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Sony to bring over-the-counter hearing aids to the masses
Sony has partnered with well-known hearing device makers WS Audiology to bring over-the-counter hearing aids to the the U.S. market.
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This $1 hearing aid could treat millions with hearing loss
LoCHAid can be assembled in 30 minutes with cheap parts
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Good noise, bad noise: white noise improves hearing
Noise is not the same as noise – and even a quiet environment does not have the same effect as white noise. With a background of continuous white noise, hearing pure sounds becomes even more precise, as researchers from the University of Basel have shown in a study in Cell Reports. Their findings could be applied to the further development of cochlear implants.
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Woman wakes up with rare condition that prevents her from hearing men's voices
A rare condition called reverse-slope hearing loss makes the sufferer unable to hear low frequencies, including most men’s voices. Ms Chen from Xiamen on China’s east coast woke to find she couldn’t hear her boyfriend talking. The previous evening she had reportedly experienced nausea and ringing in her ears.
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The Organ of the Universe: On Living with Tinnitus
Alex Landragin on tinnitus as a burden and an existential clarion call.
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How Noise Makes Music
We use music to make sense of the squawks, creaks, and roars around us. By Jonathan Berger.
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