Hearing loss is something many of us have to accept, with the fine and sensitive tools in our ears inevitably wearing down with age. What if you could remedy this by putting on a shirt that could hear for you? Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and … [Read more...] about This fabric can “hear” for you
Hearing Loss
Scientists design hearing aid that uses just $1 worth of parts
200 million adults over the age of 65 suffer from age-related hearing loss around the world. In response, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a hearing aid device that uses only a dollar’s worth of open-source parts and a 3D-printed case to function. … [Read more...] about Scientists design hearing aid that uses just $1 worth of parts
How hair-regrowth tech could actually reverse age-related hearing loss
A landmark study presents a novel hypothesis to explain the age-related hearing loss, challenging the prevailing view that has dominated over half a century of medical science. The new research offers evidence to suggest an age-related hearing loss is primarily caused by … [Read more...] about How hair-regrowth tech could actually reverse age-related hearing loss