One infant in every 1000 is diagnosed with sensorineural hearing loss, making it an extremely common hereditary disease. It is also estimated that 25-40% of over-65s suffer from acquired sensorineural hearing loss, or age-related hearing loss, amounting to as many as 10-15 million Japanese people.  Despite this, treatment development for sensorineural hearing loss is not making progress. This is because the inner ear is a … Continue reading Large-scale study identifies the causative gene for sensorineural hearing.