A New Technique to Diagnose Hearing Loss (IMAGE) Purdue University Caption Karen Iler Kirk, a Purdue professor of speech and hearing sciences (at right), and Carlos Colón, president of the Megagrooves LLC video production company, are getting ready to record Kim Chamberlain, a second-year audiology graduate student, for Kirk's research project. She is working on a five-year study to develop a new technique to diagnose hearing loss in a way that more accurately reflects real-world situations. Credit Purdue News Service photo/David Umberger Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.