Hidden Hearing (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Dallas

Hidden Hearing

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Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas tested the belief that recreational noise exposure and hidden hearing loss are related. After attending a "loud" event, study participants showed no change in neural function or the function of sensory hair cells in the inner ear.

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