American Hearing Research Foundation: Hearing and Balance Research

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Michael Hoffer MD explains that sudden hearing loss is a medical emergency

AHRF Video for PBS Sheds Light on Sudden Hearing Loss

The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced today that it has created a 5-minute video, “Spotlight on Sudden Hearing Loss”...

PBS Video Sheds Light on Meniere's Disease

The American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF) announced today that it has partnered with the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) to sponsor...

2024 AHRF Grant Recipients

Akihiro Matsuoka, MD, DMSc, PhD

University of California San Diego

Regenerating the Blood-Labyrinthine Barrier: Harnessing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Ménière's Disease Treatment

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Keiko Hirose, MD

Washington University in St. Louis

Revealing molecular and cellular drivers of cholesteatoma pathogenesis and recurrence in children using single-cell RNA sequencing

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Litao Tao, PhD

Creighton University

High-throughput and quantitative measurement of hair cell distal enhancers

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Joaquin Cury Sr., PhD

Northwestern University

Design, Development, and Implementation of an Optical System to Preserve Residual Hearing and Evaluate Cochlear Health in Patients Receiving a Cochlear Implant

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