Monthly Archives: July 2018

Scientists study “singing fish” to find a way to improve human hearing

Researchers at Washington State University are studying the midshipman fish, known for their one tone vocalization reminiscent of monk chant, to find a way for humans to regenerate our hearing hair cells.   Midshipman fish have the ability to constantly make new hearing hair cells, and the researchers are trying to determine what genes are…

People fear the impact their hearing loss may have in the workplace

According to the research published by Action on Hearing Loss, a British charity, more than 50% of people living with deafness of hearing loss are afraid to be open about it in their workplace.   Third of those who felt they could not be open about their hearing loss in the workplace felt so due…