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All About Your Senses: Experiments to Try for Kids
Need a science project, or just looking for something fun to do? These experiments reveal the way your body works. Check with a grown-up first because some will require help from an adult.
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Senses Experiment: Do You Hear What I Hear? for Kids
Test your hearing with this experiment.
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How Do the Ears Work? (Video) for Kids
Nurb and Chloe explain what goes on inside your ears so you can hear. Watch the How the Body Works movie!
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Brain and Nervous System for Teens
If the brain is a central computer that controls all the functions of the body, then the nervous system is like a network that relays messages back and forth to different parts of the body. Find out how they work in this Body Basics article.
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Central Nervous System: The Brain and Spinal Cord for Parents
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. Find out how they work together to control everything we do.
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Ear Tube Surgery for Parents
Many kids get middle ear infections (otitis media). Doctors may suggest ear tube surgery for those with multiple infections or a hearing loss or speech delay.
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Quiz: Ears for Kids
Take this quiz about your ears.
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Tympanoplasty for Parents
Tympanoplasty is a surgery to repair a hole in the eardrum that doesn’t close on its own. It can improve hearing and prevent water from getting into the middle ear.
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What's a Cochlear Implant? (Video) for Parents
A cochlear implant is a surgically placed device that helps a person with severe hearing loss hear sounds. Doctors consider cochlear implants for children under 12 months of age with profound hearing loss in both ears. Older children with serious hearing loss also may get cochlear implants.
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Hearing Tests for Parents
Hearing problems can be overcome if they're caught early, so it's important to get your child's hearing screened early and checked regularly.