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auditory

[aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee-] / ˈɔ dɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i- /


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And then the 1970s British folk rock gives way to a less pleasant auditory landscape, as the hum appears, bringing on headaches and nosebleeds and affecting her concentration and mood, her work and family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“You don’t want this for your kid,” said Marni Levine, a college counselor from Marlboro, N.J., whose now-adult daughter was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

They then measured how the mice responded using a modified auditory startle test.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

If we aren’t receiving that auditory input, it can affect our walking speed, doctors say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Jomon skeletons show a high incidence of what pathologists term auditory exostosis, meaning abnormal bone growth in the ears as often observed in divers today.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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