The Sound Off art competition is a part of Hashir International Institute’s Public Involvement programme. Our Public Involvement programme comprises several initiatives: (1) Raising awareness projects, (2) Become a Solver, (3) Competitions and Prizes, and (4) Action Research. The Sound Off art competition in 2024 was organised in collaboration with the World Hearing Centre and the Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing and the Institute of Sensory Organs and was sponsored by MED-EL. The aim of the Sound Off was to raise awareness about misophonia, tinnitus and hyperacusis. Artists from different countries took part in the competition by submitting their pieces of artwork that demonstrated the experience of living with misophonia, hyperacusis or tinnitus. In this section we showcase each artwork, description of the artwork, motivations/inspirations of the artist, and artist’s personal relationship to misophonia, hyperacusis or tinnitus
Artist Name: Urmi Roy
Age: 25
Country of residence: India
Name of artwork: Hope amongst chaos
Explanation or description of the artwork. What inspired the work and what it means to the artist.
In my artwork, I have shown a girl screaming, because of the ever companion bell ringing sound- tinnitus. The distress, anger, frustration she experiences every day, is visible in the expression. But amongst all the chaos and distress, rays of hope, in the shape of bubbles rise. Here each bubble represents the different remedies for tinnitus, such as hearing aid which can be used as a sound generator, cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, and counselled which lets her find the peace within, she is also seen to enjoy the serene sounds of waves as sound therapy. Meditation, mindfulness and overall, a healthy lifestyle helps in improving the condition of tinnitus.
Artist’s personal relationship to misophonia, hyperacusis or tinnitus.
I’m an audiology masters student studying in all India institute of speech and hearing in Mysore, India. I had my clinical conference on the topic of Usefulness of audiologist given CBT for patients suffering from tinnitus under the guidance of Dr. Prashanth Prabhu and my current dissertation is targeted on misophonia group.
