Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Professor Fatima Husain with the Dept. of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology) joined the WTAX Morning Newswatch to talk about hearing and cicadas. The loud sound of the emerging cicada broods can be troublesome for those with hyperacusis and even alter hearing for those with tinnitus (ringing in the ears).