Drummer, Mike Miller, Overcomes Personal Challenges of Hearing Loss and Tourette Syndrome with Music - Chosen by Los ...

Mike Miller started with some personal challenges that might have held the average kid back from his dreams. In his case, the desire to be a professional musician was much stronger than the obstacles of a 40% hearing loss discovered at birth, as well as being diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at just 5 years of age. His story and talents gained the recognition of Los Cabos Drumsticks who selected ...

First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

HOUSTON , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells ...

Cord blood stem cells may restore hearing

HOUSTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are undergoing a phase I safety study using a child's umbilical cord blood stem cells to try to restore hearing loss.

New Type of Hearing Implant Surgery Performed on Children at Children's Memorial Hospital

A surgeon at Children’s Memorial Hospital recently performed the first Alpha 1 bone conduction hearing implantation in the youngest child in Illinois. Clara Beatty, a 9-year-old with Treacher Collins syndrome, has aural atresia, a condition in which her ear canals and middle ears did not develop. The recently FDA approved hearing system provides the latest technology that has many advantages ...

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