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Wikipedia. Stereocilia. Image retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereocilia#/media/File:Stereocilia_of_frog_inner_ear.01.jpg.

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The Problem

World Health Organization. (2021). World report on hearing. Image retrieved from https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/highlighting-priorities-for-ear-and-hearing-care.

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Label Design Ideas 2020. 30 Ear Diagram With Label. Image retrieved from https://ambitiousmares.blogspot.com/2017/04/30-ear-diagram-with-label.html.

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Our Design

Rout, A. K., Strub, M. P., Piszczek, G., & Tjandra, N. (2014). Structure of transmembrane domain of lysosome-associated membrane protein type 2a (LAMP-2A) reveals key features for substrate specificity in chaperone-mediated autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(51), 35111-35123. Image retrieved from https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2MOF.

 

Biancospino, M., Buel, G. R., Niño, C. A., Maspero, E., Scotto di Perrotolo, R., Raimondi, A., ... & Polo, S. (2019). Clathrin light chain A drives selective myosin VI recruitment to clathrin-coated pits under membrane tension. Nature communications, 10(1), 1-15. Image retrieved from https://www.rcsb.org/structure/6E5N.

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History & Present Technology

Wikipedia. Ear trumpet. Image retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_trumpet#/media/File:F_Rein_Pair_Miniature_Ear_Trumpets.jpg.

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Hawthorne, Mel. What Is a Cochlear Implant? Image retrieved from https://www.technipages.com/what-is-a-cochlear-implant.

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Future Benefits

Wikipedia. Cochlear implant. Image retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant#/media/File:Cochlear_implant_user.jpg.