From The Chairman

Every start of the year marks a new beginning, and this year is no different. I'm pleased to share with you several exciting changes.

Deafness Research Foundation is launching the Hearing ... Read More »

News

DRF Centurion Clinical Research Award

John L. Dornhoffer, M.D., Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) Centurion Secretary/Treasurer, presented the 2010 DRF Centurion Clinical ... Read More »

Hearing Headlines

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE LINKED TO HEARING LOSS

A new study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases indicates that older people with moderate ... Read More »

A Family of 10 Ears

A Family of 10 Ears : Three girls, two with hearing loss, teach a mom about uncommon gratitude
By Mandy McClellan

"Thank goodness God only gives two ears per person" is a thought that never ... Read More »

Listen Up, Teens!

Teens need to wear hearing protection now for a lifetime of listening enjoyment

Exposure to loud music may be a leading cause of hearing loss in teens--and it is preventable. ... Read More »

Technology For Baby's Ear

Every year, roughly two to three babies out of every thousand healthy newborns are diagnosed with hearing loss, and another two to three per thousand children are diagnosed with hearing loss before ... Read More »

An End to Isolation: Cochlear implantation in the elderly is a viable, safe option

The average life expectancy in the United States has increased by nearly 10 percent over the past four years. Currently those over the age of 80 represent the fastestgrowing demographic. Individuals ... Read More »

Cheers to Better Hearing: Or not? Research is split on whether drinking helps or hurts hearing a

If you've ever had a drink in a noisy bar, you may have noticedthat the noise level seemed to increase as the evening wore on and more drinks were consumed. "Cocktail party deafness" not only causes ... Read More »

The Brain Playing Tricks: An update on the origins of tinnitus

Tinnitus is what people experience when they hear a sound that has no external source. Roughly 10 to 20 percent of the U.S. population hears what is described as a ringing, buzzing, or humming. Its ... Read More »

Life Lessons for a Young Schoolteacher: Adjusting to hearing loss was only the first obstacle to

Lori messing was a freshman at Drew University in Madison, N.J., when the hearing in both of her ears suddenly plummeted. Even though she had struggled with hearing loss for years, Messing had never ... Read More »

A TV Show Comes to the Rescue: ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" visits the Oregon School f

The campus came alive with excitement when the team from the ABC television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," hosted by Ty Pennington, took on the facilities for the Oregon School for the Deaf ... Read More »

The Quest for the Coolest Set of Hearing Aids

Does anyone remember the days of "traditional hearing aids," when hearing devices were fit to simply and appropriately amplify a hearing loss? Well, those simpler times are over. The days of Bluetooth ... Read More »

Meet the Researcher (expanded web version)

EXPANDED WEB VERSION

Meet the Researcher

Olga Stakhovskaya, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco

BIO

Stakhovskaya ... Read More »