If I may speak for all of us with a hearing condition, I ask our family, friends, and folks we interact with on an everyday basis to please be patient.
A Pioneer in Hearing Conservation
As the first audiology officer in the U.S. Navy in 1979, Herman Kidder, Ph.D., helped establish the Navy’s Hearing Conservation Program.
Step Up for Science Match Through May 19
Every May, we invite our community to join us as we Step Up for Science in support of the ERG program, our flagship research effort—with a dollar for dollar match. Your gift goes twice as far.
Boost Connections With These Strategies
There is a specific type of social isolation that is more prevalent within the hearing loss community. “Medical isolation” occurs when patients feel little or no control over their health due to communication challenges with caregivers.
Hope for Moms When Your Child Is Diagnosed with Hearing Loss
I’m now passionate about helping other moms live their own story of hope and healing amidst hearing loss in their children. I understand how overwhelming it feels for a mom to receive that first diagnosis that your child has hearing loss.
A Boost to Inner Ear Organoid Development
This paper explored the potential of the stem cell-derived inner ear organoid system for studying early mammalian placode development. The results will benefit future inner ear organoid applications, such as high-throughput drug screening and cell therapy.
Adventures and Revelations From Getting Hearing Aids
Contemporary hearing aids are virtually invisible, and since everyone has things sticking in and around their ears these days, it’s a non-event.
Brain Health in the News
The better question may be, do hearing aids reduce dementia, or does dementia reduce hearing aid use? This is the title of a May 2023 Hearing Journal paper.
Apple Hearing Study Update
The latest update shared the perhaps not unsurprising statistic that an estimated one in three adult Americans are exposed to excessive noise levels, above an annual average of 70 dBA.
Bellucci Symposium on Hearing Research May 19
We’re happy to see so many familiar faces who will be presenting at a one-day hybrid research symposium hosted by Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. This event will be presented by Creighton’s Translational Hearing Center and is free and open to the public.