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Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
The Quiet Danger of Noise-Canceling Headphones
Noise-canceling headphones may benefit your ears, but too much noise reduction can alter how your brain processes sound.
Health & Fitness | Health
Tinnitus Bothers Millions Of Americans. Here's How To Turn Down The Noise
Ringing in the ears has been on the rise during the pandemic. Here's what to know if you suffer from it, and techniques to help quiet the bothersome sound.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Gradual Hearing Loss “Reorganises” Brain’s Sensory Areas And Impairs Memory (In Mice) – Research Digest
By Emma Young. If processes are mirrored in humans, finding could help explain why hearing loss raises risk of Alzheimer's.
Science & Technology | Technology
Live Listen feature coming to AirPods in iOS 12
In iOS 12, AirPods are gaining the Live Listen feature found in hearing aids certified through Apple's Made for iPhone hearing aid program.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
How the Shape of Your Ears Affects What You Hear
We’re able to locate sound because our brains grasp the shape of our ears. When that shape changes, we need time and practice to adapt.
Health & Fitness | Health
Growing Up With Headphones May Not Damage Kids’ Hearing
Scientists found no increase in hearing loss over the past few decades despite a rise in the use of headphones and earbuds.
Health & Fitness | Health News
Why Are Human Ears Shaped That Way?
The shape of the ear has a big effect on how one hears, with the outer flap, or pinna, acting as a sound gatherer.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Why Do Our Voices Sound Different to Us Than to Other People?
For many of us, there are few things more painful than hearing a recording of our own voices.
Business & Finance | Advertising/Marketing
A new audio app claims to treat tinnitus
Tinnitus affects the ears but it originates in the brain. The condition, which causes ringing in the ears, is mainly triggered by age-related hearing los
Health & Fitness | Health
A Virus Could Restore Natural Hearing in Deaf People — NOVA Next | PBS
In the next month, researchers will expose volunteers with severe hearing loss to a new kind of gene therapy first tested in mice.
