hearing loss

Monster Rats and More

I’ve been collecting these anecdotes that I hope help those of us living with hearing loss to remember that laughter can be the best medicine

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All in Stride

My hearing loss was defined as “moderately severe, sloping upward to mild”—which basically means I don’t hear at all at the exact frequencies of my husband’s voice.

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Facing the Music

How I came to understand that having a hearing loss made me a super reader of nonverbal cues.

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Meeting Patients Inspires Approach to Treating Ménière’s Disease

I currently work with a mouse model with hearing fluctuation and have a clinical protocol that is performing deep phenotyping of patients with hearing instability, including patients with Ménière’s disease.

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More Like a Boost

Let’s push back against the idea of a “loss” or “impairment” when it comes to hearing.

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Lucky to Be Different

Our son with a hearing loss opened up our family’s world and made us all stronger.

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Hearing With Humor

Sometimes, communication snafus can be comedy gold.

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Tackling the Health Risks of Social Isolation

“Lacking social connection is as dangerous as smoking up to 15 cigarettes a day,” according to a U.S. Surgeon General report.

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Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss: Interpreting Preliminary Clinical Trial Results

Our independent analysis of the clinical trials’ published data yields the following insights on gene therapy for hearing loss from otoferlin variants. The clinical trials provide the first validation of pharmacological treatments for hearing loss.

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Leveling Up Awareness About Gaming and the Risk to Hearing

Potential solutions include reducing dynamic range, volume reduction when not actively participating in the game, and actively reducing sounds that are known to induce tinnitus, or hearing ringing or buzzing sounds.

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