Our Mission

We are generally interested in hearing, hearing loss, and hearing healthcare. One major focus of our work is in understanding the physiology and biophysics related to sounds created in the inner ear (otoacoustic emissions). We record these sounds using small microphones placed in the ear and attempt to understand the workings of the inner ear by analyzing them in various ways. We are also keenly interested in using these sounds to detect malfunction of the ear at the earliest. A second major focus is on hearing healthcare delivery. Here we are interested in understanding why so few people seek hearing health care. Once we identify barriers to access, we attempt to devise tools and methods to remove these barriers, thereby improving the affordability and accessibility of hearing health care.