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The Cyborg, The Scientist, and the Death of Silence

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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How Does the Cochlea Work?

About 10% of the populace, that's 30 million people, have significant hearing problems. Jim Huddspeth: To understand why hearing loss is so common, we need to understand how the ear works. Sound energy hits the eardrum and moves three little bones in the middle ear. And finally, it causes pressures to change in the spiraling cochlea.

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