On Sat, 21 Oct 1995, Peter H. Proctor wrote:
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> Also, melanin is the most potent sound-absorbing agent known. Sure
> enough, it is present in the inner ear. Depigmenting syndromes ( E.G.
> Waardenburg's syndrome as well as blue-eyed white cats ) tend to be
> associated with Deafness.
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Oliver Sacks in his book on the Migraine (1992) reported a case history
of a patient who had a migraine aura that was modulated with the
same frequency as his viberating motorbike.
Ron Blue