Future treatments for hearing loss—including gene therapy—could come to rely on a tiny 3D-printed microneedle.
We Are Filled With Gratitude This Thanksgiving
The entire team at Hearing Health Foundation, including our researchers, Board of Directors, scientific advisers, and staff, expresses our heartfelt appreciation to you for being a partner in hearing health.
Webinar Recap: The Present and Future of Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration
On July 12, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) hosted “The Present and Future of Inner Ear Hair Cell Regeneration” on Zoom. This webinar was co-presented by 2009-2010 ERG scientist Ronna Hertzano, M.D., Ph.D. of the Hearing Restoration Project, and the consortium’s scientific director, Lisa Goodrich, Ph.D.
Webinar Recap: Measuring Tinnitus and Reactions to Tinnitus
This webinar was led by 2012 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. Tyler emphasized that tinnitus, the sensation of ringing in the ears that usually coincides with a hearing loss, can be measured.
COVID-19 and Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo
Over the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic, case reports and studies have suggested a link between the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 and hearing loss and related conditions.
Register for Hearing Health Hour Webinar: Measuring Tinnitus and Reactions to Tinnitus
Join us for the next installment in our complimentary webinar series, Hearing Health Hour, on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. 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.
Webinar Recap: New Developments in Treating Hearing Loss and Related Conditions: Digital Therapeutics
This presented focused on rehabilitation, to show how digital therapeutics can help people with hearing loss improve word discrimination, familiarity with everyday words, listening confidence, and auditory cognitive skills, including auditory processing speed, auditory word memory, and auditory attention
Recap: Hearing Health Hour Webinar Kickoff
On October 26, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) hosted “Age-Related Hearing Loss: Problems and Solutions” on Zoom, the first installment of our new Hearing Health Hour webinar series. Hearing Health Hour webinars bring HHF supporters the latest developments in hearing and balance research through the voices of our Emerging Research Grants (ERG) alum community. All sessions include an interactive Q&A with the speaker.
COVID-19: A Potential Cause of Sudden Hearing Loss?
In the journal Otology & Neurology on Sept. 4, 2020, we reported a case of an 18-year-old woman who arrived as a patient in our clinic with seven weeks of sudden hearing loss in both ears, intermittent aural fullness (sensation of clogged ears), and vertigo. Her hearing test showed a moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss in the right ear, and a moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss in the left ear.
In Memoriam: Noel Cohen, M.D.
Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) shares with great sadness the passing of Board of Directors member Noel Cohen, M.D., who dedicated his career to helping people hear.