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With all the noise around us, is our hearing really in danger? Dr. Know (Paul Trotman) enlists an audiologist to test sound levels around the home and at a heavy metal concert. He also tests out a variety of hearing protection to see which kind was most effective to prevent hearing loss due to loud noises. This DVD is geared more towards adolescents in grades 6-12 as a teaching tool about hearing.
3) Hearing
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Describes the parts of the ear and how they function and discusses the ways animals hear, maintaining balance, taking care of your hearing, and more.
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A groundbreaking study of deafness, by a philosopher who combines the scientific erudition of Oliver Sacks with the historical flair of Simon Schama.
There is nothing more personal than the human voice, traditionally considered the expression of the innermost self. But what of those who have no voice of their own and cannot hear the voices of others?
In this tour de force of historical narrative, Jonathan Rée tells the astonishing story
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Hearing travels around the world to explore some of the ways we make use of sound. It explores different cultures on different continents to see how they integrate sound into their everyday existence. Hearing also shows what it is like to hear again after decades of deafness, as it follows Michelle Smithdas of the Helen Keller National Center undergo a cochlear implant to restore her hearing.
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