Graduate Student J.J. Adrian Moritz, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences Leslie Stone-Roy and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Williams demonstrate equipment used to map sensitivity in the human tongue. Photo: AFP
Yup, you ‘tasted’ that right! Scientists have come up with a device that allows you to hear with your tongue.
An oral retainer that reverberates sound to the tongue – bypassing the ear – could help those with substantial hearing loss, according to scientists at Colorado State University in the United States.
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