Improving hearing aids and cochlear implants
Deafness Research UK's research projects that aim to improve hearing aids and cochlear implants
Improving clinical tests for hearing aid fitting
A new Deafness Research UK project grant has been awarded to Professor Brian Moore of Cambridge University, to develop new tests of auditory performance that could be used in the clinic to greatly improve the selection and fitting of hearing aids.
Tackling 'dead' hearing regions
Deafness Research UK's adviser on hearing aids, Professor Brian Moore, is leading a three year project that aims to improve the fitting of hearing aids by developing more accurate ways of measuring hearing loss at different frequencies.
Improving the hearing of people with cochlear implants
Deafness Research UK is seeking funding for a project aimed at improving the speech understanding and musical perception for people with cochlear implants.
Improving facilities for people with cochlear implants
Deafness Research UK is aiming to provide facilities to equip sound booths at the new 'South of England Cochlear Implant Centre', which is to be built in Southampton.
Helping deaf and hard of hearing people communicate in social situations
Dr David McAlpine, an expert in binaural processing, recently undertook Deafness Research UK funded research to examine why deaf and hard of hearing people find it hard to communicate in noisy environments.
