By Karl E. Strom, editor Jazz legend Lionel Hampton and poster-child Rachel Chaikof educated the public and were featured on the cover of the May 1994 edition of The Hearing Review for Better Hearing & Speech Month. May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM). In the 1980s and ‘90s, BHSM was a pretty big deal. [...]

Scientists have discovered why a ‘visual ear’ phenomenon lets some people ‘hear’ silent gif images such as the famous ‘skipping pylon’ animation. A new study has suggested the remarkable ‘synaesthesia-like effect’ is caused by interference between areas of the brain responsible for processing sight and sound. Normally, these two parts of our brains do not work [...]

Landing a good job, fitting into a new workplace, and successfully advocating for yourself to ensure you are a productive and valued employee, while never easy, are even more complicated when you have hearing loss. Even the first steps of applying for a job and navigating an interview can be a challenge. To meet your career [...]

Frequency Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company, announced positive results from a Phase 1/2 safety trial to evaluate FX-322, an investigational drug candidate designed to facilitate hearing restoration. The trial assessed the safety of a single dose of FX-322 given by intratympanic administration in adult patients with stable sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) who had a medical [...]