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 Could Ocean Acidification Act as a Hearing Aid for Fish?
Could Ocean Acidification Act as a Hearing Aid for Fish?
Bignami, who recently completed his PhD in Marine Biology and Fisheries at UM said that, "Increased hearing sensitivity could improve a fish's ability to use sound for navigation, predator a... 
 Temporary Hearing Loss After Listening to Loud Music is a Defensive Mechanism
Temporary Hearing Loss After Listening to Loud Music is a Defensive Mechanism
Temporary hearing loss after listening to loud music may be a defensive mechanism of the ear to protect itself, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (P... 
 App Turns IPhone into a Hearing Aid
App Turns IPhone into a Hearing Aid
Researchers at University of Essex have developed a new app that can turn your iPhone into a hearing aid. The app, known as BioAid, is free to download and works with iPhone, iPod touch and... 
 Hearing Loss may be a Symptom of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Hearing Loss may be a Symptom of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Hearing loss in both ears could be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. That was the conclusion of Henry Ford Hospital researchers after encountering a 67-year-o... 
Children With Hearing Loss may Develop Communicative Ability Due to Mom's Sensitivity
Children With Hearing Loss may Develop Communicative Ability Due to Mom's Sensitivity
One of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants is being conducted by researchers led ... 
 New Hearing Aids to Distinguish Between Speech and Background Noises
New Hearing Aids to Distinguish Between Speech and Background Noises
New research striving to develop new hearing aids that distinguish between background noises and speech. Conventional hearing aids amplify both speech and noise indiscriminately so they ... 
 WHO Report Says Over 360 Million People Suffering Hearing Loss
WHO Report Says Over 360 Million People Suffering Hearing Loss
An estimated 360 million people in the world are suffering from hearing loss, says World Health Organisation (WHO) report. In the report prepared for International Ear Care Day... 
 Resveratrol may Protect Against Hearing Loss
Resveratrol may Protect Against Hearing Loss
Red wine and grapes may have the potential to protect against hearing loss and cognitive decline, find researchers. The study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit showed that heal... 
 Scientists Explore Link Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
Scientists Explore Link Between Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline
In older adults, hearing loss is associated with accelerated cognitive decline, states report published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The prevalence of dementia is projected to double... 
 Researchers Discover Way to Create Temporary Hearing Loss to Test New Drugs
Researchers Discover Way to Create Temporary Hearing Loss to Test New Drugs
Researchers at University of Florida have discovered how to safely create a temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to test new anti-hearing loss drugs in humans, a new study published i... 
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The loss of hearing that accompanies ageing is termed presbycusis. Affecting both ears uniformly, it usually impairs hearing of high-frequency sounds, like speech.

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