New Drug Could Reverse Hearing Loss Caused by Loud Noises

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Hearing loss caused by loud noises is one of the leading occupational hazard in industrialized countries.

A potent new drug could reverse hearing loss caused by prolonged exposure to loud noise, scientists revealed today.  Hearing loss caused by loud noise is one of the leading occupational hazards in industrialized countries, especially for those working in the military of construction industry. The RNID also estimates that four million young people are at risk of noise induced hearing loss from amplified music.

 

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Six-Year Old Chinese Boy Saved From Plunging to His Death by His Ears

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Six-year-old Ming Ming left hanging over 8 story drop after getting head stuck in window bars.

Ming Ming, managed to get his head stuck in the bars of his home in Yichang, China.  But rather than fall through completely, he became lodged between the grate due to his ears sticking out.

 

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Vibrating Jewelry Designed To Help Hearing Impaired

Vibrating Jewelry Designed To Help Deaf 

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Sometimes I come across products and ideas that help make the world better in ways that might not have been imagined. The Vibering by designers Kwang-seok Jeong, Min-hee Kim and Hyun-joong Kim is one such creation.

 

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