August 12, 2024 by Dennis Thompson TikTok craze ‘Extra hard’ gum won’t chisel your jawline. it might even hurt you“Extra-hard” chewing gum is being touted on social media as a means of developing a chiseled jawline. This sort of gum is promoted as a gym for “facial fitness,” toning and tightening the muscles around the...
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Does the sound of others chewing infuriate you? Like 1 in 5 adults, you may suffer from misophonia
MARCH 23, 2023 by Study Finds OXFORD, England — Up to one in five adults suffer from a rare condition that means they get angry at the sound of people making noises such as chewing or breathing. Scientists say these individuals may have misophonia, a condition in which hearing others making minor sounds irritates them....
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Novel in-ear technology could allow chewing to replace the batteries in hearing aids
by Michel Demuynck, The Conversation Whenever we eat, speak or yawn, the movement of our jaw deforms the ear canal. These deformations could be converted into electrical energy used to power in-ear technology. Credit: Shutterstock Hearing aids are essential for people with hearing loss. But hearing aids have an Achilles heel: their power supply is...