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La otosclerosis es un término que viene de dos palabras antiguas: “oto”, que significa “de la oreja” y “esclerosis”, que significa “el endurecimiento anormal de tejido corporal”.

El tinnitus o acúfeno es comúnmente descrito como un timbre o silbido en los oídos.

Muchos de nosotros damos por hecho nuestro sentido del gusto.

La parálisis de las cuerdas vocales (también conocida como parálisis de los pliegues vocales) es un trastorno de la voz que ocurre cuando una o ambas cuerdas vocales no cierran o no se abren correctamente.

The first 3 years of life, when the brain is developing and maturing, is the most intensive period for acquiring speech and language skills. These skills develop best in a world that is rich with sounds, sights, and consistent exposure to the speech and language of others.

Charts and Tables for Hearing Statistics

Voice (or vocalization) is generated by airflow from the lungs as the vocal folds in the larynx are brought close together. Speech is the precisely coordinated muscle actions of the tongue, lips, jaw, and vocal tract (or speech articulators), which together shape air flow to produce the sounds of one's language.Language is a shared system for communicating and exchanging knowledge, feelings, thoughts, and beliefs.

With the stroke of a pen, President Ronald Reagan signed P.L. 100-553 into law on October 28, 1988, establishing the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as a new institute within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The best ways to protect your hearing are to avoid exposure to loud sounds, move away from the noise, or turn down the volume. When these options aren’t possible, hearing protectors—earplugs or protective earmuffs—can help. Hearing protectors are wearable devices that can lower the intensity of sound that enters your ears.

¿Crees que vivimos en un mundo ruidoso? Hay ruidos fuertes en la escuela, el hogar, los conciertos, los eventos deportivos, y casi en cualquier lugar.