Join Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) for the next installment in our complimentary webinar series, Hearing Health Hour, on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. Capacity for this webinar is limited and advance registration is required.
The webinar is entitled “Measuring Tinnitus and Reactions to Tinnitus,” and will be led by past Emerging Research Grants (ERG) scientist Richard Tyler, Ph.D., who is Professor & Director of Audiology in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa.
The event will be moderated by Anil Lalwani, M.D., a member of HHF’s Board of Directors, Professor & Vice Chair for Research, Division of Otology, Neurology & Skull Base Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and Co-Director at Columbia Cochlear Implant Program.
In 2012, Tyler received ERG funding for his project "A literature review on hyperacusis, recruitment, misophonia, phonophobia, and mechanisms.” Tyler’s current focus is designing research studies to help tinnitus patients.
In his April 19 webinar, Tyler will share how tinnitus, the experience of hearing sound without an external, acoustic source, can be measured. Measurements can productively inform the counseling process and guide adjustments of hearing aids and tinnitus sound therapy devices. Tinnitus does not present the same for everyone, and measurements illuminate different causes, symptoms, and potential treatments.
If you are unable to attend the live event, the captioned presentation will be recorded and published for your review at hhf.org/webinar. You can also submit questions to Tyler when you register.
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