Podcasts about Cochlea

In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore how the auditory and vestibular (balance) systems are essential for enhancing learning and improving focus. I explain how the auditory system captures sound waves and how the brain interprets these signals to make sense of the environment. I also discuss the use of white noise and binaural beats to support brain states conducive to learning, focus and relaxation. Additionally, I explain how the vestibular system helps maintain balance and examine practical tools to enhance auditory learning, cognitive performance and mood. Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Huberman Lab Essentials; Hearing & Balance 00:00:55 Sponsor: AG1 00:02:55 Ears, Sound Waves, Cochlea 00:06:42 Sound & Direction, Ventriloquism Effect, Cupping Ears 00:10:09 Sponsor: Eight Sleep 00:11:45 Binaural Beats, Alertness, Calmness, Learning, Anxiety 00:16:03 Tool: White Noise & Learning 00:19:31 White Noise, Hearing Loss & Child Development 00:22:38 Sponsor: Function 00:25:26 Auditory Learning, Cocktail Party Effect, Tool: Remember New Names 00:29:31 Balance, Ears, Vestibular System 00:34:42 Improve Dynamic Balance, Tool: Improve Mood & Learning, Tilted Exercise 00:37:35 Recap & Key Takeaways Disclaimer & Disclosures

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Bill sends his question in all the way from Australia. A regular listener, he enjoys our programme through bone conduction headphones. But what are these devices, and does listening to loud sounds through them predispose a person to damaging their hearing in the same way as traditional headphones? James Tytko seeks the answers, with help from audiologist Roger Lewin... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Unser Gehör kann bis zu 400.000 Töne unterscheiden und reagiert auf Schallwellen in einem riesigen Frequenzbereich. Viele Menschen lässt es aber irgendwann im Stich, sie hören schlecht. Gespräche werden dann schwierig, auch die Partner leiden mit. Hoffnung kann die Gehörspezialistin Dr. Nora Weiss vom Hörzentrum des Klinikums rechts der Isar machen, denn es gibt für fast alle Hörprobleme Abhilfe. Januar 2024

In this episode, we unravel the anatomy of the cochlea, the intricate organ that makes hearing possible. Discover how this tiny structure converts sound waves into electrical impulses, bridging the gap between the ear and the brain.

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today's episode with Kate Miller Heike who has joined the Voice Australia alongside Guy Sebastian, Adam Lambert and LeAne Rimes this year. I have her her today to unpack the new series that launches on Monday night on Channel Seven at 7:30pm.  Kate is known for her music and her longstanding abilities to make a name for herself amongst an industry that no longer produces Aussie artists the way it use to. Rcord labels are behaving differently and people are finding music differently but Kate has managed to navigate some amazing career highlights in mainstream media. Like Eurovision, Cochlea and even TV shows like The Masked Singer Australia. Oh and not to mention the recognition amongst the Aria's. I will talk about how she got along with the judges and what she has been left thinking about her time on the show. (As the show was recorded early this year) You will find out about the way she was cast including the revelation she had to auction for the job. Which I think is fascinating.  There is an opportunity to talk the conscious decisions Kate made about joining this show. If she believes she could turn a reality TV star into a successful recording artist and ever her insecurity about being on the show up against the other coaches altered deliveries.  We also discuss the theories there could be a competitive edge amongst the the two countries or if the judges are in it for themselves There is so much to talk about with Kate. So sit back and relax as we unpack the wonderful world of The Voice Australia!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vielen schwerhörigen Menschen kann mittlerweile mit der richtigen Technik und Förderung sehr gut geholfen werden. Sie können dank moderner Cochlea-Implantate heute ein ganz normales Leben führen. Doch oft gibt es zu den Implantaten noch große Bedenken. Martin Gramlich im Gespräch mit Prof. Antje Aschendorff, HNO-Klinik des Universitätsklinikums Freiburg.

Unser Gehör kann bis zu 400.000 Töne unterscheiden und reagiert auf Schallwellen in einem riesigen Frequenzbereich. Viele Menschen lässt es aber irgendwann im Stich, sie hören schlecht. Gespräche werden dann schwierig, auch die Partner leiden mit. Hoffnung kann die Gehörspezialistin Dr. Nora Weiss vom Hörzentrum des Klinikums rechts der Isar machen, denn es gibt für fast alle Hörprobleme Abhilfe.

Wenn ein Hörgerät nicht mehr ausreicht, kann die Implantation eines CI ein echter Segen sein, denn es kann das Gehör zurückbringen. Wie das funktioniert und worauf es nach der Implantation ankommt, erklärt Dr. Harald Seidler von den MEDICLIN Bosenberg Kliniken im Interview. Update: Seit Anfang 2024 ist Dr. Ana Monica Voineag neue Chefärztin der Fachklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde in den Bosenberg Kliniken und betreut jetzt das Thema Cochlea-Implantate.

„Das Leben hören. Wien hören.“ – Ein Thementag in Zusammenarbeit mit MED-EL. Im Beitrag zu hören: Ewald Thurner, Area Manager MED-EL und Univ.Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gstöttner: HNO-Chirurg, Vorstand der HNO-Klinik am AKH Wien   Gestaltung: Gerlinde Petric-Wallner.

„Das Leben hören. Wien hören.“ – Ein Thementag in Zusammenarbeit mit MED-EL. Im Beitrag zu hören: Univ.Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Baumgartner: HNO-Chirurg, AKH Wien, Spezialist für implantierbare Hörsysteme Gestaltung: Gerlinde Petric-Wallner.

„Das Leben hören. Wien hören.“ – Ein Thementag in Zusammenarbeit mit MED-EL. Im Beitrag zu hören: Bernhard Laback: Leiter des Instituts für Schallforschung an der Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften Gestaltung: Gerlinde Petric-Wallner.

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Dr. Monita Chatterjee, Senior Scientist and Director of the Auditory Prostheses and Perception Lab, Boys Town National Research Hospital, talks about her journey from electrical engineering to neuroscience;, how cochlear implants work; why it's important to hear emotion in speech; and leadership through the hearing community for Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) network.  Dr. Monita Chatterjee's Profile  Auditory Prostheses and Perception Laboratory  S2E1 Transcript   Episode Chapters: (00:00) Introductions and Monita's Journey in Academia; Electrical Engineering to Neuroscience (09:12) Electrical Stimulation within the Cochlea (17:05) Cochlear Implants, Emotion Perception and Communication  (23:32) Engaging Teenagers and Young Adults in Research  (27:44) BIPOC Network within the Auditory Community  

In unseren Therapien werden wir oft mit Menschen und ihren Krankheiten konfrontiert, die wir so noch nicht oder auch nie erleben werden. Hier ist unser ganzes Einfühlungsvermögen gefragt. Doch wie kann man sich in etwas einfühlen, das man von außen nur schwer nachvollziehen kann? Was wohl immer hilft, ist, das Gespräch mit den Betroffenen zu suchen und gemeinsam Antworten zu finden.

HNO-Ärztin Veronika Wolter hilft Schwerhörigen dabei, Ihr Gehör wiederzuerlangen und damit Teil der Gesellschaft zu sein. Dabei ist die 41-Jährige selbst im Alter von neun Jahren ertaubt. Doch ihren Wunsch Chirurgin zu werden, hat sie nie aus den Augen verloren. Mittlerweile kann sie mithilfe eines Cochlea-Implantats wieder hervorragend hören und leitet die Helios Hörklinik Oberbayern.++++Eine Produktion der Audio AllianceGastgeberin: Simone MenneRedaktion: Sarah Klößer, Marco Klehn, Isa HeylMitarbeit: Kirsten Frintrop, Franziska VollstedtProduktion: Aleksandra Zebisch+++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html+++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.06.26.546543v1?rss=1 Authors: Lukashkina, V. A., Levic, S., Simoes, P. M., Xu, Z., Li, Y., Haugen, T., Zuo, J., Lukashkin, A. N., Russell, I. J. Abstract: Cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs), acting as bidirectional cellular mechanoelectrical transducers, generate, receive, and exchange forces with other major elements of the cochlear partition, including inner hair cells (IHCs). Force exchange is mediated via a supporting cell scaffold, including Deiters (DC) and outer pillar cells (OPC), to enable the sensitivity and exquisite frequency selectivity of the mammalian cochlea. We conditionally expressed a hyperpolarizing halorhodopsin (HOP), a light-gated inward chloride ion pump in DCs and OPCs. We measured extracellular receptor potentials (ERPs) and their DC component (ERPDC) from the Cortilymph (CL) of HOP expressing mice and compared the responses with similar potentials from littermates without HOP expression. Compound action potentials (CAP) were measured as an indication of IHC activity. HOP laser activation suppressed cochlear amplification through changing timing of its feedback, altered basilar membrane (BM) responses to tones at all measured levels and frequencies, and reduced IHC excitation. Our HOP activation results here complement previous channelrhodopsin activation studies in exploiting optogenetics to measure and understand the roles of DCs and OPCs in vivo in controlling the mechanical and electrical responses of OHCs to sound and their contribution to timed and directed electromechanical feedback to the mammalian cochlea. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

10 Questions. 10 Points. 10 Minutes. It's time for your midweek edition of Perfect 10 with Carol Vorderman! Welcome back to all our regular listeners and if you're joining us for the first time, why not go back and listen to the previous episodes from this week? 10 minutes a day is all it takes to feel smarter and sharper in 2023.We've got 10 more questions, puzzles and riddles for you today and every day of the week, all designed to entertain, educate and irritate the life out of you! So join us on your commute, at the gym or around your smart speaker to give your brain the workout it deserves.And if you're in the mood for more, there are over 100 episodes in the back catalogue to give your brain some extra training! So go back and try those out as well. They only take 10 minutes!Don't forget to hit subscribe to get new episodes in your feed as soon as they drop. You can also find us on YouTube so head on over to https://www.youtube.com/@perfect10carolEnjoyed this episode? Share with your friends and family to see who can score the most points.Join us on social media for even more bonus questions:Facebook

Die neueste Geschäftsidee des berühmt-berüchtigten Elon Musk ist eine Firma namens Neuralink, die Chips ins Gehirn implantieren will, um Menschen zu helfen, die sich nicht oder nur wenig bewegen können. Was hältst du davon? Der gute Herr Musk ist vor allem ziemlich gut darin ist, Krach zu schlagen. Ein Ankündigungsweltmeister eigentlich. Ja, da ist er ganz super. Wobei er natürlich mit zwei Ideen zu Erfolgen kam: Mit seiner Raketenfirma SpaceX hat er einen Großteil der staatlich geförderten Raketenhersteller ziemlich erbarmungslos abgehängt. Und mit seiner E-Autofirma Tesla hat er die weltweite Autoindustrie ziemlich düpiert. Das sind sozusagen die Vorschusslorbeeren für Investoren. Er hat allerdings auch schon Ideen erst aufgeblasen und dann wieder fallen gelassen, wie zum Beispiel »Hyperloop«, diese hübsche Rohrpost für den Personentransport. Ein Geistesblitz am Rande. Da hatte er auch eine bereits ältere Idee aufgegriffen. Ebenso die mit den Implantaten. Mit dem Konzept, direkt etwas Elektronik an die Nerven anzukoppeln, wenn irgendeine Körperfunktion eben tatsächlich nicht mehr funktioniert, ist er nicht der Erste. Das fing schon mit den sogenannten Cochlea-Implantaten an. Cochlea? Das ist ein anderes Wort für die Hörschnecke. Wenn dieser Teil des Innenohrs kaputt ist, durch Unfälle oder schon von Geburt an, dann gibt's die Möglichkeit – vorausgesetzt, der Hörnerv ist intakt –, einen Chip einzubringen, der die Nervenfasern anregt, das Hörsignal zu verarbeiten. Das gibt es seit den 80er Jahren. Komplizierter ist es aber, wenn bei Querschnittslähmung die gesamte Verbindung zwischen dem Gehirn und dem Rest des Körpers abgerissen ist. Es gab mal einen Mediziner, der hatte die hochgradig schräge Idee, man könnte doch einfach den Kopf eines kranken Körpers auf den eines toten, aber intakten Körpers transplantieren. Klingt nach Gruselfilm. Das ist zum Glück bislang reine Theorie geblieben. Was eben auch damit zusammenhängt, dass das Rückenmark, das bei Querschnittslähmungen ja beschädigt ist und das bei so einer Kopftransplantation verbunden werden müsste, aus Millionen Nervenfasern besteht, die zusammenzuflicken bislang noch alle Chirurgie überfordert hat. Insofern ist die Idee von Musk schon interessant. Man könnte das Ganze dann überbrücken, indem man die Anregungssignale aus dem Hirn am Rückenmark vorbei zu anderen Chips in den Gliedmaßen bringt und sie dort direkt an die Muskeln weitergibt. Und woher kommt der Strom? Bei den Cochlea-Implantaten haben sie es ganz einfach gemacht: Da ist das Mikrofon wie beim Hörgerät außen und die Stromversorgung ebenfalls. Das dürfte bei der Variante Querschnittslähmung ein bisschen schwieriger sein. Es gibt aber auch einige ganz gute Ideen, die zumindest schon im Labormaßstab realisierbar sind: zum Beispiel die Nutzung von Körperwärme als Energiequelle. Nehmen wir mal an, der Chip im Gehirn würde funktionieren. Muss man da nicht befürchten, dass damit irgendwie Gedanken gelesen werden könnten? Oder der ferngesteuerte Mensch? Denkbar ist gar vieles. Fragt sich, was wahrscheinlich ist. In den 1960er Jahren reisten in dem DDR-Science-Fiction-Roman »Titanus« Menschen zu einem Planeten, auf dem eine Elite den Rest der Bevölkerung über ein Implantat fernsteuerte. Eine elektronische Versklavung. Für Sigmund Freud war der Mensch ein »Prothesengott«. Die Idee hinter der Prothetik kommt schon aus der Aufklärung: La Mettries »Der Mensch als Maschine«. Und für eine Maschine kann man beliebige Ersatzteile produzieren und einsetzen, und dann läuft sie wieder. Das ist wohl eine etwas unterkomplexe Denkweise.

Tiffany Wade shares some beatiful love insights.....everything from the cochlea, her Mother-in-law, finding the lesson, and Amavi Vici~  If you're ready to be more curious amidst whatever your life experiences, take a listen. Learn more about Tiffany here: https://www.tiffanystreamwade.biz/ Get full show notes and more information here: https://leannaustin.com/podcast/

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.04.24.538119v1?rss=1 Authors: Kaur, C., Van Order, M., O'Malley, J. T., Wu, P.-z., Liberman, M. C. Abstract: Animal studies have shown that the supporting-cells surviving in the organ of Corti after cochlear insult can be transdifferentiated into hair cells as a treatment for sensorineural hearing loss. Clinical trials of small-molecule therapeutics have been undertaken, but little is known about how to predict the pattern and degree of supporting-cell survival based on audiogram, hearing loss etiology or any other metric obtainable pre-mortem. To address this, we systematically assessed supporting-cell and hair cell survival, as a function of cochlear location, in 274 temporal bone cases from the archives at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear and compared the histopathology with the audiograms and hearing-loss etiologies. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

As of the start of this year Vision Extra in Adelaide has been subsumed by Peter's other Wednesday night show Focal Point.  For the time-being Vision Extra (as is being broadcast in the other states) is being podcast as well However this interview is also available in the Focal Point Podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/focal-point  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.02.18.529042v1?rss=1 Authors: Li, X., Ren, M., Gu, Y., Zhu, T., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Li, C., Wang, G., Song, L., Bi, Z., Liu, Z. Abstract: Hearing loss is a major health problem worldwide. Numerous attempts at regenerating functional hair cells (HCs) have been unsuccessful, but little is known about the main barrier that prevents us from achieving it and improving the hearing ability after damage. Here, we developed an in vivo genetic mouse model, by which the inner HCs (IHCs), the primary sound receptors innervated by the auditory neurons, were specifically damaged and the neighboring nonsensory supporting cells (SCs) were transformed into IHCs by ectopic expression of transient Atoh1 and permanent Tbx2. Despite ~477 new IHCs were regenerated per cochlea and their differentiation status was more advanced than reported previously, no significant hearing improvement was achieved. By taking advantage of this unique model, we further found that the new IHCs expressed the functional marker vGlut3, harbored the similar transcriptomic profiles and electrophysiological properties as the endogenous IHCs. However, the mechanosensory transduction (MET) current could not be recorded in the new IHCs. Thus, our study indicated that the defective MET should be the main barrier that stops us from restoring the hearing capacity in the damaged cochlea and would pave the way for regenerating IHCs in vivo. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

#wynonajudd #damarhamlin #hrv #mentalhealth #neurofeedbackpodcast Jay Gunkelman is the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans and he discusses on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback and Neuropsychology Podcast Mental Health & HRV News: Wynona Judd, Damar Hamlin, The Neuro Alphabet Letter G & H as well as Brain Anatomy Other Topics Include: The Stages of Grief, Depression, Acceptance, Hope, Geniculate, Asperger's, Autism, Medial Geniculate, Cochlea, B.A.R.E Testing for infant hearing, Globas Palladus, Gamma, Yoga Master, Zen Master, Dali Lama, Gabapentin, Nerve Pain, Neurontin, Hebenula, Theta beta training neurofeedback, lateral hebenula, Motivation, Addictions, Pain, Tinnitus, Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, Hippocampus, Memory processing, Amygdala and Hippocampus joined --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neuronoodle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/neuronoodle/support

#neurofeedbackpodcast #eeg #brain Jay Gunkelman is the man who has read well over 500,000 Brain Scans and he discusses on the NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback and Neuropsychology Podcast Brain Anatomy and Function that start with the letter F Jay Gunkelman and Pete Jansons also discuss the most watched videos of 2022 Other Topics include: falx cerebri, function, perfusion, Brain Perfusion, Ian Cook, Frontal Cortex, gyrus, sulcus, Einstein's Brain, Left Hemisphere, right hemisphere, SMR, Motor Strip, Cingulate, Flexibility, OCD, Obsessive Compulsive disorder, Temporal Lobe Split, Cochlea, B.A.R.E Testing, Pianist the keyboard is the motor strip, Wernicke's Area, Word Salad, Bruce Willis, Homunculus, Motor Homunculus, Abdominal Epilepsy, Insula, Frontal Eye Fields, High Speed Fiber Tracks, Versículo Most Watched Episodes 2022: "The Little Known Reason Why Michael Jordan Sticks out His Tongue?" https://youtu.be/qGo0rSPNfjQ "What happened to Bob Saget?" https://youtube.com/shorts/4I4H-E5VE0M "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - What is it?" https://youtu.be/a0klWnoIUyQ "How Light Can Improve Mental Health: Photobiomodulation with Dr. Lew Lim Founder Vielight" https://youtu.be/0gYz7HQyx-8 "Does it Matter Where You Place the EEG Electrodes?" https://youtu.be/nN2HusIlnPg "The Jay Gunkelman Story Part 1" https://youtu.be/inKwhggsLsY "Electroencephalogram Certification Types" https://youtu.be/zuGGzftNBMc "Neuroinflammation, tACS, tDCS and SMR" https://youtu.be/h1zryEossTM "Ruth Lanius Interview: PTSD, Emotions, and More with Sebern Fisher and Jay Gunkelman" https://youtu.be/sANme28BCZE "QEEG vs SPECT Scan? Snippet from NeuroNoodle Neurofeedback Podcast" https://youtu.be/HWJ-4raVDz0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/neuronoodle/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/neuronoodle/support

Cochlea-Implantat - Neues Hören dank IT im Kopf ; Wortschatz - Wie viele Worte braucht der Mensch? ; Partydroge Lachgas - Wie schädlich ist sie? ; Wie Netzwerke Tumoren unterstützen ; Kopfhörer: Immer was auf und in den Ohren, ist das noch gesund? ; Was nutzen billige Tickets, wenn kein Bus fährt? ; Moderation: Franz-Josef Hansel. Von WDR 5.

In this episode, Dr. Amy Juliano joins Dr. Hiatt to discuss her article, "The Cochlea in Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome: An Objective Method for the Diagnosis of Offset Cochlear Turns." This Fellows' Journal Club selection is one of four articles highlighted. (19:58)

Kurz bevor wir in diesen Podcast gestartet sind, haben wir mit Benjamin Tschuschke darüber diskutiert, ob Menschen mit Cochlea-Implantaten bereits "Cyborgs" sind. Und hier sprechen wir nicht von den durch Science-Fiktion geprägten Wesen, sondern von Menschen, in deren Körpern technische Geräte als Ersatz oder Unterstützung nicht ausreichend leistungsfähiger Organe integriert wurde. Denn irgendwie trifft die Definition zu und irgendwie tuen wir uns doch mit dem Begriff "Cyborg" etwas schwer... Und genau hier setzen wir im Podcast an und klären was ein Cochlea Implantat für Betroffene bedeutet. Warum ist das Thema so sensibel und welchen Diskurs gibt es rund um die Versorgung? Was und wie hören Menschen mit CI? und Worauf muss und kann ich in meiner Therapie achten? Das sind nur einige Fragen, die wir gemeinsam mit Benjamin, Logopäde mit dem Schwerpunkt Hörstörungen und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, besprechen. Wenn du dich für das Thema Hörstörungen interessierst und zu der Stimme von Benjamin Tschuschke auch ein Bild haben möchtest, kannst du dein Wissen im Intensivkurs "Sensorische Integration" vertiefen. In diesem geht es nicht nur um die SI, sondern auch um Visuelle und Auditive Wahrnehmung und Wahrnehmungsstörungen. Alle Informationen zu diesem Kurs findest du hier: https://therapieexperte.de/episode62. Du hast eine Frage oder einen Fall, der/dem wir für dich nachgehen sollen? Wir sind ganz Ohr! Sende uns jederzeit eine Nachricht auf Instagram, Facebook oder via E-Mail. Credits: Unser Experte in diesem Podcast ist Benjamin Tschuschke, Logopäde mit dem Schwerpunkt Hörstörungen und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum Unser Jingle wurde aufgenommen, produziert und zur Verfügung gestellt von Paul Thamm.

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Enno ertaubt mit 16 Jahren. Arbeit, Liebe, Freundschaften, vieles wird anders, wenn man die Welt mit einem Sinn weniger wahrnimmt. Aber Stück für Stück arrangiert er sich mit dem Verlust. Bis er Jahre später beschließt, Technik in seinen Körper einzubauen, um wieder hören zu können. // Alle Infos zu Quarks Storys findet Ihr auch hier: https://www.quarks.de/storyquarks/ Von Felix Schledde.

Another episode of the Independent Thinking Show for @FifthWrist Radio. This is a place dedicate to showcasing the great people doing interesting and cool things in the world of horology. In this episode, hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Adam (@mediumwatch) sit down for a chat with the ever fascinating Brittany Nicole Cox (@nicocurio) - an antiquarian horologist, conservator and educator specialising in the preservation and restoration of automata, mechanical magic, mechanical music, engine turning and complicated clocks and watches. Join us as for a wide-ranging conversation about antiquarian horology, automata, stewardship, preservation and restoration of historically-important mechanical objects, museums to visit; as well as Brittany's passion for learning and teaching engine turning and other mechanical crafts. Make sure you also check out Brittany's website for commissions and bespoke handmade items available for the discerning collector. It was an absolute pleasure and a privilege to speak with Brittany on FWR. Brittany's work can be seen at @memoria_technica and @nicocurio and www.mechanicalcurios.com The book I mention on the podcast is called: "The Feather Thief" by Kirk Wallace Johnson (see episode of This American Life podcast about it here). Calina Shevlin's book: "Guilloche: A History and Practical Manual" can be found here. Also check out Calina's work @atelierguilloche Make sure you check out Brittany's presentation for the Horological Society of New York, and her role in the recently released "Keeper of Time" Film. The Quill & Pad article about Brittany's own automaton "Cochlea" can be found here. Recommendations from this episode: Brittany - @sk_mechanician and @ludovicballouard Adam - @itsbeenalangeday Roman - Annette Beyer Automata Collection New Theme Music for 2022: The Wrong Time by Silent Partner (via YouTube Free Music Channel) Follow us on Instagram: @FifthWrist To join our crew group chat then please email us at contact@fifthwrist.com and if you have time please leave us a review wherever you listen to our podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! Stay On Time

Season 2 is off with a bang with this weeks episode. Join us as we go over the rebuilding of lives and factions as the dust settles on the 11th Ward battle. Anteiku's Grand Reopening the CCG calling in all the troops and strategizing the war on ghouls and Aogiri Tree enacting the next step of the plan for ghoul Supremacy

Altersbedingt nimmt das Hörvermögen im Laufe des Lebens ab. Aber es kann auch durch eine Krankheit oder einen Unfall beeinträchtigt werden. Manchen Betroffenen wird dann ein Cochlea Implantat eingesetzt. Von Sybille Seitz

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The guys start out today's show discussing unrelated pop culture that is linked in each of their minds (00:55). Then, the guys discuss the recent movie ‘Sound of Metal', Ali's personal connection to it and the impressive performance of Riz Ahmed (6:30). They also discuss how the movie comments on the concept of personal identity and how it relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. They guys then rave about the sound design in ‘Sound of Metal'. Asif then talks about rapid onset hearing loss like Riz Ahmed's character suffers from in the movie (18:42), followed by a discussion on cochlear implants. He discusses what the movie gets right or wrong and whether they are considered controversial in the Deaf community.  The opinions expressed are those of the hosts, and do not reflect those of any other organizations. This podcast and website represents the opinions of the hosts. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions.   Music courtesy of Wataboi and 8er41 from Pixabay   Contact us at doctorvcomedian@gmail.com   Follow us on Social media: Twitter: @doctorvcomedian Instagram: doctorvcomedian Show Notes What two pieces of unrelated pop culture are forever connected in your mind? https://www.avclub.com/what-two-pieces-of-unrelated-pop-culture-are-forever-co-1846691101 MC And Actor Riz Ahmed Embraces A New Kind Of Role In 'Sound Of Metal' https://www.npr.org/2021/03/26/981549708/mc-and-actor-riz-ahmed-embraces-a-new-kind-of-role-in-sound-of-metal Riz Ahmed on identity, hearing loss, and Sound Of Metal https://film.avclub.com/riz-ahmed-on-identity-hearing-loss-and-sound-of-metal-1845804534 Understanding Deafness: Not Everyone Wants to Be 'Fixed' https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/understanding-deafness-not-everyone-wants-to-be-fixed/278527/ Allegra Ringo Why some people turned down a 'medical miracle' and decided to stay deaf https://www.insider.com/why-deaf-people-turn-down-cochlear-implants-2016-12 A Clearer Message on Cochlear Implants https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/opinion/deaf-cochlear-implants-sign-language.html 'Sound of Metal' is a heartwarming — and frustrating — take on deafness Deaf in the Time of the Cochlea https://academic.oup.com/jdsde/article/16/2/153/366456 

Kia ora Mosen At Largers.   Another wide and varied show this week thanks to all your contributions. Here’s what’s on when, and remember, if you have a podcast app that supports chapter marks, you can skip between these sections. Genius!   Introduction and a preview of the new Siri voices in iOS 14.5,0:00.000 Feedback on the new Siri voices, the explosion of audio social networking, and blind dating,6:32.321 Subscribe to the Blind Podmaker podcast. The Apple Podcasts link is: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/the-blind-podmaker/id1560929891 and the link to the RSS feed is https://pinecast.com/feed/the-blind-podmaker,12:02.979 Two appalling examples of misuse of the word blind in the media,13:57.029 Daylight saving, love it or loathe it?,28:14.522 Cochlea implant and hearing aid comments,30:59.046 Editing with the touch screen in iOS,47:07.004 Creating custom voice commands in iOS,1:04:08.920 Some thoughts on politics, healthcare and other social policy,1:14:15.223 Talkback voice commands,1:27:42.286 Politics and podcast length,1:34:29.499 Reliability issues with Focus Braille displays,1:38:11.748 Looking for resources for learning how to code,1:45:26.308 Copying and pasting text on my iPhone, Apple couldn't help,1:46:11.651 A couple of JAWS issues,1:49:15.592 How best to communicate accessibility issues to developers?,1:54:14.331 The Bonnie Bulletin notes Uber has been seriously pinged in the US over guide dog refusals,1:58:11.223 Does Microsoft Edge have shortcut keys for pause and resume?,2:03:55.031 DJay for iOS,2:05:21.435 Issues with USB Braille displays and JAWS,2:09:37.652 Integrating Markdown into your workflow,2:10:57.206 How to get Alexa to play Mosen At large reliably every time, and other Amazon Echo feedback,2:14:57.199 Closing announcement and contact info,2:20:20.160   Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736. Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to media-subscribe@mosen.org And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

Award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and environmentalist Ian Shive gives the inside scoop on a research expedition to the Aleutian Islands. Then, learn how researchers solved a molecular mystery about how our ears turn sound into what you hear.  Additional resources from Ian Shive: Watch “The Last Unknown” on discovery+ https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/the-last-unknown  Start your 7-day free trial of discovery+ https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity  “The Last Unknown” official trailer https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2847221158855153  Ian Shive’s official website http://www.ianshive.com/  Follow @ianshivephoto on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ianshivephoto/  Follow @IanShivePhoto on Twitter https://twitter.com/IanShivePhoto  Scientists discovered the ear mechanism that turns sound into electrical activity -- and protects our hearing by Grant Currin Hearing acrobatics. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/hms-ha020421.php  Mulhall, E. M., Ward, A., Yang, D., Koussa, M. A., Corey, D. P., & Wong, W. P. (2021). Single-molecule force spectroscopy reveals the dynamic strength of the hair-cell tip-link connection. Nature communications, 12(1), 1-15. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21033-6  NIHOD. (2018). Journey of Sound to the Brain [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQEaiZ2j9oc  Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora Mosen At Largers.   Another wide and varied show this week thanks to all your contributions. Here’s what’s on when, and remember, if you have a podcast app that supports chapter marks, you can skip between these sections. Genius!   Intro and Apple reaching a major podcast milestone,0:00.000 New initiatives on Clubhouse and elsewhere for blind podcast creators,2:03.037 A prominent member of our community is having a cochlea implant,8:19.830 Reactions to the idea of a blind culture,30:52.047 HBO Max has audio description but there's a catch,1:04:31.138 Dating when blind,1:06:08.689 Comments on AccessiBe,1:29:42.968 Article on the dangers of free assistive technology?,1:35:26.307 What are people's experiences withOrcam?,1:38:28.695 Podcasts with VLC,1:40:04.057 The Bonnie Bulletin with a good old daylight saving rant,1:42:07.983 We went to the symphony concert and enjoyed another guide dog refusal fromUber,1:49:51.269 Disabled New Zealanders marched on Parliament this week,1:53:10.973 Closing and contact info,2:00:09.019   Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736. Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneak peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to media-subscribe@mosen.org And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.

Learn why Cygnus X-1, the first black hole ever discovered, is bigger than we thought. Then, learn about spider hearing with help from Ron Hoy, a professor of neurobiology and behavior at Cornell University who studies acoustic communication in insects.  The first black hole ever discovered is bigger than we thought by Grant Currin First black hole ever detected is more massive than we thought. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/caos-fbh021821.php  The mass of Cygnus X-1’s black hole challenges stellar evolution models. (2021). EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-02/aaft-tmo021621.php  Miller-Jones, J. C. A., Bahramian, A., Orosz, J. A., Mandel, I., Gou, L., Maccarone, T. J., Neijssel, C. J., Zhao, X., Ziółkowski, J., Reid, M. J., Uttley, P., Zheng, X., Byun, D.-Y., Dodson, R., Grinberg, V., Jung, T., Kim, J.-S., Marcote, B., Markoff, S., & Rioja, M. J. (2021). Cygnus X-1 contains a 21–solar mass black hole—Implications for massive star winds. Science, eabb3363. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abb3363  Additional resources from Ron Hoy: Ron Hoy's faculty page at Cornell University: https://nbb.cornell.edu/ronald-r-hoy  Hoy's 2016 study on hearing in jumping spiders: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/10/jumping-spiders-can-hear-distance-new-study-proves  Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is part one of two episodes about the auditory system. You could say it’s a “preliminary hearing.” Key Words amplitude, audition, auditory system, aurical, cochlea, cochlear duct, deaf, decibel, eardrum, endolymph, eustachian tube, external auditory canal, frequency, hearing impaired, hearing, helicotrema, incus, inner ear, malleus, middle ear, organ of Corti, outer ear, oval window, perilymph, pinna, pitch, round window, scala tympani, scala vestibuli, stapes, tympanic membrane, volume, zone of compression, zone of rarefaction Old West Words of the Day (Gap Junction Almanac) Wearing the bustle wrong Wipe your chin BRAND NEW Season 1 Spotify Playlist! HEADSHAKE: The Playlist Reference Textbook: Vander’s Human Physiology, 13th Edition   Connect with us! FB @HeadshakeShow T @HeadshakeShow ‘Sta @HeadshakeNinja Site headshake.show OR headshake.ninja Music Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Modified from original with volume fading and cuts   Disclaimer This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your medical provider before making decisions about your health.

Im Laufe unseres Lebens wird unser Hörvermögen immer schlechter. Dabei altert das Ohr selbst nicht, nur häufige und laute Beschallung mag es nicht. Das ist auch der Grund, warum wir im Alter immer schlechter hören. Aber nur 10 bis 15 Prozent aller Menschen mit Hörproblemen nutzen ein Hörgerät.

Im Laufe unseres Lebens wird unser Hörvermögen immer schlechter. Dabei altert das Ohr selbst nicht, nur häufige und laute Beschallung mag es nicht. Das ist auch der Grund, warum wir im Alter immer schlechter hören. Aber nur 10 bis 15 Prozent aller Menschen mit Hörproblemen nutzen ein Hörgerät.

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Ear Basics The auricle is the part of the ears you can see. It is made of cartilage (flexible tissue that doesn't have a large blood supply).  Everything else requires a tool for the doctor to see inside.  And the doctor can only see to the ear drum.  The stuff behind the ear drum isn't visible because of the membrane that blocks it.  The middle and inner ear are surrounded by your head bones. Science of Sound Sound is created when the air around us is compressed and then expands.  They move away from the source in circles (think radar or sonar or throwing a pebble in a pond). The ear canal directs the sound waves towards the ear drum. Sound gets translated in 2 main ways Identify the sound Identify if the sound has meaning Inside Your Ears The ear drum (tympanic membrane) vibrates according to the intensity of the sound and trigger the Hammer-Anvil-Stirrup cascade. The ear drum vibrates the handle of the Hammer (Malus bone - yes, it's a real bone). The Hammer bangs on the Anvil (Incus bone).   The Anvil has a tail that is connected to the Stirrup (Stapes bone). The Stirrup looks like the spurs on the back of boots.  It is connected to a membrane on the Cochlea and works like a plunger. All of these bones are surrounded by air and the pressure is controlled by the Eustachian tube.  This is the access point for ear infections or congestion due to allergies or a cold. The Cochlea is a bone full of fluid and lined with hairs and shaped like a spiraled sea shell.  The hairs pick up different frequencies of sound (sound wave frequency determines pitch).  If certain levels of hairs get damaged, then you will not be able to hear pitches in that range anymore.  If you unrolled the cochlea, it would be laid out low pitch to high pitch like a piano.  And these hairs are connected to the auditory nerves and turn sound signals into electrical signal to send it to your brain. Semicircular canals of the cochlea are little bone chambers full of fluid and they control balance.  This works like a leveling bubble to help you stay upright.  If it becomes dysfunctional, then it may trigger vertigo. The middle ear (the area behind the ear drum) is where most of the trouble happens - whether allergies causing stopped up ears, or colds leading to ear infections. Connect with me Support us on Patreon *NEW* Join the Pharmacist Answers Podcast Community on Facebook Subscribe: iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, TuneIn Radio Like the Facebook page Music Credits:  “Radio Martini” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Well this was the SECOND big electronic DD meet up! And we had many people joining us and coming in and out over the cause of the ten our time that we were on. We started at 11am New York time (which is 11PM my time) and went till 9pm New York time (9am my time), and let me tell you I was buggered by the end of it. This time we had some new people on and some returnees from last time. It was a good long, party, with much drinking, friendly swearing, and eating. We'd be ecstatic if you joined us for next time! I'm thinking we'll do the next one on the 23rd of July, so sign up for Skype and add Ozoneocean as a contact. We MAY try Google Hangouts but we'll need to experiment with it first. ANYWAY, give this a listen to hear some of the madness… This Quackcast has just a bit over an hour from close to the beginning of the meetup. There is a LOT of swearing so sensitive ears should be prepared… There were two Aussies this time so that's what you get. Gunwallace's theme music this week was COCHLEA and EUSTACHIA - creepy as hell, pretty, intricate, striking, panoramic. Topics and shownotes Featured comic: COCHLEA and EUSTACHIA - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/COCHLEA_and_EUSTACHIA/ Partial list of participants: Tantz Aerine - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Without_Moonlight/ Kawaiidaigakusei - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei/ Pit face - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/PIT_FACE/ Hippie Van - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/HippieVan/ Coydog - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Coydog/ Fallopian Crusader - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/fallopiancrusader/ Niccea - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Niccea/ Skullbie - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Skullbie/ Ashtree House - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ashtree%20house/ Skreem - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/skreem/ Tupapayon - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/tupapayon/ LanceDanger - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/LanceDanger/ Bruno Harm - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Bruno%20Harm/ KAM - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/KAM/ UsedBooks - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/UsedBooks/ Dragonaur - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Dragonaur Baby doll daily - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/baby%20doll%20daily/ Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Featured music: COCHLEA and EUSTACHIA - http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/COCHLEA_and_EUSTACHIA/, by hansrickheit, rated M.

This month on The Comics Alternative's webcomics show, Andy and Derek check out three intriguing titles. As they usually do, they begin by looking at two current and ongoing titles. They get the ball rolling with Hans Rickheit's Ectopiary, This is a surreal story of discovery involving a young girl, Dale, whose family life isn't the most ideal. Sent to live with her aunt and uncle, she tries to come to grips with her parents' precarious state and does so through a series of unlikely discoveries on her relatives' property. Fans of Rickheit's The Squirrel Machine and Cochlea and Eustachi will find a similarly mind-bending, and beautifully illustrated, narrative in Ectopiary. This webcomic hasn't been updated in quite a while, but the guys are willing to wait hopefully for such a compelling work as Ectopiary. After that, Derek and Andy return to an author they had briefly discussed in a recent review show. Jen Lee's Thunderpaw is a story with anthropomorphic animals trying to find their way in the wild. As in Vacancy, the protagonists in Thunderpaw are domesticated dogs who must contend with a completely unfamiliar surroundings, and in this narrative that setting is a post-apocalyptic world where humans are nowhere to be found. What distinguishes his webcomic is not so much the premise, as fascinating as it is, but the storytelling strategies that Lee employs. She uses animated GIFs to set the tone and create a sense of urgency, and she utilizes design and panel layout in a way that brilliantly illustrates Scott McCloud's concept of the "infinite canvas." The Two Guys wrap up with the completed webcomic of the month, although technically this one is still in the process of evolving. Split Lip Comics is an anthology comprising individual short stories, all written by Sam Costello, but illustrated by a variety of artists. This webcomic's tagline is "Strange thoughts beget strange deeds," and all of its stories underscore that tone. Andy likens it to Rod Serling's Night Gallery series from the 1970s, short vignettes with a macabre twist. The guys don't discuss all of the stories on the website -- there are over forty in the archives -- but they do highlight some of their favorites and the ones that particularly stood out to them. In the Two Guys with PhDs' valiant and ongoing attempt to explore the realm of webcomics, this is another fascinating step forward!