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Researchers at Colorado State University are working on an alternative to cochlear implants by sending electrical signals to another sensitive organ: the tongue.
Cochlear implants require surgery, but using the tongue to hear could be as simple as popping a dental retainer in your mouth.
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HT: Boing Boing
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