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Sharon Parmet Steps Down as Executive Director

April 26, 2013 — Sharon Parmet, who has served as executive director of the American Hearing Research Foundation for the …

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A Closer Look at Scar Tissue Formation in Cochlear Implant Patients

March 1, 2013 — Cochlear implants have helped thousands of people living with hearing loss regain some hearing and allowing …

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Preventing Hearing Loss in Chemotherapy Patients

February 12, 2013 — Two 2013 AHRF researchers are investigating the use of a new, highly sensitive test to discern very early …

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AHRF Researcher Alan Cheng, MD, Gets $3.09 Million Grant

December 14, 2012 — Alan Cheng, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and a Pediatric Otologist of Stanford University and one of the …

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AHRF Researcher Describes Cochlear Amplification Using Novel Optical Technique

December 7, 2012 – It has long been known that the inner ear actively amplifies sounds it receives, and that this …

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Inducing Hair Cell Regeneration in Adult Mice

Alan Cheng, MD of Stanford University, California, the 2012-2013 CORE/Wiley H. Harrison, MD Memorial Grant recipient, will look at how …

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AHRF-Funded Researcher Clones Stem Cells that Give Rise to Spiral Ganglion Neuron-like Cells

Zhengqing Hu, MD, PhD, Dr.Zhengqing Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Wayne …

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