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News items on 'Ear Disorders'
If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear
(BBC 24/06/2009)
If you want to get someone to do something, ask them in their right ear, say scientists. Italian researchers found people were better at processing information when requests were made on that side in three separate tests. They believe this is because the left side of the brain, which is known to be better at processing requests, deals with information from the right ear. The findings are reported online in the journal Naturwissenschaffen.
Gobsmacked
(BBC 11/12/2008)
A Chinese woman reportedly lost the hearing in one ear while kissing her boyfriend, but is it really possible to burst your ear drum snogging? Earlier this week, China Daily carried a story taken from a local newspaper that it offered as a cautionary tale on the dangers of kissing [needs to be previously weakened ear drum].
Scientists discover people who can 'hear' what they see
(BBC 07/08/2008)
US scientists have discovered people who can "hear" what they see.
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