Hearing loss is a sudden or gradual decrease in how well you can hear. It is one of the most common conditions affecting older and elderly adults. ...

A balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy. If you are standing, sitting, or lying down, you might feel as if you are moving, ...

The first 3 years of life, when the brain is developing and maturing, is the most intensive period for acquiring speech and language skills. These skills ...

Some babies are born with hearing problems. Other children are born with normal hearing and begin to have hearing problems as they grow older. It’s important ...

Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language. These language difficulties ...

Sudden sensorineural (“inner ear”) hearing loss (SSHL), commonly known as sudden deafness, is an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing either all at once or over ...

Recent animal studies have revealed substantial irreversible neural degeneration following the temporary noise-induced elevation of the auditory threshold, ...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) held a workshop on November 20-21, ...

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) supported the first inaugural course of the Biology of the Inner Ear (BIE), held at ...

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) convened a group of scientific experts online for the NIDCD Workshop in Otitis Media ...

A cochlear implant is a small, complex electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of ...

Usher syndrome is the most common condition that affects both hearing and vision; sometimes it also affects balance. The major symptoms of Usher syndrome are ...

Abductor Spasmodic Dysphonia - sudden, involuntary muscle movements that force vocal folds (formerly known as vocal cords) open, keeping them from vibrating ...

Stuttering also called stammering or childhood-onset fluency disorder is a speech disorder characterized by repetition of sounds, syllables, or words; ...

Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. It also can affect the thyroid gland and sometimes creates problems with ...

Vestibular aqueducts are narrow, bony canals that travel from the inner ear to deep inside the skull (see figure). The aqueducts begin inside the temporal ...

An ear infection is an inflammation of the middle ear, usually caused by bacteria, that occurs when fluid builds up behind the eardrum. Anyone can get an ear ...

The first 3 years of life, when the brain is developing and maturing, is the most intensive period for acquiring speech and language skills. These skills ...

Some babies are born with hearing problems. Other children are born with normal hearing and begin to have hearing problems as they grow older. It’s important ...

Most children hear and listen to sounds at and even before birth. They learn to talk by imitating the sounds they hear around them and the voices of their ...