Introduction
Research into losing your hearing
Projects
Age-related hearing loss in twins
Dr Claire Steves and colleagues at the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London are conducting a pilot study of older female twins to find out whether it's possible to unpick the relationship between age-related hearing loss, genetics and the environment.
Connexin 26 mutations, hearing loss and infection rates
Dr Amanda Hall at the University of Bristol is currently conducting a study with colleagues at the Institute of Child Health in London and at the University of Southampton, to look at the effect of a common genetic mutation in the Connexin 26 gene on hearing.
The genes that cause age-related hearing loss
Deafness Research UK scientists working at the UCL Ear Institute are trying to identify genes that cause age-related deafness.
Visual cues help face-to-face communication
A recent study of sign language and spoken language that is seen but not heard has highlighted the importance of visual cues in face-to-face communication.
The mechanisms of age-related hearing loss
A Deafness Research UK study at Keele University is looking at the role of particular types of cells called 'fibrocytes' in age-related hearing loss.
Helping deaf and hard of hearing people communicate in social situations
Dr David McAlpine, an expert in binaural processing, undertook Deafness Research UK funded research to examine why deaf and hard of hearing people find it hard to communicate in noisy environments.
