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I haven't heard of these guys before. Ting is a biotech company founded in 2018. Their research is still preclinical but it's another biotech joining the hearing regeneration and protection club. In 2010, Dr. Jian Zuo ( popularly known as JZ ) and Dr. Tal Teitz started working with a drug used...

A former Belgian racer has recently revealed on his social media that he has hyperacusis, and quite severe. He has launched a fundraiser for Hyperacusis Research which has almost collected 4000 euros! GT Academy Champion Wolfgang Reip Reveals Battle With Hearing Disorder – GTPlanet

Abstract The symptomatology of novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus type 2 infection runs the entire gamut of mild to moderate and serious illness among the affected individuals. As listed in recent literature, respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, olfactory and...

Direct SARS-CoV-2 infection of the human inner ear may underlie COVID-19-associated audiovestibular dysfunction | Communications Medicine (nature.com) Abstract Background COVID-19 is a pandemic respiratory and vascular disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. There is a growing number of sensory...

This was in the Belgian news yesterday. Because of a human error, two singers complained of tinnitus after giving a concert. Full article: Original Dutch source What surprises me is they were given advice to rest their ears. This is great, but I'm always told to let my ears get used to sounds...

Today I heard about a company called Anida Pharma. They are develeping a drug (AP-001) for several conditions, including a drug related to hearing loss. This is all in the pre-clinical stages. Apparently, this drug will also help with age and noise-related hearing loss. The current phase of...

Hyperacusis in tinnitus patients relates to enlarged subcortical and cortical responses to sound except at the tinnitus frequency This is from the scientist (Elouise Koops) that received the funds from the Danny Boy fundraiser. Abstract Hyperacusis, a hypersensitivity to sounds of mild to...

This is research from Stanford. Assessment of auditory and vestibular damage in a mouse model after single and triple blast exposures Highlights Blast exposure causes hearing loss with sensorineural and conductive components Multiple blast exposures caused greater OHC loss and slower hearing...

My father has severe hearing loss and finally decided to get hearing aids a few months back. The audiologist told him that in the first few weeks/days, many things will sound painful because his brain is not used to processing noise that loud anymore. He also claimed that his brain would adapt...

I'm a bit surprised that there hasn't been any discussion about this topic. The author of this paper invented the Tympanic patching technique, where a membrane is placed on the Tensor Tympani to treat various conditions, like Tonic Tensor Tympani Syndrome (TTTS). Those of you who are more...

Abstract Tinnitus is a prevalent condition in which perception of sound occurs without an external stimulus. It is often associated with pre-existing hearing loss or noise-induced damage to the auditory system. In some individuals it occurs frequently or even continuously and leads to...

This is a new research paper by Elouise Koops (winner of the Danny Boy Memorial Fund), published in Scientific Reports. Full text: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78571-0 Abstract The impact of age-related hearing loss extends beyond the auditory pathway and impacts brain areas...

Hey all. As far as I know there is only 1 sort of treatment available for Tonic Tensory Tympani syndrome: Placing a membrane on the eardrum. According to the Brai3n clinic in Belgium, "Placing a membrane on the eardrum allows the tensor tympani to relax so that some of the symptoms can be...

Elouise Koops, the benefactor of the Danny Boy Memorial Fund, released a new paper last month. Unfortunately I can't access the full paper. I'm also not sure if the money of the fund was used for this particular paper. ABSTRACT Neural plasticity due to hearing loss results in tonotopic map...