Hearing Health Institute
This science team will establish an international center of excellence for hearing research that transforms the field by using AI and Big Data to translate research into practical clinical solutions.
This science team will establish an international center of excellence for hearing research that transforms the field by using AI and Big Data to translate research into practical clinical solutions.
Our ultimate goal is improving hearing, mental, and cognitive health for patients in Illinois and across the globe. We will develop AI and Big Data tools to address three main areas:
husainf@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Professor, Speech and Hearing Science
amber.leaver@northwestern.edu
Northwestern University: Research Assistant Professor, Radiology
bsutton@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Professor, Bioengineering; Technical Director, Biomedical Imaging Center
hluong2@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Associate Director, Research Data Service
ymb@illinois.edu
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mathematics
PI Fatima Husain, head of the Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, speaks to the Chez Veterans Center about her group’s work using neuroimaging (fMRI) and computational modeling techniques in the study of disorders such as tinnitus (ringing in the ear) typically associated with hearing loss.
Tinnitus, otherwise known as ringing in the ears, affects nearly one-third of adults over age 65. The condition can develop as part of age-related hearing loss or from a traumatic injury. In either case, the resulting persistent noise causes varying amounts of disruption to everyday life.
While some tinnitus patients adapt to the condition, many others are forced to limit daily activities as a direct result of their symptoms. A new study reveals that people who are less bothered by their tinnitus use different brain regions when processing emotional information…