New Glasses Allow Deaf People to 'See' Conversations by Turning Audio into Subtitles
What seem like an ordinary pair of glasses are actually using Amazon Alexa software to turn incoming audio into closed captioning
What seem like an ordinary pair of glasses are actually using Amazon Alexa software to turn incoming audio into closed captioning
A new "life-changing" mobile phone therapy to stop tinnitus has been developed by researchers who spent 20 years searching for a cure.
The ear is 100% alive, made from the patients' cells and collagen, and in most cases restores hearing as well as aesthetic form.
A new language of touch has opened a world of possibilities for Seattle's Deaf-Blind community, the first of its kind in the country.
They found that hours after mice are exposed to loud noise, their inner ear zinc level spikes which, ultimately, leads to cellular damage.
While the gene involved is quite rare, the milestone represents a breakthrough in the treatment of patients around the world with deafness
MIT hailed it as China's first domestic gene therapy breakthrough, as well as "the most dramatic restoration of a lost sense yet achieved."
New research suggests hearing aids may help people live longer, showing that such devices reduce the risk of death by almost 25 percent.
A deaf girl was able to tell Santa all by herself what she wants for Christmas for the first time—thanks to an elf who knew sign language.
A compassionate flight attendant is being praised for her small act of kindness towards an anxious teen who was flying solo for the first time.
Deaf scientists will no longer have to spell out long complex biological names thanks to the efforts of one determined university student.
The students at this elementary school in Maine have begun learning sign language in order to welcome 6-year-old Morie Belanger to their ranks.
The Danubia Symphony Orchestra in Budapest lets deaf audience members sit among instruments to feel the vibrations during special performances of Beethoven.
The new Jeenie video chat app instantly connects ASL-speakers with interpreters who can translate sign language into spoken word.
Researchers have just discovered a genetic tool in mice which could soon treat irreversible deafness and hearing loss.
The 21-year-old college student now plans on launching her own organization to meet the national demand for her handmade masks.
Peggy the deaf English sheepdog has been learning 'sign language' so she can work on her Norfolk farm.
Scientists at Northwestern University can now create new hearing cells that can overcome deafness caused by aging.
MIT startup Frequency Therapeutics has a new drug candidate that reverses hearing loss by growing hair cells in the inner ear.
Going 12-0 on a Cinderella run to the final, all 23 players of the Cubs varsity team of Riverside California and their coach are deaf.
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