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NIDCD Offers New Resources on Voice

NIDCD offers new information resources on voice for the general public, patients and their families, and health care professionals.

Watch NIDCD program director Lana Shekim, Ph.D., discuss how voice is produced, what makes voices different, how the voice becomes damaged, what careers may make us more prone to voice problems, things we can do to protect our voices, and research that the NIDCD is funding to help prevent and treat voice damage. (5 min.)

Read an interview with NIDCD-funded researcher Ingo R. Titze, Ph.D., a distinguished professor who has studied the human voice for more than 30 years. Also, watch a video of his performance with Pavarobotti, a voice simulator/singing robot created by Dr. Titze and colleagues.

Noisy Planet Campaign Introduces “Feature Guest’

Matthew W. Kelly, Ph. D.

The NIDCD’s Noisy Planet campaign has added a new “Featured Guest” section on its Web site. The featured guests can be anyone who has an interest in hearing protection—from biomedical researchers to concerned parents to savvy kids. The section will include a short interview in which each guest will share his or her point of view on questions related to hearing and hearing protection.

The first featured guest is NIDCD research scientist Matt Kelley, Ph.D. Dr. Kelley’s lab explores how the inner ear develops in mammals. Watch the video (6 min.)

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