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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that the world’s richest man having the ear of President-elect Donald Trump could pose massive concerns for American democracy.

Simon was diagnosed with hearing loss in his left ear when he was working on his 15th studio album "Seven Psalms" which was released last year.

"We hear many stories of broken lives and careers from patients with laryngeal dystonia and they have been desperate for new treatments. Our trial gives us hope for a new, effective treatment that can be offered to some of these patients," says lead author Kristina Simonyan, MD, PhD, Dr med, vice chair for clinical research in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Mass Eye and Ear and professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School.

Now, a study led by researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, shows that an oral medication, sodium oxybate, is more effective than placebo at reducing LD symptoms in patients whose symptoms improve when they consume alcohol.

“Every time Chad loses his shirt, have a sip of wine, beer or eat a cookie,” he laughs over Zoom, as one hand brushes his golden strands behind his ear.