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Steel power of deaf genius Lutvich van Bethoven
When studying Bethoven's hair with the most advanced methods, scientists determined that the amount of lead in hair was 100 times higher than the safety limit.
Hearing Impairment
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Medicine - Health
Look for compounds that help prevent noise-induced hearing loss
Scientists have discovered exactly what is dangerous and how to endanger your ears.
Medicine - Health
Hearing loss weakens memory
A new study shows that people with hearing loss lose memory faster than people with normal hearing ability, according to the Daily Mail.
Medicine - Health
Deaf people use the auditory cortex
The new study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that deaf people use the so-called
Computer science
Send a message to call an emergency
That is the project that Ofcom is preparing to implement in the UK, the important condition is that users must register in advance.
New technology
The device helps the hearing impaired to use the tongue to 'hear' the sound
Researchers from Colorado State University (CSU) have introduced devices that help deaf people hear with their tongue.