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By JANE E. BRODY SEPT. 25, 2017 CreditPaul Rogers Now and then I hear someone (myself included) proclaim “my brain is on overload.” This is not surprising given the myriad complex tasks the brain performs, among them enabling you to learn, plan,…

Tinnitus, a chronic ringing or buzzing in the ears, has eluded medical treatment and scientific understanding. A new study found that chronic tinnitus is associated with changes in certain networks in the brain, and furthermore, those changes cause the brain…

A 2016 study published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery by Wilko Grolman, M.D., Ph.D., from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands shows that earplug use is effective in preventing temporary hearing loss caused by exposure to loud music…

Carolyn WebbThe co-owner of a top Melbourne live music venue fears an apartment block planned for next door could threaten the bar’s survival. Brendan Brogan said lower floor bedrooms of the proposed eight-storey development in Brunswick would be metres from the stage of…

Share Save Patients could have medical conditions diagnosed faster after scientists developed sound-wave technology to deliver blood test results in as little as ten minutes. A team at Saw Dx, a spin-out company from the University of Glasgow, has secured…

Life is like a box of sound clips. (Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann) WRITTEN BY Matthew Sedacca December 24, 2016 When slurping on “hot dry” noodles from a dingy, styrofoam box, a lot of senses come together to create the full experience of the meal. First, you…

Airline passengers who eat meals vary in their ability to taste sweet, sour, bitter and salty flavors. In studying how airplane noise affects the palate, Cornell food scientists have found sweetness suppressed and a tasty, tender tomato surprise: umami. A…

Hearing loss from noise can happen to anyone at any age, and it can take years to be noticeable. A 2017 study of U.S. adults aged 20 to 69 years shows that nearly one in four has signs of possible…

Researchers discover a drug combination that can regenerate hair cells in the inner ear. Anne Trafton | MIT News OfficeFebruary 21, 2017 Within the inner ear, thousands of hair cells detect sound waves and translate them into nerve signals that…

Australian smart earbuds maker Nuheara has announced a university-backed trial to study the effectiveness of its noise-filtering IQbuds in assisting children on the Autism spectrum or with auditory processing difficulties. The noise-cancelling wireless earbuds are designed to stream music from…