cause deafness

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With more than 100 genes that can cause deafness when mutated, there are other potential targets for gene therapies.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 26, 2024

With many of the other mutations that cause deafness, hair cells die during infancy or even at the fetal stage.

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024

"You can often see these blisters in your ear canal when the doctor looks in," which can cause deafness, he added.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2022

But the real marvel of McKenna’s story is how she slowly moves through the consequences of antibiotic resistance: death from childbirth, ear infections that cause deafness, sore throats that cause heart failure.

From The Verge • Oct. 31, 2018

Aside from direct medical treatment for those diseases that cause deafness, there are other measures available in a program for the prevention of deafness.

From The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States by Best, Harry