I read an article in BBC about a research done by Canadian researchers on how Sensations on the skin play a part in how people hear speech, the study found that inaudible puffs of air delivered alongside certain sounds influenced what participants thought they were listening to.
Writing in the journal Nature, the team said the findings showed that audio and visual clues were not the only important factors in how people hear. The findings may lead to better aids for the hard of hearing, experts said.
It is already well known that visual cues from a speaker's face can enhance or interfere with how a person hears what is being said.
In the latest study, researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver wanted to look at whether tactile sensations also affected how sounds are heard.
Researchers found through specific audio experiments conducted on volunteers, people can be affected by the information felt by the skin in conjunction with the audio signals that enter through the known hearing channels.
Study leader Dr Bryan Gick said his team would now work to develop a hearing aid incorporating the findings.
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