Hyperacusis in the News
BBC News: “Hearing my children’s laughter is like torture.”
Karen Cook, a former flight attendant, shared her story with the BBC, describing how pain hyperacusis has so drastically altered her life.
Meet the board of directors!
Meet the board of Hyperacusis Research! Our friends at Tinnitus Hub kindly made this video introducing people to three of our board members. We are dedicated to promoting research for a cure and improving the lives of those suffering from hyperacusis. You will hear...
2024 research grant awarded – FOXG1 gene mutation-caused hyperacusis—a novel model to study hyperacusis
Hyperacusis Research is pleased to announce a new research grant for 2024 funded by us, and awarded through our partner, Hearing Health Foundation. The recipient of the 2024 grant is Wei Sun, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo. The title of the new research project...
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...
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...