Bone conduction stimulation represents a pivotal alternative to conventional air conduction in hearing aids, whereby sound is transmitted directly through vibrations of the skull. This mechanism ...

An experiment with bone-conduction headphones suggests a way for neuroscientists to better understand some hallucinations. By Veronique Greenwood It is the rare person who likes hearing their own ...

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Hearing aids are sometimes presented as a silver bullet for communication issues arising from hearing loss. But hard of hearing folks already on their hearing aids journey know that the reality of ...

The Audiphone, an early bone conduction hearing aid, was invented in 1879 by Richard S. Rhodes (1842-1902), senior member of the Chicago publishing firm of Rhodes & McClure. The device was shaped like ...