Making Sense of Sound in the Land of Blobology
Ramblings of an clinician–scientist
A personal place on the www, professionally working at the intersection of hereditary hearing loss, cochlear implantation, and inner-ear therapeutics.
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Writing about topics I find interesting or important: music, film & animation, neuroscience, tinnitus, and related subjects. The boundary between work and leisure is intentionally blurred. Views expressed are personal.
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A selection of photographs from work and travel. Sometimes an image conveys context and atmosphere more effectively than words. Certainly when words are ill-chosen, imprecise, or simply insufficient.
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Clinical science at the intersection of rare hereditary hearing disorders, cochlear implantation, and inner-ear therapeutics — from genetic diagnosis to Phase 1/2 trials.
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From communities to classrooms — hearing care for all children
World Hearing Day 2026
Today is World Hearing Day. Ninety million children globally experience hearing loss, and more than 60% of those cases are preventable. This year's WHO theme puts children at the centre. So, coincidentally, does a children's cartoon — and the latter might end up doing more good in a single episode than a decade of public health campaigns. Read More ›
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