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  How A Locust's Eardrum Could Lead To Tiny Microphones

  March 31, 2006 — Being able to hear the smallest of noises is a matter of life or death for many insects, but for the scientists studying their hearing systems understanding how insect ears can be so sensitive could ... > full story
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  Scientists Discover Reason Behind Ear Canal In Chinese Frog: Ultrasonic Communication

  March 16, 2006 — A rare frog that lives in rushing streams and waterfalls of east-central China is able to make itself heard above the roar of flowing water by communicating ultrasonically, says new research funded ... > full story
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  Chronic Tinnitus And Its Impact On Demanding Cognitive Tasks

  March 10, 2006 — Individuals with chronic, moderate tinnitus do more poorly on demanding working memory and attention tests than those without tinnitus, according to research conducted at the University of Western ... > full story
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  Preserving Hearing With Ear Tumor Removal

  March 6, 2006 — Researchers have found high rates of success at preserving patients' hearing when a particular type of procedure is used to remove tumors on the nerves that connect the brain to the ... > full story
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  Elders' Stereotypes Predict Hearing Decline

  February 28, 2006 — Older people who have negative stereotypes about the elderly have a greater chance of hearing decline, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March issue of Journals of ... > full story
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  Carnegie Mellon Scientists Show Brain Uses Optimal Code For Sound

  February 27, 2006 — Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered that our ears use the most efficient way to process the sounds we hear, from babbling brooks to wailing babies. These results represent a ... > full story
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  Hormone Linked To Good Hearing As We Age

  February 12, 2006 — Researchers have linked a hormone known to adjust levels of key brain chemicals to the quality of our hearing as we age. The more of the hormone aldosterone that older people have in their ... > full story
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  New Cochlear Implant Could Improve Hearing

  February 8, 2006 — A ribbon-like cochlear implant developed at the University of Michigan could greatly improve hearing for profoundly deaf patients, and simplify insertion to help surgeons minimize damage to healthy ... > full story
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  MRIs Better At Diagnosing Needs For 'Bionic Ear' Implants

  January 12, 2006 — Magnetic resonance imaging is a better diagnostic tool for cochlear ear implants than the more commonly used high-resolution computed tomography, a UT Southwestern study ... > full story
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  Turn Down That Radio! Years Of Loud Noise May Lead To Tumor

  January 6, 2006 — New research suggests that years of repeated exposure to loud noise increases the risk of developing a non-cancerous tumor that could cause hearing loss. "It doesn't matter if the noise comes from ... > full story

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