New Hearing Loss Medications on Horizon The University of South Florida issued a press release in August 2019 touting the success of one of their own, Robert Frisina, PhD, director of the USF Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research and chair of the USF Medical Engineering Department. Dr. Frisina, along with his team, were awarded a U.S. patent for a new intervention for hearing loss that combines the hormone aldosterone with anti-inflammatory medications, such as aspirin or ibuprofen and supplements. Read more. |