Karen Cook, who worked as a flight attendant, shared her story with BBC News, describing how hyperacusis drastically altered her life. “Sound is everywhere. It’s like air, you can’t escape it. Sound keeps me a prisoner. It has completely erased me.”
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Applications now being accepted for research grants!
Hyperacusis Research is pleased to announce expanded funding opportunities through our new partnership with Tinnitus Quest (TQ), helping to accelerate the search for effective treatments and a cure for hyperacusis. Researchers worldwide may now apply for grants of up...
Dr. Anthony J. Sommo, 1947-2023: “Tinnitus is worse than blindness.”
Hyperacusis Research is grateful for the generous gift of Anthony J. Sommo, Ph.D., who donated $42,000 after his death at age 75 to further our research to find a cure. Tony was a sociology professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. He grew up in a working class...
The Weight of Sound
Photo credit: Vítor Belanciano by João Øbo · Rågeleje, Denmark João Øbo recounts his solitary journey through recurrent periods of unremitting torment and invasive noise in a world where even silence is loud. · For more than six years, I have lived with chronic...