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Even so, she said the findings indicate that intellectual ability is one of several factors affecting how effectively people listen in complex sound environments, such as busy classrooms or social gatherings.

Audrey Guo, an economics professor at Santa Clara University, said other factors — like the coming holidays, and the beginning of open enrollment for health insurance — could be affecting companies’ decisions.

And some scientists believe that might be to do with how climate change is affecting circulation patterns in our atmosphere, but that is far from certain and natural variability may also be playing a role.

One factor affecting the sector is Qualcomm’s entry into the AI chip market, announced on Monday.

"Improving our scientific and clinical understanding of a condition affecting up to 15 percent of the global population is incredibly important."