Experience Music Through A Cochlear Implant


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When Sam Swiller used hearing aids, his musical tastes ran to loud bands with lots of drums and bass. But after Swiller got a cochlear implant in 2005, he found that sort of music less appealing. “I was getting pushed away from sounds I used to love,” he says, “but also being more attracted to

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Osteoporosis Increases Risk for Sudden Deafness


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People who have osteoporosis face a 1.76-fold higher risk of developing sudden deafness than those who do not have the bone disease, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. According to an Endocrine Society announcement, osteoporosis, a progressive condition in which bones become structurally weak and are

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