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Hyperacusis Literature Review Complete
Hyperacusis Research was excited to partner with the Hearing Health Foundation to administer a grant for a literature review focused on hyperacusis and mechanisms of volume and intensity processing in the auditory pathway. There were several key objectives of the...
Overview of 2014 ARO Midwinter Meeting
Bryan Pollard, President of Hyperacusis Research, attended two days of the 2014 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Mid-Winter Research Conference in San Diego, CA. There were a number of informative lectures and poster presentations on topics related to...
20/20 Highlights Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis Research was excited to see the ABC News program 20/20 feature a segment entitled: "On the Quest for Silence: Living With Hyperacusis." Hyperacusis Research worked with the producers as they prepared this show, and we are grateful to ABC News for taking an...
Hyperacusis Research visits SUNY Buffalo Research Center
Rich Salvi, the director of the Center for Hearing and Deafness at SUNY Buffalo, hosted Bryan Pollard to review their research and hyperacusis. Dr. Salvi, who is a Scientific Advisor for Hyperacusis Research, also gave our first online Webinar. We are extremely...
Miniature Golf Fundraiser Event
Hyperacusis Research was grateful for the many supporters who joined us at our first fundraising event. It was a warm spring afternoon where many families and supporters gathered at Trombetta’s Farm in Marlboro, MA to enjoy a round of...
Hyperacusis Workshop at 2013 ARO Midwinter Meeting
Hyperacusis Research participated in the 2013 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Midwinter Meeting by introducing the workshop on Hyperacusis. This effort was made possible by a partnership with Dr. Peter Steyger from the Oregon Hearing Research Center...
Meet the Researchers
In addition to the ARO Hyperacusis Workshop speakers, Hyperacusis Research has been able to have in-depth discussions with many researchers over the past year. Our key interest in the near term is understanding the evidence behind central and peripheral (or cochlea)...
An Automotive Journalist’s Story
I have Tullio, a severe hyperacusis condition wherein noise will create pain and vertigo. I was diagnosed with Meniere's in 1989 after many years of being around loud noises from engines, workshop machines, open vehicles, etc., with no ear protection. Other than a...
A Mother’s Hyperacusis Journey
My symptoms of hyperacusis started after acoustic trauma from a carbon monoxide detector that went off in very close range to my ears. I purchased a faulty carbon monoxide detector for my home, which went off twice in one week. In my attempt to turn off the alarm, I...