May 20, 2021 June 17 Beyond the Lab speaker series: The NIDCD Mouse Auditory Testing Core Facility's role in identifying hearing loss All NIH staff and the public are welcome to attend  On Thursday, June 17, 2021, in a virtual lecture open to all staff and the public, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders staff scientist Tracy Fitzgerald, Ph.D., CCC-A, will discuss tests in mouse models that are used to support NIDCD research on the diagnosis and monitoring of hearing loss.  Hearing is a complicated process involving the ear's ability to detect sounds in the environment and the brain's ability to interpret the sounds, including speech. Hearing loss may be caused by excessive noise, aging, disease, certain medications, or heredity. Hearing loss can affect communication, community participation, overall health, and quality of life.   Read more » Health Information Hearing, ear infections, etc. Balance Taste and smell Voice, speech, and language Popular Topics Do you need a hearing test? Ear infections Tinnitus Stuttering NIDCD now offers an easy way for you to get trusted, up-to-date content for your website. Learn more about content syndication >> The NIDCD, part of the National Institutes of Health, supports and conducts research and research training on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language and provides health information, based upon scientific discovery, to the public. For more information about NIDCD programs, see our website at www.nidcd.nih.gov. NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health® U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

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