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  • The anatomy of hearing and what happens when you damage it

    The anatomy of hearing and what happens when you damage it

    FEATURE The medical facts of the matter 1 February 2011 10:35 GMT

    Your ears let you hear all that’s around you; whether it’s music, voice, or just the birds tweeting outside your window. So how can you go about protecting them? Is there anything that you should or shouldn't do? We sat down with Paul Checkley,...

  • The noisiest jobs in the world - is one of them yours?

    The noisiest jobs in the world - is one of them yours?

    FEATURE Are you slowly losing your hearing? 26 January 2011 13:05 GMT

    Everyone knows that certain occupations require exposure to loud noises but just because you’re not told to wear ear protection where you work, that doesn’t mean you're safe.

    Damage to your hearing can happen in two main ways. The...

  • Plantronics builds creepy Wall of Ears

    Plantronics builds creepy Wall of Ears

    Company describes how troublesome they are to design for 15 March 2010 15:33 GMT

    Back at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Plantronics revealed a whole pile of headsets of various sorts - Bluetooth, multimedia, voice. But to make all that stuff, the company has to have a good idea of the human ear, and how it changes between...

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