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  Stem Cell Transplants Explored As A Possible Treatment For Hearing Loss

  February 18, 2007 — As a leader in stem cell-based research on the inner ear at the Stanford University School of Medicine, he's got a step-by-step plan for making this dream a ... > full story
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  Low-Pitch Treatment Alleviates Ringing Sound Of Tinnitus

  February 14, 2007 — For those who pumped up the volume one too many times, UC Irvine researchers may have found a treatment for the hearing damage loud music can ... > full story
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  Study Looks At Benefits Of Two Cochlear Implants In Deaf Children

  February 13, 2007 — Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whether this is also true for the growing ... > full story
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  Smell May Outlast Other Senses

  February 8, 2007 — While eyesight and hearing deteriorate markedly during the normal aging process, new research suggests the sense of smell may actually last longer in otherwise healthy ... > full story
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  Scientists Identify Molecular Cause For One Form Of Deafness

  February 5, 2007 — Scientists exploring the physics of hearing have found an underlying molecular cause for one form of deafness, and a conceptual connection between deafness and the organization of liquid crystals, ... > full story
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  Recurrent Middle Ear Infections Can Have A Major Impact On Children's Development

  February 5, 2007 — A study by the University of Western Sydney has revealed that recurring middle ear infections in early childhood can have a detrimental impact on language and literacy skill development in later ... > full story
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  Noise Echoes In Cell Communications

  February 1, 2007 — Can't hear? Turn up the white noise, says a team of Rutgers-Camden professors who have produced a mathematical explanation for the benefits of noise. Their findings could lead to major improvements ... > full story
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  Psychotherapy Quiets Concerns Over Ringing In The Ears

  January 28, 2007 — Psychotherapy may help tinnitus suffers cope with the life disturbances that sometimes accompany their condition, according to a new review of studies. Tinnitus is a sensation of ringing or other ... > full story
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  Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid, If You Learned To: Study On Fear Responses Suggests New Understanding Of Anxiety Disorders

  January 23, 2007 — A new study on rats has identified a part of the brain's cortex that controls learned but not innate fear responses. The results suggest that hyperactivity in a region of the prefrontal cortex might ... > full story
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  Fluid In The Ear Does Not Impair Development In Children, Study Finds

  January 19, 2007 — Early insertion of ear tubes in otherwise healthy infants and young children with persistent fluid in the middle ear does not improve developmental outcomes up to nine to 11 years of age, according ... > full story

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