EMA Accepts Otarmeni Gene Therapy for OTOF-Related Hearing Loss for Review
If approved, Regeneron's Otarmeni will be the first gene therapy for OTOF-related hearing loss in the European Union.
Category: Hearing Disorders
Hearing Disorders
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Hearing Disorders
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Study Links Radiation-Induced Hearing Loss to Cognitive Decline in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Research in children treated for the brain tumor ependymoma finds severe hearing loss is associated with worse intellectual ability and highlights the need for hearing interventions.
Hearing Disorders
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Researchers Advance Gene Therapy for CLIC5-Related Inner Ear Dysfunction
The therapy targets mutations in the CLIC5 gene, which affect hair cell stability and lead to progressive hearing and balance impairments.
Auditory Processing Disorders
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COVID-19 and the Auditory System – Five Years Later
A look at what we now know about how COVID-19 has been found to affect the auditory system, based on a review of the literature.
Conductive
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‘Discover Magazine’ Article Challenges Notion of Deafness as Something to Be ‘Cured’
In an article published on the ”Discover Magazine” website, author Sarah Katz challenges the view in the scientific community that deafness is a problem that needs to be cured, potentially by new CRISPR technology that could eliminate a TMC1 gene mutation.
Sensorineural
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How Much Speech People Think They Understand Drives Reactions to Noise
Understanding how and why people react to background noise could help in finding effective intervention strategies.
Meniere’s, Mixed, Syndromic
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Technique Uses Vibration to Better Diagnose Balance Disorders
Researchers have developed a novel vibration-based technique to more accurately diagnose balance disorders like Meniere’s disease, especially in aging adults.