Author: Hearing Review Staff

NIH Research Shows Light Can Activate Ear Cells

University of Utah scientists used invisible infrared light to make toadfish inner-ear cells send signals to the brain. The discovery may lead to improved cochlear implants for deafness and the invention of devices to restore vision, maintain balance, and treat movement disorders.

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JAMA: Taste Changes, Childhood Obesity, and Chronic Ear Inflammation

Are middle ear infections and childhood obesity related to changes in a child’s taste? According to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, children with chronic middle ear infections can experience changes in their sense of taste, and these changes may be related to childhood obesity.

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