July 14, 2025 | Adelyn Mui Imagine sitting in a busy café, struggling to follow a conversation as voices and background clatter blend together. For many people with hearing loss, this is a daily challenge—yet traditional hearing tests, conducted in silent rooms with isolated tones, fail to reflect these real-world difficulties. At the University of […]
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Fogerty-led research team tackles hearing health disparities with innovative at-home assessment
May 20, 2025 | Adelyn Mui Research for a gap in treatment for hearing in noisy environments has been active for decades Approximately 37.5 million adults in the United States experience hearing loss. A team from the University of Illinois is working to alleviate barriers in accessibility and affordability to hearing health care. Dan Fogerty, an […]
‘What Did You Say?’ Understanding speech in noise a common problem
May 19, 2023 | Anna Flanagan While some might assume that hearing in noise is a problem of aging, it turns out that children can also have difficulty understanding speech in noisy environments A common complaint that audiologists hear from clients coming in for hearing assessments is difficulty hearing in noisy backgrounds. It’s a problem […]
A Few Minutes With … Dan Fogerty
April 08, 2021 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo AHS media relations specialist Vince Lara, speaks with Department of Speech and Hearing Science associate professor Dan Fogerty about why he choose Illinois, teaching during a pandemic, and his research on the interaction between speech and noise. Editor’s note: To reach Vince Lara-Cinisomo, email vinlara@illinois.edu. Related news