AN IMPLANT that will allow deaf people to hear music clearly is on its way. The cochlear implant being developed by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington, UK, will enable deaf people to hear sounds over a wide range of frequencies.
Existing implants respond to a limited range of frequencies, concentrating on those prominent in the human voice. While they allow people to hear speech, they are not good for listening to music.
Conventional hearing aids, meanwhile, simply amplify sound rather than making it clearer. “The typical deterioration in the sensory receptors of the inner ear results in distortion…
