Keynote Discussion on Bridging Academia, Industry, Medicine and Society

Location: Dargan Auditorium

Tinnitus affects almost 10-15% of the population. It is crippling for 2-3% of people who suffer with this condition. Tinnitus most commonly occurs with hearing loss, which we know is related to a lot of cognitive processes. The other major risk factor for tinnitus is stress, and we see tinnitus occurring in a lot of youngsters today. Yet, why are we struggling to put tinnitus on the map? Tinnitus is ironically a silent stressor that needs a coalition to be heard on a national and international level. In this discussion we invite key players from the four pillars of national interest to brainstorm ways of addressing tinnitus as society’s growing concern.