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Saturday, November 28, 2009 TORONTO: You hear not just with your ears but also with your skin and hair follicles, according to a paper by University of British Columbia researchers published in Thursday's Nature journal.Hold your hand in front of your mouth and say "ba." Now say "pa."You'll notice a puff of air when you say "pa." People listening will hear "pa" not just with their ears, but also with their skin by feeling the puff of air, according to the paper by Bryan Gick, an associate professor at UBC, and Donald Derrick, a graduate student.The pair conducted an experiment in which they applied tiny puffs of air to study participants' necks and skin when the subjects were listening to the syllables "ba," "pa," "da" and "ta."People's skin and even hair follicles recognize a puff of air when a person says "pa" or "ta," their paper notes.The puffs were applied to the ne...