Hearing Loss Announced by Protein Boom in Blood

Monday, January 7, 2019 - 09:30 in Health & Medicine

Blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers report. The findings point the way to blood tests that could warn people at risk of hearing loss before they suffer serious damage. Hearing loss can sneak up on people, slowly muffling the world, […]

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