MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

​Welcome to winter AHIP members!

I’m writing this column as most of Ontario is being hit with a giant winter storm, so I’m hoping that everyone was able to stay safe.

We start this issue with a discussion from Lancaster University on how the brain helps a person dance to music they can’t hear. Next is an interesting find on how bacteria in a child’s upper respiratory system could help fight chronic middle ear infections. As COVID is still at the forefront of all news, we find it important to check in on the effects it has on hearing. This latest report discusses the effects the virus can have on the inner ear. Knowing that tinnitus is becoming more and more of an issue with our patients, we present an article on the 10 things to know about tinnitus. Finally, its common knowledge that noise damage causes hearing loss, we were all taught that early on. However, scientists are looking into ways to protect against that by figuring out exactly what the mechanism is that triggers the loss.

Thanks again for reading, I hope you enjoy this season’s issue. Please stay safe and stay warm!

Chris Arnold, Vice President, AHIP
Editor-in-Chief - AHIP Signal