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acoustic shock

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acoustic shock
n
(Medicine) a condition characterized by dizziness and partial hearing loss suffered by some people exposed to sudden loud noises over telephone or radio headsets; associated esp with workers in call centres


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POCATELLO, Idaho -- AMI Semiconductor (Nasdaq:AMIS), a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products for the automotive, medical and industrial markets, today announced the availability of new software designed to mitigate the problems of acoustic shock in products such as communication headsets.
In addition, with software algorithms other audio enhancements such as microphone beam forming, dynamic range synthesis and acoustic shock protection can be implemented.
We have now acquired a copy of the Laser Corp FDA Summary and see that the Dodick Laser is a recently patented transducer, which converts laser energy away from the eye into acoustic shock waves (Ultrasound) which are then delivered to the 'target tissue' the cataract.
 
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