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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...
Jemma’s story: I am enslaved by sound
I am 18 and just graduated from high school. I have had both loudness and pain hyperacusis for 11 years. I was born with cataracts and sensory processing disorder. When I was 7, I began to develop chronic migraines. Over time, everyday noises began to trigger severe...
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...
Overview and Key Questions from the 2022 ARO Ear Research Meeting
This article by Iver Juster MD is the first of a series focusing on hyperacusis insights from the 2022 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)—and part of a larger Hyperacusis Research series on hyperacusis-related research about the biology, diagnosis,...
In Memory of Bryan Pollard
(The photo shows, from left, Betsy Maholchic, Leslie Liberman, Charlie Liberman PhD, Bryan Pollard and Michael Maholchic.) We are devastated to report that Bryan Pollard, our founder and shining star, has died. Bryan singlehandedly created an entire new diagnosis in...
Champion Racing Driver Wolfgang Reip Announces Battle with Severe Hyperacusis
Racecar driver Wolfgang Reip of Belgium has hyperacusis, and is helping us to raise funds for research. Thank you, Wolfgang! "Hyperacusis essentially amplifies noises. While that might sound like a superhero ability, the reality is that even sounds at a normal...
Hyperacusis Research Supports 2022 Research Grant
Pictured: Megan Beers Wood Along with our partner, the Hearing Health Foundation, we are excited to announce our Emerging Research Grant for 2022. This grant demonstrates our commitment to uncover the mechanisms associated with hyperacusis on our path to a cure. We...
Hyperacusis Research Names Interim President
To focus on some health challenges, longtime President of Hyperacusis Research Bryan Pollard will scale back his work and board member Michael Maholchic will serve as interim President through December 31, 2022. Bryan has served as President since the incorporation of...
Survey Registry Analysis Contrasts Pain and Loudness Hyperacusis
We are excited to announce the publication of the first ever academic research article that specifically compares the clinical features of people with loudness and pain hyperacusis. Using patient-reported data from the Hyperacusis Research–sponsored Coordination of...