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They are easy to get, and far less costly than prescription hearing aids. But over-the-counter devices are not the answer for everyone with hearing issues.
That brownish/yellowish gunk that comes out on your finger if you scratch deep inside your ear? It actually serves an important purpose in your body.
There is a lot to consider when buying a new pair of headphones. A professional musician and acoustics researcher explains how the science of sound and quirks of human hearing make for a great listening experience.
Wireless earphones have freed us from devices. It’s tempting to wear them all day for phone calls, podcasts and music but research into hearing aids suggests this can create a sticky problem.
Listening with the volume too high or for too long can cause permanent hearing loss, but there are ways we can minimise the risks.
Listen up. Today we’re hearing all about why your ears pop when you go up, up, up and away.
Animals that evolved in cold parts of the world usually have lighter skin. If a light-skinned animal has blood vessels close to the surface of their ear skin, this will make the ears look pink.
Deafness is a huge burden for economies and individuals. This is particularly true in developing countries. Solutions need to take into account not just costs, but the rights of individuals too.
Imagine this scenario: after a long day of work, you settle in a train seat, rest your head against the window and close your eyes for a well-earned nap - only instead of the soothing clickety-clack vibrations…
You may have read last week that, in a bid to curb graffiti, Sydney’s State Rail may trial Mosquito devices - technology that emits a high-pitched noise that’s audible only to people aged in their early…
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Winthrop Professor/WA Premier's Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and the Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Audiology Clinic Manager, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Head - Audiology Division, Department of Speech Pathology & Audiology School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Audiology, The University of Melbourne; Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Paediatrician, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Assistant Professor of Music and Arts Technology, Indiana University
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Professor of Otology and Neurotology, University of Virginia
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Head of Ear and Hearing Health, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Curtin University
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Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University