Hyperacusis: When Normal, Everyday Sounds Are Painful
Tom Maholchic was just 25-years-old when a loud event brought on hyperacusis with pain, a debilitating condition in which everyday noises are agony.
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Keeping the Eye Doctor Away on Halloween
From gladiator swords to spooky masks, Halloween costumes and their accessories can lead to eye injuries if not handled carefully.
Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places? An Audio Game May Help…
Mass. Eye and Ear researchers have found that elderly people with hearing loss can triple their understanding of words in noisy situations by training on a custom audiomotor game.
Four Ways to Manage Aging Skin
Worried about wrinkles as you get older? Mass. Eye and Ear facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons offer some tips to help you reduce signs of aging.
Playing by Ear
Facing a middle ear condition and in need of surgical care to save his hearing, Clay Cook of Zac Brown Band turned to Mass. Eye and Ear otologist Dr. Michael McKenna.
Tinnitus: An invisible battle
CEO of Halen Brands and a trustee of Mass. Eye and Ear, Jason Cohen was diagnosed with tinnitus (ringing in the ears) after a bad fall while skiing. He relies on endless support from his family and his doctors, and hopes to help Mass. Eye and Ear make a difference one day.
Tackling Stevens Johnson Syndrome
When Katie Niemeyer was 16 years old, she had an extreme reaction to a new medication — leading to a diagnosis of Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Within days, she was hospitalized with second and third degree burns covering her entire body and given only a 50 percent chance to live. Today, she supports Mass. Eye and Ear research to tackle the devastating disease.
Avoiding “Eclipse Burns”
A Mass. Eye and Ear retina specialist explains how to enjoy the solar eclipse without causing permanent, irreversible damage to your eyes.
Four Ways Smoking Affects Your Sinuses
A sinus surgeon at Mass. Eye and Ear describes four ways that smoking can be harmful to your sinuses.
Translating Science: A stress-relief solution for dry eye disease
A protein that lubricates the joints may soon bring stress relief to dry eyes around the world. Researchers at Mass. Eye and Ear have developed a new treatment for dry eye disease that is currently in clinical trial.
7 Tips for a Safe Summer
Pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Michael Cohen offers tips for parents to keep children safe this summer.
Music to Our Ears
A team of physicians and music therapists study the benefits of medically-based music therapy for head and neck cancer patients.
