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A clinical trail has started using a novel hyperacusis hybrid device which was developed by Dr. Craig Formby and Dr. David Eddins of the University of South Florida. Learn how to participate.
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Sufferers are from all walks of life. Hyperacusis often has a significant impact on every part of a person’s life, from their work, their home environment, and virtually every social setting.
Dave Vance’s story: I had cancer. I have Hyperacusis. Hyperacusis is worse.
People think that cancer is the worst thing that can happen to their health. Everyone has heard of cancer. Everyone fears cancer. They think it’s an awful, scary, painful disease — which it is. Sometimes it’s a death sentence. But the damaged ear symptoms I struggle...
Hyperacusis: Yes, hearing can hurt
The Healthy Hearing website has published an excellent, broad overview of hyperacusis. The piece includes quotes from our late founder, Bryan Pollard. Click the link to read the article....
Meet the Researcher: A talk with Megan Beers Wood, recipient of our Emerging Research Grant
Image created with BioRender.com I come from a musical background and sang as a child. I had a grandmother who struggled with hearing aids when she came to performances. She would get that awful piercing sound to tell her to get her hearing aids charged. Even...
In Memoriam: Bryan Pollard of Hyperacusis Research
Our tribute to our beloved founder, Bryan Pollard, is in the summer issue of the magazine of our partner, the Hearing Health Foundation. Our gratitude toward Bryan, and our love for him, will always remain unbounded. "Bryan single-handedly created an entirely new...