PROBLEM LICKED: Hearing with your tongue could be natural, say scientists who have created an innovative device for the hearing impaired.
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.
It works with a corresponding Bluetooth earpiece that detects the sound and sends it in the form of electrical impulses to the retainer, which receives them by means of its electrodes.
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