Michael Seidman, Henry Ford Health System (IMAGE) Henry Ford Health Caption Led by Michael Seidman, M.D., the research team is the first to identify how acoustic trauma from machinery and explosive devices damages the inner ear cells and breaks down cell growth, much like age-related hearing loss. Credit Henry Ford Health System Usage Restrictions For use with news stories about the hearing research presented at AAO-HNS 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.