LiDIA – the affordable, compact hearing screening and amplification tool developed by the Department of Audiology – has reached a significant milestone: widespread real-world deployment. Over the past year, LiDIA […]
LiDIA Marks Major Milestone
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clEARdashboard: Empowering Adults to Choose the Right Hearing Aids
Sight + Sound, Spring 2026 The UPMC Department of Audiology put together an online, user-friendly resource to help adults 18 and older find information and hearing aids to best meet […]
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Mission of Mercy 2024
A mom brought her approximately eight-year-old daughter to Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh to have her ears cleaned. She noted that her daughter had long-standing trouble hearing and thought ear wax […]
Earflo Wins WCA Innovation Prize
by Lisa A. Goldstein Earflo, a medical device that treats otitis media with effusion, won the World Congress of Audiology (WCA) Innovation Prize this past September in Paris, France. Disguised […]
“From Research to Reality” Audiology Seminars
A series of early morning seminars is providing education for audiology students on cutting-edge topics while offering continuing education for faculty and clinical instructors. A joint initiative between Pitt and […]
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Community Hires Bolster Access Efforts
The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology have three new hires to bolster efforts in the community. Postdoc research fellows Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, MD, and Valeria Villabona-Martinez, MD, are the Community […]
Decreased Sound Tolerance: Managing Reactions to Bothersome Sounds
Noises are everywhere, but the average listener may not notice them, Dr. Lori Zitelli, Aud, CH-TM, Managing Audiologist, UPMC Department of Otolaryngology, said in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July […]
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Preparing for Mission of Mercy 2024
Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh’s 2023 event shattered all records. The two-day annual event provides free vision, hearing, and dental care. This year’s event will be held Nov 1-2, 2024. More […]
From Evaluation and Surgery to Life with a Cochlear Implant
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 23 webinar, “From Evaluation and Surgery to Life with a Cochlear Implant,” featured three panelists. A UPMC cochlear implant surgeon, audiologist, and cochlear implant […]
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Making Care Available to All
S+S, Spring 2024, p. 6 Community care has long been a focus point in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. In the past few years, however, both Departments — along […]
Using Multiple Treatment Approaches to Improve Tinnitus
By Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM, Managing Audiologist, UPMC Audiology We estimate that approximately 15% of the population of the United States experiences tinnitus, a noise in the ears or head. […]
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Expansion of Telemedicine & Remote UPMC Audiology Services
By Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM, Manager, UPMC Audiology Department While audiologists are licensed healthcare providers qualified to provide diagnostic and rehabilitative hearing and balance services, there is currently a shortage […]
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Catherine Palmer Named Chair of CSD
Catherine V. Palmer, PhD, CCC-A, has been named Chair of the Department of Communication Science and Disorders in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. […]
Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
The Eye & Ear Foundation’s January 24th webinar addressed a topic that frightens some people. Titled “Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline,” Catherine V. Palmer, PhD, Chair of the Department of […]
A New Horizon for Hearing Care
S+S, Fall 2023 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is creating a premier Pittsburgh Hearing Institute, to be housed on the sixth floor of the new UPMC […]