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Concussions: How A Mild Brain Injury Can Alter Our Perception Of Sound
Short Wave
English - December 13, 2021 05:13 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratingsLife Sciences Science Astronomy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Headaches, nausea, dizziness, and confusion are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. But researchers say a blow to the head can also make it hard to understand speech in a noisy room. Emily Kwong chats with science correspondent Jon Hamilton about concussions and how understanding its effects on our perception of sound might help improve treatment.
For more of Jon's reporting, check out "After a concussion, the brain may no longer make sense of sounds."
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