To hear, do you need your brain?

Or just your ears?

What happens when parts of the ear break down and why do people go deaf as they age?

How can we fix these problems?

Would you still be able to hear if we artificially replaced every part of your ear?

The Bionic Ear Show tells the story of sound as it travels through the ear to the brain, what happens in different parts of the hearing system, and how each part of the system can fail or break down.

The show aims to raise awareness of the importance of hearing, how it can be damaged and what you can do to protect it.

By looking at whether we can fix or replace each part of the hearing system, the show will also communicate what scientists are doing to develop new technologies and medical treatments for deafness and the huge potential that exists to find cures.

During the show, the presenter builds the world’s largest ear on stage – a huge outer ear on one side and a giant brain on the other. In between, interactive demonstrations and models illustrate every stage of the hearing process.

For all enquiries, contact Laura Ganpot: 020 7833 1733 or laura.ganpot@deafnessresearch.org.uk