We know where to look for clues because hair cell regeneration happens naturally in fish, chickens, and newborn mice! In the next few years, we hope to have a molecular language to explain the phenomenon of regeneration. When you join Operation Regrow, you’ll be part of bringing this to fruition.
Creating Complex Virtual Environments to Potentially Help Characterize Dizziness Symptoms
We investigated two different virtual reality paradigms in an attempt to shed light on the mechanisms underlying persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD). The results of this research highlight the value of virtual reality usage and provide a basis for further investigations.
What Works for Me: Revelations From Seeking Help for Chronic Tinnitus
The hearing loss and tinnitus that resulted from my service have stayed with me, making me part of the two million Americans with debilitating tinnitus, and the 20 million with chronic tinnitus. Seeking help, I turned myself into a human guinea pig. Here’s what I learned.
Research Calls Attention to Dangerous Noise Levels in Gym
. A new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) study found that those who attend indoor cycling (spinning) classes do not lower the intensity of their workouts when the volume is reduced to a safer decibel level. The findings were published in the January–March 2021 issue of the journal Noise & Health.
How Beautiful Hearing Loss Research Can Be
Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)’s scientists study sensory cells in various species to better understand how they are damaged and how they can be regenerated to restore human hearing. Here are five of the most breathtaking images from our scientists’ labs showcasing the beauty of the hearing and balance functions.
Why Are (Some) Sports So Noisy?
My friends and I were at a college basketball game, hollering and stomping on the bleachers. The shouting and pounding merged us into a single, vibrating, noise envelope of our own making, and we loved every decibel of it. That was long before I paid much attention to noise, or started losing my hearing.
Spotlight On: Lisa Goodrich, Ph.D., Scientific Director of the Hearing Restoration Project
Lisa Goodrich, Ph.D., became the new scientific director of the HRP in January 2021, having since 2016 served as a member of HHF’s Scientific Advisory Board. Goodrich is a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School whose lab focuses on how neural circuits develop and function.
Full Mental Adjustment: Making Friends With My Tinnitus
Tinnitus became a part of me—my friend, always there when I looked for it, a reminder that life is indeed a challenge. Sometimes I would wonder if the tinnitus was still there, and then once I wondered, it would torment me—a reminder that yes, it definitely was!
A Combination of Genes to Enhance Hair Cell Regeneration in the Adult Mammalian Cochlea
Due to the lack of spontaneous regeneration, the hearing loss caused by hair cell loss is permanent. One way to envision future biological/medical repair of the hair cell-depleted inner ear is to medically induce the generation of new hair cells.
Please Send a Decoder: A Retired Scientist's Experience with Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
A retired scientist rediscovers a love for writing poetry, especially as a way to share her experience with hearing loss and tinnitus. I have worn hearing aids since the 1980s but my story begins long before then. In 1945 both my eardrums ruptured.