How Ears Tune In and Out Certain Sounds

Ever wonder how humans with normal hearing are able to "hear" what one person is saying in a crowded room where many people are talking? How is it that the ear is able to tune in and out of conversations going around, especially when everybody in a room is talking equally loud? To understand this ear "tuning" ability, one needs to first understand that the ear incorporates two "aspects" that allow for good hearing: a volume knob and an antenna. Should the volum…

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Hearing and Understanding ONE Voice Among Many Sounds

Have you ever wondered how is it that a normal hearing human being can hear and understand one person talking in an environment where there are many other people talking just as loudly be it a restaurant, conference, county fair, etc? How is it that you can hear and understand one particular person over another, even if they are both talking equally loud? Researchers are just beginning to understand how a human does it... Before explaining, lets use an analogy. In the past, I used the a…

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