Cochlear Implant Music Hour strikes a chord
USC program — supported by the university’s Good Neighbors Campaign — connects implant recipients with musicians to recapture and rediscover the feelings one gets from listening to music.
Deaf children with learning delays benefit from cochlear implants more than hearing aids
A Keck Medicine of USC study demonstrates the need for early cochlear implant use for deaf children, regardless of developmental impairments.
Improving music appreciation for the world’s more than 700,000 cochlear implant users
For more than 700,000 cochlear implant users worldwide, music appreciation is not always what it should be. Raymond Goldsworthy and USC’s Bionic Ear Lab are working to change that.
Keck Medicine of USC research has implications for detecting and treating hearing loss
Noise-induced hearing loss is linked to a buildup of fluid in the inner ear — and researchers found that treating that buildup with a readily available saline solution lessened nerve damage.
USC scientists find a simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
Stem cell researchers have successfully reprogrammed three types of mouse cells to become “induced hair cell-like cells,” which can help treat hearing loss.
How to potentially restore hearing? USC Stem Cell study offers clues
Research indicates how an important protein sends signals to the hearing organ to attain its correct size during embryonic development.
Trojan finds her balance despite rare type of hearing loss
Doctoral candidate copes with vertigo thanks to USC physical therapy faculty members.
Drug from USC and Harvard Scientists to Treat Hearing Loss Shows Promise
Early findings show the drug helps build connections between nerve cells. It’s not yet available for humans, but it shows potential.
Simple treatment may minimize hearing loss caused by loud noises
Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC could have applications for soldiers and treatment of inner-ear diseases.
Hearing loss study at USC, Harvard shows hope for millions
Scientists develop method to repair damaged structures deep inside the ear.
Flawed fish jaws shed light on hearing loss in humans
Scientists believe that a zebrafish with a malformed jaw offers revealing findings for colleagues in radiology, audiology and genetics.
USC program helps develop literacy for deaf and hard-of-hearing children from bilingual homes
Innovative summer program of community outreach improves reading and writing skills with interventions for students, parents and teachers.
Enjoy the music, but guard your ears
USC Thornton concert is plugged into hearing protection for musicians.
Some people are more susceptible to noise-induced hearing loss than others
Keck Medicine of USC scientists find a gene variant associated with hearing loss from hazardous noise.
Thanks to USC surgeons, Little Leaguer is back in the game
Keck Medicine performs delicate surgery on a 10-year-old boy, removing tumors and restoring his hearing.
USC researchers unveil findings at the world’s largest meeting of scientists
Scholars focus on deafness, high-speed communications, mass extinction and educational reform.
Sound barrier broken for children born without a hearing nerve
Keck School leads studies of auditory implant’s safety in clinical trial backed by the National Institutes of Health.
Ear training for the next generation of neuroscientists
The funding will support specialized education for postdoctoral fellows and doctoral students.
Medical team performs auditory brainstem implant surgery on child
Canadian boy, 3, hears for the first time after the device is activated by Keck Medicine of USC specialists.
Hearing impairment doesn’t have to be a disability
That’s the mantra of a USC undergrad whose nonprofit has helped children here and abroad.
Lasker Lectures cover the advancement of cochlear implants
Today’s challenge facing scientists: creating a totally implantable hearing device.
Keck Medicine helps children with hearing loss
Keck Medicine of USC has opened the USC Center for Childhood Communication on the campus of John Tracy Clinic.
Sounds of science
A recent conference held at USC focused on the study of hearing and vocal communication.
Bicyclist rides 10,500 miles to raise funds for cochlear implants
Early childhood is a time for discovery, playing with friends and learning more about the world. But for Jacob Landis, it was also a time for that world to go silent.