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Scientists estimate that as many as 90 percent of all people living inside crowded cities are exposed to strong noises around the clock. The exposure level is so high that it could lead to permanent hearing damage, including deafness.
One of the most interesting aspects of the study is that it identifies leisure ac... |
3 January 2012
05:08 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that being too focused or concentrated can actually make people deaf to the world around them, in the strictest sense of the word.Inordinate concentration can take up so much of the brain's resources that people actually become deaf for limi... |
31 May 2011
09:38 GMT |
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According to German investigators at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG), in Berlin, it would appear that deafness can sometimes be caused by a mutated muscle protein, rather than simply by prolonged exposure to loud noises. In a large number of deafness cases, the condition is brought on by genet... |
30 May 2011
08:15 GMT |
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A team of researchers from the University of Southampton are currently investigating whether detecting deafness in newborn babies would help future teenagers achieve better language skills.In the 1990s, the same team have been studying the development of a group of children whose deafness was detected at birth, withi... |
9 December 2010
09:42 GMT |
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Scientists say that people who are deaf may experience an improvement in their sight, as the brain rewires itself to compensate for the lost sensation. According to a new study conducted on unsuspecting cats, it may be that the auditory cortex, the portion of the brain responsible for creating the sensation of hearin... |
11 October 2010
04:43 GMT |
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The new legislation initiatives, which seek to impose a decibel limit on all new, personal music players, could be unnecessary, a new study shows. It would appear that, overall, the rate of hearing loss in the population is dropping rather than increasing, despite a surge in the usage of personal music devices such a... |
18 January 2010
02:54 GMT |
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Policymakers in the European Union are at this point trying to come to an agreement about how to best limit the noise levels produced by modern mp3 players. The devices employ such advanced technologies, that they can easily produce sounds up to 100 decibels in intensity from very small headsets. Millions of teens on... |
14 December 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Unlike hearing aids, cochlear implants are surgically mounted electronic devices, which are generally used to provide a sense of sound to people who are either deaf, or very hard of hearing, due to inherited or obtained medical conditions. The instruments function by directly stimulating the auditory nerve, rather th... |
6 November 2009
05:31 GMT |
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The advent of iPods and other personal mp3 players over recent years has seen a lot of teenagers in America, Europe and Asia starting to listen to their favorite music anytime, anywhere, which is exactly what these devices were built for. However, most of them are fairly powerful and can generate intense sounds. Teen... |
12 October 2009
21:01 GMT |
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Devices such as cochlear implants and auditive prosthetics improve the auditory performance of the near-deaf or the hard-of-hearing, but experts have known for a long time that they only work correctly in quiet environments such as a small room, a not that much so as soon as the level of background noise starts to in... |
6 August 2009
08:38 GMT |
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According to a new Canadian study of workplaces, more than 60 percent of employees in the metallurgy and saw milling sectors are daily exposed to noises that exceed by far the maximum health limits approved by the government. This state of affairs has been directly linked to an increased number of accidents, both at ... |
11 March 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Some forms of acquired deafness, more specifically those that can be prevented by people protecting their ears when they have to, could soon be cured, thanks to efforts made by researchers at the University of Leeds. Just recently, they took a step further in understanding the underlying mechanisms that in some cases... |
4 March 2009
11:02 GMT |
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are currently working on a new way of making sounds accessible for deaf people again. At the same time, they are looking to provide a cheaper alternative to cochlear implants, which are prohibitively expensive, especially in the developing world. The ... |
28 February 2009
05:52 GMT |
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People suffering from hearing deficits number in the millions worldwide and yet there are very few measures in place to ensure proper communication between them and health care professionals, who are supposed to look after them. It's currently not required of doctors to learn sign language in order to better und... |
6 October 2008
11:05 GMT |
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We all know that smoking is very bad news for our health - and every year, the statistics charting the evolution of smoking-induced illnesses show more of the devastating effects of this extremely toxic yet incredibly widespread human habit. However, how many of you knew that smoking can also lead to loss of hearing?... |
10 June 2008
09:08 GMT |
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