All news on the topic: Hearing loss

Opal Sandy, who was born completely deaf, can hear for the first time after a ground-breaking gene cure involving a harmless virus was given to her at just 11 months old

Andrew Wiley, 47, was almost left facing life-changing surgery after he was seen by doctors at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury, Kent, without an interpreter

A survey of 2,151 Brits by Specsavers found that a fifth (20 per cent) of those between 18-44 have said that their symptoms had affected their life at some point

A little boy has touched people's hearts as he beams when he hears his parents voices for the first time since getting cochlear implants - and his proud family praise his resilience

The health expert warns that parents could be exposing their kids to ear infections and hearing issues with one daily habit. He's also warned about the dangers of loud noise for young ears

A review of 14 global studies, which involved more than 50,000 people, found that sound levels for people gaming are often near to, or actually exceed, safe limits of noise