Ears
The First 'A.I. Lawyer' Will Help Defendants Fight Speeding Tickets
Two people equipped with Bluetooth earpieces will repeat to a judge what the robot tells them
Are AirPods the Hearing Aids of the Future?
New research suggests that personal sound amplification products like earbuds may help some people hear better in certain scenarios
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
A new rule could save consumers $2,800 on a pair of hearing aids, officials say
Surgeons Transplant 3-D-Printed Ear Made From Patient’s Own Cells
The 3-D printed implant is the first made from living tissue
Researchers Create a Fabric That Can 'Hear' Your Heartbeat
This fabric acts as both a speaker and microphone, detecting even faint noises and converting them into electrical signals
A Tiny, Partially Missing Bone Structure in Bat Ears May Have Cleared the Way for Echolocation to Evolve
Nearly 90 percent of the nighttime hunters use sound to find prey
Researchers Develop App That Plays Chirping Sounds to Check for Ear Infections
Although EarHealth isn’t currently available for purchase, the team hopes to receive F.D.A. approval by the end of 2019
Ear Tubes May Finally Get an Upgrade
Harvard researchers have invented a new device that might mean fewer visits to the surgeon for kids with chronic ear infections
We Know How Stressed Whales Are Because Scientists Looked At Their Earwax
A new study looks at stress hormone levels in whale ear wax, showing how hunting and climate change have impacted he giant beasts
Military Invests in 'Molar Mic' That Can Route Calls Through Your Teeth
Too lazy to pick up the phone? Open wide... this new device latches onto your chompers to transmit sound via the cranial bones
Can a Video Game Train You To Hear Better In a Crowded Room?
A new study finds it's possible to teach the brain to better distinguish between speech and background noise
Why Holding in a Sneeze Can Be Dangerous
A 34-year-old man squeezed while holding nose closed, leading to a tear in his throat and a stay in the hospital
Doctors Are 3D Printing Ear Bones To Help With Hearing Loss
By printing custom bone prostheses, researchers hope they can better fix a certain kind of hearing loss
Barn Owls Do Not Suffer From Age-Related Hearing Loss, Study Shows
Owls ranging in age from two to 23 were able to respond equally well to auditory cues
Earwax: Coming To a Home Air Filtration System Near You?
A clogged ear on a scuba trip led a Georgia Institute of Technology engineer to study the dust-filtering properties of the waxy substance
Hear This, 2017: Scientists Are Creating New Ears With 3D-Printing and Human Stem Cells
Two decades after the "earmouse," researchers have mastered a powerful technique for growing ears from fat-derived stem cells
How Bats Ping On the Wing—And Look Cute Doing It
Researchers reveal how bats turn echolocation signals into a 3-D image of moving prey
Ask Smithsonian: What’s the Point of Earwax?
Earwax has a job to do; but many are not hearing the message
Scientists Printed a Human Ear
The scientific breakthrough is more than a creepy experiment—one day, it could save lives
Deaf People Could Soon Hear... Through Their Tongues
Prototype retainer could be a more cost-effective alternative to cochlear implants
