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·May 10, 2021·6 min read

Research Challenges a Decades-Old Mechanism of How We Hear Sounds

Researchers have identified several novel functional mechanisms related to the inner hair cells of the ear. The findings may upend numerous longstanding theories about the working anatomical organization and workings of the ear, as well as provide new avenues for the development of technologies to improve hearing.

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·March 26, 2021·3 min read

Women With Sensory Loss Twice as Likely to Suffer Depression

The prevalence of depression and anxiety was between 2 and 2.56 higher in women experiencing sensory loss than men. Sensory loss was categorized as hearing loss, visual problems, or dual sensory loss.

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·December 3, 2020·2 min read

The Surprising Grammar of Touch

Study reveals grammar is evident and widespread in communication based on tactile interaction. The findings reveal that if one or more linguistic channel is unavailable, such as hearing or vision, structures will find another way to create formal categories.

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·November 25, 2020·4 min read

Which Speaker Are You Listening to? Hearing Aid of the Future Uses Brainwaves to Find Out

EEG and AI technology can directly decode the direction in which people are listening from brainwaves alone, without having to link them to direct sounds.

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·September 1, 2020·3 min read

Understanding the Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia

Researchers propose an alternative mechanism to explain the link between hearing loss and dementia. The study sheds light on the role of the medial temporal lobe in auditory cognition.

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·August 17, 2020·3 min read

Opioid Use Can Trigger Deafness

A new study links high-dose opioid use to an increased risk of hearing loss and auditory problems. Researchers believe hearing problems may be a result of toxicity to the ear related to opioid exposure.

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·August 1, 2020·3 min read

Hearing Deterioration Reported by Discharged COVID-19 Patients

Deterioration in hearing and persistent tinnitus may be another feature of COVID-19 infection, researchers report. A significant number of patients reported hearing loss and other auditory problems eight weeks after being discharged from hospital for coronavirus. Researchers say it is possible COVID-19 could damage parts of the auditory system, resulting in hearing loss.

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·July 20, 2020·3 min read

Hair Cell Loss Causes Age-Related Hearing Loss

Hearing loss associated with aging may have more to do with the death of hair cells in the ears than stria vascularis damage.

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·April 23, 2020·2 min read

How hearing loss in old age affects the brain

The stronger the hearing loss, the poorer hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory ability become.

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·December 13, 2019·4 min read

Reconstructing spoken words as processed in nonhuman primate brains

Using artificial intelligence and brain-computer interface technology, researchers reconstructed English words from neural signals recorded from the brains of non-human primates.

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·November 14, 2019·5 min read

Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought

Lower levels of cognitive function were observed in people whose hearing was slightly impaired by aging but was still considered to be normal. The findings suggest cognitive impairment starts as soon as hearing becomes imperfect.