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High-Tech Images Help Scientists "See" Hearing Process
To better understand how we hear, scientists used X-ray crystallography and supercomputers to study tiny structures in our ears.
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Travel Through the Ear in Journey of Sound to the Brain
Travel through the human ear in this short, animated video. Learn how sound waves are changed to electrical signals that our brains interpret and understand.
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3D-Printed Microneedles Study Demonstrates Improved Medication Access to Inner Ear in Animal Model
The anatomy of the human ear makes it difficult to deliver medications to treat inner-ear conditions. Could 3D-printed microneedles help? Read More
New Way to Grow Hair Cells in the Lab Might Lead to Hearing Loss Treatment
People who have lost their hearing may one day be able to get it back, thanks to recent research that uses a new lab recipe to grow inner ear cells.
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Breaking Biofilms to Wage War Against Ear Infections
A researcher is using an animal model to discover how a common bacterium causes ear infections that come back again and again.
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Noisy Planet Offers Resources on Hearing Protectors
Noisy Planet and our parent organization, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, have created free, shareable resources to explain and demonstrate why, when, and how to wear hearing protectors to help hold on to your hearing for a lifetime.
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