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The nanoscience of cochlear implants<\/h1>\n

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The nanoscience of cochlear implants<\/h1>\n

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Hearing loss<\/strong> is the most common sensory disorder<\/strong>, affecting 5% of the world’s population<\/strong>. Nanoscience is helping us to understand how it develops and to improve the health of those affected. That is why we are launching a series of \ud83e\uddf5 threads on Twitter in collaboration with AICEAR<\/a>, the Federation of Cochlear Implant Patients of Aragon. To raise awareness about deafness, nanotechnological advances and disseminate AICEAR’s invaluable support work for implanted patients and their families. \ud83e\udef6<\/p>\n

From Thursday 31 August until 9 November 2023, 9:00 on LMA Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/LMA_UNIZAR\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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What is<\/span> #hearing loss<\/a><\/span> and how does it affect us?<\/span> Ca<\/span>n<\/span> #nanotechnology<\/a><\/span> help to restore<\/span> #hearing<\/a>?
Find out what we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks
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Do you know AICE Federation? Since 1995 it represents in Spain the interests of deaf people with a #CochlearImplant.
And in Arag\u00f3n, the work of AICE-AR is invaluable \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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How do you deal with #hearing loss? After the first symptoms, the need for a hearing aid or implant depends on the timing and physiology of each person. And find out what hair cells look like under an SEM microscope. \"smile\"<\/p>\n

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How does a hair cell transduce the signal and how does a person with a cochlear implant hear? \ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n

Read our thread!<\/p>\n

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But… is it possible to improve a #CochlearImplant? \ud83e\uddbb Sure, and #nanotechnology helps us a lot! \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n

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Will an implanted person be able to #sport, #swim…? \ud83e\uddbb Yes! The key is the protection of the implants… when necessary\ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n

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What does our inner ear look like with SEM microscopy? What does the cochlea, a hair cell, the acoustic nerve look like? Let’s look at it together. \ud83d\udc40\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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Have you ever seen this sign? \ud83d\udc42 It’s a #InductionLoop, an installation that sends sound directly to the #cochlearimplant. You can find it in theatres, auditoriums… and you can set it up in your office!<\/p>\n

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Universidad de Zaragoza<\/p>\n

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n

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Actividad de I+D+I realizada por la Universidad de Zaragoza cofinanciada por el Gobierno de Arag\u00f3n<\/p>\n

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Laboratorio de Microscop\u00edas Avanzadas\n<\/p>\n

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