The Hear-Ring Lab

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Slightly late posting pictures from last year's Grand Annual Audiology Debate 😁

The topic was 'The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Audiology'. The students did a fantastic job debating both sides of this topic!

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Hofstra University's Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences School of Health Professions and Human Services at Hofstra University

Check out this article reviewing research studies related to social media use concerning hearing loss, tinnitus, and vestibular disorders.

Social Media Use in Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Disorders: A Systematic Review Background: People are increasingly using social media outlets for gathering health-related information. There has also been considerable interest from researchers and clinicians in understanding how social media is used by the general public, patients, and health professionals to gather health-rela...

Check out this article highlighting the populations included in tinnitus research studies.

Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status Representation in U.S.-Based Randomized Controlled Trials of Tinnitus: A Systematic Review Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate if peer-reviewed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for the management/treatment of tinnitus conducted in the United States include diverse participants in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, education, occupation, and income.

Check out this article discussing the Hear-Ring Lab's research on tinnitus postings on social media and what we can learn from it!

Online Discussions About Tinnitus: What Can We Learn From Natural Language Processing of Reddit Posts? Background: This study was aimed at identifying key topics in online discussions about tinnitus by examining a large data set extracted from Reddit social media using a natural language processing technique.

Dr. Deshpande was invited to give a talk at the Kasturba Medical College (KMC) - a prestigious medical college in India. The talk titled 'Recent Advances in Tinnitus Prevention, Assessment, and Management' was approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India. The talk was well attended by both faculty and students.

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Check out some of our latest research featured in The Hearing Journal, on using virtual reality to manage tinnitus!

The Use of Virtual Reality for Managing Chronic Tinnitus : The Hearing Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Come to the "Meet the Author" event at ASHA on Nov. 17th! Dr. Deshpande will be located at the Plural Booth at 1:30PM!

Take a look at this review done at Otology & Neurotology of “Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment, and Management” Co-authored by Dr. Deshpande and Dr. Hall!

Book Review: Tinnitus: Advances in Prevention, Assessment,... : Otology & Neurotology An abstract is unavailable.

Check out Dr. Deshpande’s latest editorial featured in The Hearing Journal!

Advances in Tinnitus Prevention, Assessment, and Management : The Hearing Journal An abstract is unavailable.

Dr. Deshpande and one of our lab members, Sarah Infante, attended the 4th Annual Tinnitus Walk at Eisenhower Park. This walk is to raise awareness, fundraise, and educate others about tinnitus. Dr. Deshpande presented at the walk on the topics of tinnitus assessment, prevention, and management.