Some people listen to their favorite music at maximum volume, never taking precautions when sound levels are louder than a simple conversation. ... But what happens to those children that are born deaf due to genetics or adults that loose their hearing due to a disease or an accident? ... In contrast, someone who is deaf, the sound waves are not conducted well in the outer and middle ear, therefore poor vibrations do not reach the cochlea. ... Although their friendship ended, the work that they have done pioneered and inspired many in the medical field to find solutions for the deaf. ... It&#...

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Forty years ago, it was first demonstrated that direct electrical stimulation of the cochlea could restore auditory sensations in people with profound sensorineural hearing loss. ... Cochlear implants (CIs) are prescribed only for people with severe to profound hearing impairments who cannot benefit at all from conventional hearing aids. ... Following implantation, successful CI users experience a change from total deafness to a level of restored hearing that allows them to talk on the telephone, attend movies and music concerts, and participate in community meetings and social gatherings. ...

• Word Count: 261
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The advent of electronic amplification has allowed the musically/technically-inclined to join the ranks of boilermakers, truck drivers, artillery gunners and others whose occupations have rendered them partly or effectively deaf. ... Ignore this fact and you will progressively go deaf. ...

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(American Tinnitus Association) Statistics from the Head and Neck Center, P.C. indicate that there are nearly 36 million people affected by tinnitus; 7 million are affected so severely that they cannot lead normal lives. ... Pitches range from low roars to high chirps and are experienced by people of all ages. ... (American Academy of Otolaryngology) Other people besides the affected individual can often hear the ringing noise as well. ... The people of this time believed the humming could be decreased by pouring herbs, oils, and salts into the "diseased ear." ...

• Word Count: 3300
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

(American Tinnitus Association) Statistics from the Head and Neck Center, P.C. indicate that there are nearly 36 million people affected by tinnitus; 7 million are affected so severely that they cannot lead normal lives. ... Pitches range from low roars to high chirps and are experienced by people of all ages. ... (American Academy of Otolaryngology) Other people besides the affected individual can often hear the ringing noise as well. ... The people of this time believed the humming could be decreased by pouring herbs, oils, and salts into the "diseased ear." ...

• Word Count: 3300
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School