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Child and Family This area is conducting research into parent/child interactions as a mechanism for early learning. The focus is on exploring how socially constructed learning paves the way for language and cognitive development in the deaf/Deaf/hard-of-hearing child. This work will inform both early assessment of children with a hearing loss and the development of effective and implementable clinical interventions for children and their families.
The National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing is part of the National Institute for Health Research. It is based on a partnership between the Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research, the University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
Our research programme focuses on three broad areas:
- hearing and learning in early childhood,
- auditory habilitation in hearing loss,
- Tinnitus.
An auditory learning theme will underpin all the research areas. Learning will be the common route to improved intervention, through the development of novel, age-appropriate technologies.
One of the unique strengths of NBRUH lies in its commitment to the “and back again” part of the translational mantra “from bench to bedside and back again”. We believe that scientists need to appreciate what hearing impairments mean, both from the standpoint of the patient and the clinician in order to make good progress in the field. The proposed research programme of NBRUH will build on established programmes of research and intervention using hearing instruments, auditory learning and the auditory brain to offer further development of four broad research themes.
“Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is delighted to be working in partnership with the University of Nottingham and the MRC to support the Nottingham Biomedical Sciences Research Unit for Hearing. It is an exciting, important endeavour that will further improve services for patients and their families locally, nationally and internationally. It is truly inspiring work being taken forward by a truly inspiring team.”
Professor Peter Homa
Chief Executive
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
News & Events
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21/01/2010 - Tinnitus Self-Help Group. The first meeting of Nottingham’s new Tinnitus Self-Help Group will be held at NBRUH on Thursday 21st January 2010, at 17:30. For more information on the group or the upcoming meeting please contact NBRUH on 0115 8232600, or email your enquiry to nbruh-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk |
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07/01/2010 - Tinnitus Survey Price Draw Winner. Many thanks, from the tinnitus research group at NBRUH, to all who completed our questionnaire survey of NHS tinnitus provision across England. We had nearly 100 responders and are pleased to congratulate Alan Kenyon on winning the prize draw gift voucher. |
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03/12/2009 - Public Event on Tinnitus. NBRUH hosted a public information event on tinnitus with three excellent talks covering:
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02/12/2009 - BBC Radio Nottingham's John Holmes talks to Dr. Phillip Gander about the new tinnitus 'translational' research currently being undertaken here at NBRUH. Listen to the full show here |
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26/11/2009 - Sensations on the skin play a part in how people hear speech, say Canadian researchers. A study found that inaudible puffs of air delivered alongside certain sounds influenced what participants thought they were listening to. Read More... |
