Our research into hearing loss and tinnitus

There are currently no cures for hearing loss or tinnitus. We want a future where there are effective treatments and cures for those who need them. Research can find those new and better treatments to change people’s lives – and we need your help to achieve this.

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What we fund

Find out about our 3 areas of research and how you can support us.

Preventing hearing loss

We want to identify the causes of hearing loss and improve our understanding of it, so that we can find ways to protect people’s hearing.

Restoring hearing

We want to find ways to restore hearing and to improve medical devices to help people hear better.

Silencing tinnitus

We want to identify the causes of tinnitus and find ways to treat it effectively.

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Our research strategy

Find out about our approach to developing treatments and cures.

Meet our scientists

Get to know our researchers working in hearing and tinnitus research.

Stay up to date with our research

Hearing health

Find out how the ear works, about ear problems that can affect your hearing, and how to protect your hearing from loud noise.

Get involved

Take part in a clinical trial

Find out the latest opportunities to get involved in research into hearing loss and tinnitus.

Apply for funding

Find out about our grants and funding for researchers.

Hearing Therapeutics Initiative

Find out how we help promising discoveries move from the laboratory into clinical trials.