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Noise hurts mens hearing more

6/10/2009

New research suggests that men - especially married white men - are much more likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss than women.

 
 
 

Health warnings for MP3 players

29/9/2009

MP3 players could soon come with a cigarette-style health labels to warn users about risks to their hearing, if the EU's executive has its way.

 
 
 

Cancer drug reverses hearing loss

14/9/2009

Last year, Edith Garrett could no longer hear her mother's voice or the sound of a dog barking. She was 22.

 
 
 

Computers better at lip-reading

10/9/2009

A new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests computers are now better at lip-reading than humans.

 
 
 

Language board supports deaf pupil

19/8/2009

The language board has thrown its weight behind the KZN pupil who is taking the department of education to court to declare sign language an official examination subject.

 
 
 

Humans develop bat-like radar

9/7/2009

Humans can develop echolocation, a system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to "see" their surroundings, new research has found.

 
 
 

CF treatment may cause hearing loss

3/7/2009

A common antibacterial treatment for cystic fibrosis can cause sensorineural hearing loss, finds a new study.

 
 
 

The deaf leading the blind

23/6/2009

In a small studio three colleagues put together the final edit of television shows. Nothing extraordinary, had it not been that all of them are deaf.

 
 
 

MP3 users risk hearing loss

29/5/2009

Teens who use MP3 players are putting their hearing at risk and taking few precautions to protect their hearing, a new study shows.

 
 
 

Deafness after mumps common

6/4/2009

Japanese researchers say mumps-related hearing loss in children may be 20 times more common than previously suggested.

 
 
 
 

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