The deaf species are invariably larger than those with ears, having an average wingspan of 47mm, compared with hearing moths' average span of 32mm.

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On average 45% of their hearing range was restored by the end of the study.

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Rich Gedman, a Red Sox catcher who batted .295 in 1985, pointed out at a hearing that his batting average was among the twenty highest in the league.

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