National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders (nidcd)

This study is testing whether atorvastatin, a common cholesterol-lowering drug, can prevent hearing loss caused by cisplatin chemotherapy. Researchers are enrolling 224 adults with head and neck cancer who will receive cisplatin and radiation. Participants will be randomly assign…

This study aims to collect medical information and samples from people with hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, or language disorders. Researchers will gather data during participants' regular care visits over up to two years to build a resource for future research. Th…

This study aims to create a large collection of biological samples to help scientists better understand disorders affecting hearing, balance, voice, speech, and swallowing. Researchers will collect leftover tissue from medical procedures, plus blood, saliva, and cheek swabs from …

This study aims to understand how inherited hearing loss progresses over time in families and to test in the lab whether advanced gene-editing tools could correct the genetic errors that cause it. Researchers will follow 1,100 participants, including people with the condition and…

This study aims to collect normal results for various hearing and balance tests from healthy people. Researchers need to know what 'normal' looks like so they can better identify when a test result shows a problem. The study involves one or two visits for tests and is open to hea…