Hyperacusis Research News
2016 ARO Symposium Focuses on Hyperacusis
Bryan Pollard, President of Hyperacusis Research, was excited to partner with Jaime García-Añoveros from Northwestern University and Charlie Liberman from Harvard Medical School to organize a symposium at the upcoming ARO 2016 Mid-winter Meeting titled:
New In-depth Study on Hyperacusis in Children
Dr. David Baguley shared his most recent paper with Hyperacusis Research titled: “Prevalence and risk factors for reduced sound tolerance (hyperacusis) in children.” There are a limited number of free downloads available. Dr. Baguley works in the Audiology Department...
2015 Discussions with SUNY Researchers
An important function of Hyperacusis Research is to accelerate research by connecting researchers to the challenges of patients’ hyperacusis condition including noise-induced pain. We meet with researchers regularly to discuss the planned research and probe to see how...
ICH2 Report: A PHYSICIAN’S PERSPECTIVE
Hyperacusis Research was grateful for this comprehensive review of the Second International Conference on Hyperacusis which was summarized by Iver Juster, MD. The summary provides insights into vital hyperacusis topics and offers an excellent analysis of possible...
Hyperacusis Research Supports Two Research Grants
Hyperacusis Research is excited to fund two Emerging Research Grants for the Hearing Health Foundation’s 2015 grant cycle. The first grant covers the important topic of pain mechanisms associated with hyperacusis while the second grant investigates mechanisms...
Overview of 2015 ARO Midwinter Meeting
Hyperacusis Research was excited to participate in the Association for Research in Otolaryngology’s Midwinter Meeting for the third consecutive year. The conference, which took place in Baltimore, MD, in February, 2015, brought together more than a thousand of the...
2015 ARO Conference Roadmap to a Cure Event
During the 2015 ARO Ear Research conference, Hyperacusis Research sponsored a workshop to build a roadmap to find a cure for hyperacusis. The dinner event, attended by 27 people, included some of the nation’s top otology researchers such as Charles Liberman (pictured...
Hyperacusis Webinar with Prof. Richard Salvi
Hyperacusis Reserach was excited to host our first webinar, led by Professor Richard Salvi of the University of Buffalo. In this talk, Professor Salvi highlights research from his ear research center at the University of Buffalo. Possible mechanisms of hyperacusis...
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...