Hearing aids have been getting a lot better over the years thanks to the tiny electronic hardware that can be packed inside and smart algorithms that produce great sound. Eargo is a company that’s trying to introduce new features to hearing aids to make them more comfortable, easier to use, and cheaper to afford, an...
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Hearing loss announced by protein boom in blood
Blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers report. The findings point the way to blood tests that could warn people at risk of hearing loss before they suffer serious damage. Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hearing loss can sneak up on people, slowly muffling the world, but only noticeable once the damage...
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New study reveals the function of a mysterious component of the inner ear
A few years ago, Ian Swinburne, HMS research fellow in systems biology, noticed something odd while conducting a time-lapse microscopy study of the inner ear of zebrafish. A tiny structure in the inner ear was pulsing like clockwork, inflating and deflating over and over. The human inner ear illustrated in a textbook circa 1897. The...
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Hearing aids linked to fewer hospital and ER visits by older adults
Many older adults with severe hearing loss don’t have hearing aids, a new study finds — but those who have gotten one are less likely to use costly services They cost thousands of dollars, and insurance almost never covers them. But hearing aids may hold the potential to cut older adults’ visits to the hospital...
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Cat-like ‘hearing’ with device tens of trillions times smaller than human eardrum
Developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’ for ultra-low power communications and sensory devices Date: March 30, 2018 Source: Case Western Reserve University Summary: Researchers are developing atomically thin ‘drumheads’– tens of trillions of times thinner than the human eardrum — able to receive and transmit signals across a radio frequency range far greater than what we can...
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US Military Seeks Neural Implants to Restore Hearing, Sight
What if a portable computer system could one day interact directly with the human brain to help restore a person’s ability to see or hear? A project recently launched by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is tasking research teams with answering that question. DARPA, the research arm of the U.S. military, has awarded...
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