Short Science Podcast 030

Welcome to the thirtieth episode of the Short Science Podcast!

Join Elizabeth Hauke for this very special edition of Short Science.

Today we are focussing on the use of sound in the detection and diagnosis of disease. From the naked ear and the traditional stethoscope, to the increasingly complex technologies that allow us to listen in to the body, the possibilities for the ear to play a major diagnostic role seem to be ever increasing. However, a trip to the hospital is more likely to reveal huddles of doctors poring over lightboxes than listening to sound through headphones.

We investigate the use of sound in the diagnosis of disease, looking at listening in to the sounds of the body with the naked ear and the stethoscope, applying sound to the body with percussion and ultrasound and converting information about the body into sound with brain scans.

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