The media often feature stories about new discoveries in hearing and balance health care. You can find selected articles below. For the latest news from the Academy, please click on News from the Academy. For media articles about the Academy and its members, please click on Academy in the News.
VA Research Study Regarding Severe Hearing Loss
David Friedmann, MD, has a Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Service Research and Development (HSR&D) grant (PPO 19-397) ending…
Does the Future Hold Better Hearing Options for Aging Dogs?
Approximately one-third of individuals older than age 65 experience presbycusis. The serious consequences of age-related untreated hearing loss…
Are We Damaging the Hearing of Whales?
Researchers at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment are exploring ways to measure hearing levels in baleen whales. They…
Sick Leave and Disability Pension: Are They Associated with Hearing Loss?
Jørgensen and colleagues (2022) recently published a paper examining the association between hearing loss and both physician-certified sick…
Nightingale’s Scientific Contribution: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Florence Nightingale’s dedicated war-time nursing practices are well-known. However, her contributions to medicine and research stretch far beyond….
Exploring a Sonic Connection to Plants
What does a plant sound like? Perhaps, you’ve never considered that plants could generate sound without an external…
