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The Hwa Lab is part of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. We conduct multidisciplinary research in complex auditory processing in humans to better understand how our auditory system functions to interpret the world around us. We study these processes in individuals with hearing loss and in normal hearing states, with specific focus on music perception and enjoyment after cochlear implantation and the impact of native language on speech perception. To achieve our goals, we work closely with our colleagues in BioEngineering, Linguistics, and Audiology.

Dr. Hwa is also the medical director of the Center for Adult-Onset Hearing Loss (CAOHL), a multidisciplinary translational research effort in novel gene discovery and future gene therapy for adult patients with early-onset sensorineural hearing loss. For more information about the CAOHL, please visit the dedicated website here.