Auditory brainstem processing underpins our ability to determine the location of sounds in space, a function that is essential for navigation, communication, and environmental awareness. At the heart ...

The Audiology group in the UAB Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery includes three main components: diagnostic testing, hearing aid services, and implantable technologies. Impedance ...

Increasing the expression of a protein responsible for maintaining neuron health led to better-than-normal processing of auditory information, according to a new study. The findings open the door to ...

Investigators are developing a new type of auditory brainstem implant that is designed to be soft, and flexible and address limitations of models currently in use. These implants may one day benefit ...

Nov. 30 (UPI) --People with persistent ringing in their ears, or tinnitus, are suffering from auditory nerve loss that goes undetected in standard hearing tests, a new U.S. study has found. The ...

Hearing impairment is a common nonmotor manifestation of Parkinson disease, often involving high-frequency hearing loss.