King Chung, PhD

Professor
Mass General Hospital Institute of Health Professions
Mass General Hospital Institute of Health Professions

Dr. King Chung is an educator, a researcher, an inventor, and a humanitarian. Her areas of expertise are in acoustics, amplification, calibration, humanitarian audiology, and wind noise research.
Dr. Chung’s research focuses on how to improve signal processing strategies of hearing aids and cochlear implants. Her research team also developed an automated hearing test app to improve the access to hearing loss identification, especially in low- to mid-income countries. She was granted two US patents with a third pending.
Dr. Chung has led students onto >10 humanitarian research and service trips to 8 countries in 5 continents since 2010. The overarching goals of Dr. Chung’s research, teaching, and services are very much influenced by Helen Keller, who once said: “Blindness separates people from things. Deafness separates people from people.” Dr. Chung says: “Everyone deserves to connect with other people, so let’s help them hear!”

Presentation(s):

• PP306 - Speech Map: Test Box vs. On-Ear

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