Light to Help the Deaf Hear

by Erik Larson | November 21, 2008 at 04:44 pm

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New discovery may yield better hearing aids; infrared light stimulates inner ear neurons as precisely as sound waves, and without the limitations of electronics.

INFRARED light can stimulate neurons in the inner ear as precisely as sound waves, a discovery that could lead to better cochlear implants for deaf people.

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