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  2. Patulous Eustachian tube - Wikipedia

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    Patulous Eustachian tube is a physical disorder. The exact causes may vary depending on the person and are often unknown. [5] Weight loss is a commonly cited cause of the disorder due to the nature of the Eustachian tube itself and is associated with approximately one-third of reported cases. [6]

  3. Autophony - Wikipedia

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    Autophony is the unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice.. Possible causes are: The "occlusion effect", caused by an object, such as an unvented hearing aid or a plug of ear wax, blocking the ear canal and reflecting sound vibration back towards the eardrum.

  4. Microwave auditory effect - Wikipedia

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    In his experiments, the subjects were discovered to be able to hear appropriately pulsed microwave radiation, from a distance of a few inches to hundreds of feet from the transmitter. In Frey's tests, a repetition rate of 50 Hz was used, with pulse width between 10–70 microseconds.

  5. What's the harm in cleaning my ears with a cotton swab? - AOL

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    It can make your ear wax issue worse. Dr. Minka Schofield, a clinical professor of otolaryngology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, acknowledges that most people have been taught ...

  6. Arnold Schwarzenegger just got a pacemaker. Here's what to ...

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    A pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device that controls the heartbeat. Our heartbeats are controlled by a highly efficient, biological electrical system that ensures our heart steadily pumps ...

  7. Electronic fluency device - Wikipedia

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    Electronic fluency devices can be divided into two basic categories: Computerized feedback devices provide feedback on the physiological control of respiration and phonation, including loudness, vocal intensity and breathing patterns. [1] Altered auditory feedback (AAF) devices alter the speech signal so that speakers hear their voices differently.

  8. Hearing test - Wikipedia

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    In this test, a vibrating tuning fork is placed behind the ear, on the mastoid process. When the patient can no longer feel/hear the vibration, the tuning fork is held in front of the ear; the patient should once more be able to hear a ringing sound. If they cannot, there is conductive hearing loss in that ear. Additionally, the tuning fork is ...

  9. Bone conduction - Wikipedia

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    Bone conduction is the conduction of sound to the inner ear primarily through the bones of the skull, allowing the hearer to perceive audio content even if the ear canal is blocked. Bone conduction transmission occurs constantly as sound waves vibrate bone, specifically the bones in the skull, although it is hard for the average individual to ...