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Regeneron gene therapy restores hearing in deaf child Regeneron’s gene therapy for otoferlin-related hearing loss – a genetic cause of deafness – has restored hearing to normal levels in one profoundly deaf child within just 24 weeks. The result comes from a phase 1/2 study of the company’s...

Elon Musk: ‘Mark my words — A.I. is far more dangerous than nukes’ Also Elon Musk: ‘ultimately the goal is to achieve symbiosis with artificial intelligence’ :D

> For anyone curious about the accuracy of the #WatchOS6 Noise app, here’s a comparison with a decibel meter this morning.

The new Apple watch has a native decibel meter. I’m happy to see it will bring some conscience about hearing loss. No one told me back in the time! From what I’ve read on the web, the phone decibel meters are quite accurate. I carry one on my iPhone...

I have the same experience. I wake up after 90 min. I used to worry silly about it, or start thinking about stuff for hours. Now I don’t engage in worrying thoughts and go back to sleep. Yes, I have T, it is a nuisance, but I still intend to sleep as much as I can. Meditating (with Headspace)...

I’m skeptic. Acupuncture has no physiological base and its efficacy has not been proven in any meta-study. 19 out of 30 cases were cured. It comes from China, specifically from a “Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine”.

The paper says that you will reinforce tinnitus if you play white noise, even when it is initially distracting. The theory is that white noise reinforce cells that generate the perception of noise, and vice versa, you are better off listening to music and speech, specially if they have been...

Nature sounds from Spotify, for instance there is a bit of everything in there, you have to find your own, Spotify has everything. It may take a while to habituate to some of that. A friend went to work in the jungle, and it was mayhem at night, she habituated to that. You can also get used to...

Someone posted a screenshot of this question: What is the mechanism behind tinnitus? Here is the link: https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/30229/what-is-the-mechanism-behind-tinnitus It enumerates six theories explaining the origin of tinnitus.

If anyone is curious (I was!) a voice through a cochlear implant sounds like this. I read something elsewhere about researches trying to improve the quality of the sound. Not looking forward to have my brain drilled, but I wonder if this could restore hearing one day.

Quoted from How can I convince graduate students in China to not copy/paste from the Internet into their research papers?

This kid was born without a cochlear nerve. He is the first to get his hearing restored by receiving an implant that bypasses the nerves and connects directly to his brain. This was a trial of the Food and Drug Administration. Click here to see a picture of the stem implant in ABC News...

[x] not sure, but around the time we get flying cars, more or less. :D

Well, I would be dead already. Same as when I light a match and the sulfur ignites at 230C. Do I melt? nope. Clapping as hard as I could, the db meter in my phone registered 86db. Far from the Guinness world record, which is 113 dBA...

Indeed :) and I have read similar comments in this forum. The first time I heard T, I went through my room trying to locate the sound. When I finally found it... are you serious life?? I take consolation knowing that others are struggling in the same fight. @SomaticT I have bruxism and a mouth...