Effective hearing and communication are critical for healthy aging. 

At the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health, our research is aimed at better understanding the impact of hearing loss on public health, crafting and testing solutions, and working to advance medical, public health, and governmental understanding of these issues all around the world. 

This work spans diverse fields and informs policies that improve hearing care and healthy aging.

Focus Areas
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    Epidemiology of Hearing Loss

    Highlighting the substantial impact of hearing loss in society.

    Epidemiology of Hearing Loss
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    Cognition and Brain Aging

    Exploring connections between hearing loss and the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

    Cognition and Brain Aging
  • Two people handling a hearing device in the foreground, with mirror with a black frame in the background

    Hearing Care and Delivery

    Testing hearing care and delivery models that improve health care outcomes and expand access to care.

    Hearing Care and Delivery
  • An individual in scrubs with a stethoscope operates a calculator with one hand while holding a phone in the other

    Health Services and Economics

    Testing hearing care and delivery models that improve health care outcomes and expand access to care.

    Health Services and Economics
Study Highlights

Cochlear Center researchers are working to understand the impact of hearing loss on public health, craft, and test solutions, and work to advance medical, public health, and governmental understanding of these issues all around the world. 

Ongoing Research

Collaborating with other epidemiologic researchers to gather hearing data in ongoing studies lets us study critical questions about hearing.