I was born completely deaf in one ear and mostly deaf in the other. My mom learned this by noticing that I didn’t respond to loud noises, like banging pots and pans. Mom then got my hearing tested and ...

Five children who were born completely deaf have had some reversal of hearing loss after receiving a "groundbreaking" gene therapy. The clinical trial, which was co-led by Mass Eye and Ear in Boston ...

This is the moment a baby born deaf hears his mum and dad’s voices for the first time after getting his cochlear implant activated. Georgie Pfaffman was born to Sarah Pfaffman, 21, and Cole Pfaffman, ...

When he had to send his hearing aid out for repairs, Craig Merry got a new perspective on his own identity. Oleksandr Shchus Getty Images I was born completely Deaf in one ear and mostly Deaf in the ...

Hearing people often throw around the word “silence” when they talk about hiking. It’s common to frame the sounds of nature--waterfalls, birds, wind through the trees--as a form of silence, an escape ...