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Link Found Between Healthy Diet & Better Hearing

University of Florida researchers have found a link between healthy eating and better hearing. More specifically they have shown a link between better hearing in the higher frequencies and a healthy diet. Christopher Spankovich, UF Health researcher examined the eating habits of people participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Previously Spankovich found

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NSAIDs Ibuprofen and Naproxen

Pain Relievers Linked to Hearing Loss

A recent six-year study of 56,000 women suggests regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) like naproxen (Aleve) and ibuprofen (Motrin) as well as acetaminophen (Tylenol), was tied to a greater risk of hearing problems. Non-prescription painkillers generally safe when taken in usual doses for short periods of time. With regards to hearing loss, the original

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Classic BoomBox: Hearing Loss and Personal Music Players

1.1 Billion Teens & Young Adults Risk Hearing Loss

The World Health Organization has identified exposure to recreational noise as the greatest threat to the hearing health of teens and young adults . Some 1.1 billion people are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices (smartphones too)  and noisy venues such as sporting events and nightclubs. Worldwide 360

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Synesthesia - Can you hear a sound and translate that to shapes and colours?

Hearing Shapes & Colour: Synesthesia

The full video: Skip to hearing colours: From Wikipedia: “Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia; from the Ancient Greek σύν syn, “together”, and αἴσθησιςaisthēsis, “sensation”) is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.[1][2][3][4] People who report a lifelong

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