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Volume 13
Beyond the Audiogram: Are We Missing Half the Picture?
with Salima Jiwani, PhD, MSc
For many patients, the hearing test feels definitive. You sit in a sound booth, listen for a series of tones, and leave with a graph that seems to summarize your auditory health. If the results fall within normal limits, the conclusion is reassuring: “Your hearing is fine.”
But what if it isn’t?
Volume 12
Why Can Normal Hearing People Hear Better In Very Noisy Places With Earplugs?
by Steve Armstrong, BEng
Many of us have experienced going to a concert and listening to the music from the tenth row back. Even if you know the words to the songs, it can be difficult to hear them. However, if we were to use hearing protection (such as Musicians’ earplugs), the words are much more intelligible.