USING A SMARTPHONE TO SOUND OUT SIGN OF KIDS’ EAR INFECTIONS
May 18, 2019
2 minutes
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Researchers have created a way for a smartphone to “hear” a warning sign of ear infections — fluid buildup behind the eardrum. If it pans out, parents might one day check their tots’ ears at home simply using a phone app and “stuff you have around the house — paper, tape and scissors,” said one of the lead researchers, Dr. Sharat Raju of the
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