Experience hearing a person’s voice allows us to more easily hear what they are saying. Now research by UC Riverside psychology Professor Lawrence D. Rosenblum and graduate students Rachel M. Miller and Kauyumari Sanchez has shown that experience seeing a person’s face also makes it easier to hear them. [click for full article]
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Study Shows Isolation Of Stem Cells May Lead To A Treatment For Hearing Loss
Have you ever walked by someone listening to their i-Pod loud enough for you recognize the song? Studies have shown noise-induced hearing loss is going to become the next big epidemic affecting our younger generation though the effects won’t show until it is too late to treat. In addition to loud noise, certain cancer drugs or genetic factors can cause hearing loss in humans due to loss or faulty development of the sensory ‘microphones’ (hair cells) inside the ear - the cochlea. [click for full article]
Nutrients Might Prevent Hearing Loss, New Animal Study Suggests
Soldiers exposed to the deafening din of battle have little defense against hearing loss, and are often reluctant to wear protective gear like ear plugs that could make them less able to react to danger. [click for full article]
A Thin Structure In The Inner Ear Responds To Different Frequencies, Suggests New Research - May Change Design Of Hearing Aids
Modern hearing aids, though quite sophisticated, still do not faithfully reproduce sound as hearing people perceive it. New findings at the Weizmann Institute of Science shed light on a crucial mechanism for discerning different sound frequencies and thus may have implications for the design of better hearing aids.Research by Dr. [click for full article]