Sara Mearns, the
STÄFA, Switzerland, Nov. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sara Mearns, the first principal dancer with hearing loss at…
Latest findings can lead to the development of a vaccine to protect against common ear infection
Owwww, howls your child while holding its ear and crying. Recent findings can lead to the development of…
Convicted murderer Mark Lundy to appear before Parole Board for progress hearing
He took his fight all the way to the Privy Council, which quashed the guilty verdict in 2013,…
New Taupō Mayor John Funnell says hearing loss means he’ll skip noisy events
That medical emergency left him struggling to hear when in a crowd or when there was background noise,…
Amnesty International chief Agnes Callamard calls on New Zealand to lift its game
Agnes Callamard in December 2024 at the release of an Amnesty International report that alleged Israel was committing…
Researchers discover genetic cause of hearing loss and identify possible treatments
Researchers have understood for decades that some forms of deafness are inherited, yet until now, few of those…
Discovery of CPD gene mutations sheds light on rare congenital hearing loss
Mutations in a gene known as CPD play a crucial role in a rare form of congenital hearing…
Evaluating the link between sound quality, speech recognition and cochlear implant-related quality of life outcomes
More than a million people around the world rely on cochlear implants (CIs) to hear. CI effectiveness is…
Brain activity reveals sound outperforms touch in sensing musical rhythm
How do people keep the beat to music? When people listen to songs, slow waves of activity in…
Media Insider: Journalist ejected from Human Rights Review Tribunal hearing under ‘contempt of court’ claim
Ruth is an unapologetic advocate for women’s rights and believes she has been barred from covering the hearing…
Slow speech improves rhythm control in people with ALS
Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is…
New experimental methods show selective attention effect is exclusively cortical in humans
Research led by the University of Michigan’s Kresge Hearing Research Institute and the University of Rochester illuminates the mechanisms…