Researchers shed light on hearing loss and touch sensitivity connection - Cordis News

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Researchers shed light on hearing loss and touch sensitivity connection Cordis News A European team of researchers has discovered that people with a specific form of inherited hearing loss are more sensitive to low frequency vibration. Presented in the journal Nature Neuroscience, the findings provide insight on the association ...

Inside the Mind of a Synaesthete - PLoS Blogs (blog)

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Inside the Mind of a Synaesthete PLoS Blogs (blog) “It's called color hearing. Perhaps one in a thousand has that.” The Russian-born author of Lolita, Pale Fire, and other exuberantly witty books claimed that when he was a child, he saw the number 5 as red, and that he had continued to perceive numbers ...

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community ... - Insurance News Net (press release)

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community ... Insurance News Net (press release) This landmark legislation adopted key reforms to the original 1974 law which, if fully and properly implemented by HUD, would help transform manufactured housing from the "trailers" of yesteryear to modern, legitimate housing at parity with other types ... and more »

Why learning to play music at any age can improve your brain--even with some ... - allvoices

Why learning to play music at any age can improve your brain--even with some ... allvoices By AnneHart Don't let age-related hearing loss stop you from taking music lessons at an advanced age, perhaps in adult education classes, online, or at a senior center. The music lessons could help you either build more dendrites in your brain or ... and more »

New Type of Hearing Implant Surgery Performed on Children at Children's ... - PR Web (press release)

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New Type of Hearing Implant Surgery Performed on Children at Children's ... PR Web (press release) This is a significant change from the other bone conduction implants that require a healing time of 3 to 6 months." - Dr. Nancy Young A surgeon at Children's Memorial Hospital recently performed the first Alpha 1 bone conduction hearing implantation in ...