Ménière’s disease is a complex and often debilitating condition, affecting balance and hearing through symptoms such as vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss. The Ménière’s Disease Symposium, held February 21 at the ARO (Association for Research in Otolaryngology) MidWinter Meeting, brought together clinicians and researchers to discuss the latest advancements in diagnosis, treatments, and future investigative directions. Read a recap and view the captioned video of all the presentations.
In Memoriam: George A. Gates, M.D., the inaugural medical director of HHF’s Hearing Restoration Project
2023 Emerging Research Grants (ERG) scientist George Burwood, Ph.D., and team found that using advanced computer imaging aided by machine learning outperformed previous models at predicting cochlear implant success outcomes.
2019 ERG scientist Vijaya Prakash Krishnan Muthaiah, Ph.D., who was generously funded by Royal Arch Research Assistance, showed that blast injuries interfere with the brain’s ability to manage stress and inflammation, which also weakens the brain’s natural repair and cell recovery process.
ERG scientist Julia Campbell, Ph.D., Au.D., is interviewed by Psychology Today on the topic: “Why Has Audiology Taken a Back Seat in Misophonia Research?” Her 2016 grant was generously funded by the Les Paul Foundation.
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Upcoming Research Webinar: Monday, April 28, 5pm ET
Birds Show the Way to Hair Cell Regeneration with the HRP’s Stefan Heller, Ph.D.
We are still learning a lot from birds about sensory hair cell regeneration. The discovery that birds can regenerate their auditory hair cells and naturally restore their hearing sparked an ongoing investigation into the mechanisms behind this remarkable ability, leading to the creation of the HRP. Get more info and register here.
Around the Web:
Why can some people wiggle their ears? (PopSci), psychedelics spur new synapses in mouse ear cells (The Scientist), verbal fluency might predict human longevity (Neuroscience News), and why women have more sensitive hearing than men (Technology Networks)
How phone captioning solutions bolster communication accessibility (The Hearing Review), earplugs for musicians (Hearing Health & Technology Matters), and AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language (Cornell Chronicle)
How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health (BBC), 3 ways white noise may be damaging your hearing (Money Talks News), how chronic illnesses impact hearing, balance, and cognition (The Hearing Review), hearing loss raises falls odds by 51 percent (McKnight's), the social costs of having a “tinny” sound during video conferences (Yale News)
Diet changes might reduce risk of tinnitus (HealthDay) and suicidal ideation and behaviors in adults with tinnitus (The Laryngoscope) (If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
Researchers created sound that can bend itself through space (The Conversation), physics can explain how the inner ear picks up faint sounds (Discover), and science behind "polly want a cracker" could guide future treatment design for speech disorders (NYU Langone Health)
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