Congenital hearing loss (hearing loss that is present at birth) is one of the most prevalent
chronic conditions in children. In the majority of developed countries, neonatal hearing …

Otoliths in bony fishes play an important role in the senses of balance and hearing. Otolith
mass and shape are, among others, likely to be decisive factors influencing otolith motion …

Hearing loss is the most common form of sensory impairment in humans and affects more
than 40 million people in the United States alone. No drug-based therapy has been …

Otoliths are bioinorganic minerals within the inner ear of all bony fishes. They grow
incrementally, laying down alternating protein-rich and mineral-rich bands daily …

Background: Otoconia are bio‐crystals that couple mechanic forces to the sensory hair cells
in the utricle and saccule, a process essential for us to sense linear acceleration and gravity …

Purpose: Autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness (ARNSD) is characterized by a high
degree of genetic heterogeneity, with reported mutations in 58 different genes. This study …

The mammalian cochlea is a remarkable sensory organ, capable of perceiving sound over a
range of 1012 in pressure, and discriminating both infrasonic and ultrasonic frequencies in …

Usher syndrome (USH) is the most common cause of combined deaf-blindness in man. The
hearing loss can be partly compensated by providing patients with hearing aids or cochlear …

Hearing impairment (HI) is genetically heterogeneous which hampers genetic counseling
and molecular diagnosis. Testing of several single HI-related genes is laborious and …

From the first identified non-syndromic hearing loss gene in 1995, to those discovered in
present day, the field of human genetics has witnessed an unparalleled revolution that …