Monthly Archives: February 2005

New world of hearing

Six years ago, Bonnie Russo was in Erie, Pa., to attend a soccer tournament for her son, Marco. Along for the ride was her younger son, Nino, who was 11. He has a cochlear (pronounced “COKE-lee-ar”) implant, a device that … Continue reading

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When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing

Problems with the brain – not just the ears – cause a great deal of the age-related hearing loss in older people. Researchers are finding more and more subtle problems in the way our brain processes information as we age, … Continue reading

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Company picks White to run marathon to tout hearing aid

For years Wendell White ran Charlotte as city manager. Now, at 73, he’s running a marathon.

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Grant provides floor for hearing impaired

The fourth floor of Grant South’s B Tower is relatively quiet. The decorations on doors and walls resemble other residence hall floors – flyers fare posted, pictures of celebrities and cartoons cover doors. Except on this floor, the residents speak … Continue reading

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Digital hearing aid launched

Digital hearing aids major, Widex India would start commercial production of computerised cell within two years and also invest Rs.10 crore to expand its activities across the country, a senior company official said.

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Therapy at UMC treats ‘ringing in the ears’

Tucsonan Jo Ann Ripley hears a buzzing in her head all day long that she describes as “a 90-decibel chain saw.”

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Deaf residents try to make sign language ‘foreign’

Kayleen Pugh had a distinct disadvantage compared to other students when she was in high school and college, and it wasn’t because she is deaf.

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Hand-y baby talk

Infants taught to sign before they can speak are less frustrated, parents say. When Gabrielle Vargo was 10 months old, she awoke at 3 a.m. screaming. Her groggy parents went to their daughter’s bedside, where Gabrielle moved her tiny hands … Continue reading

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Siren joke backfires on police

A NSW police division has been convicted of safety breaches after a practical joke with a police siren at a Waratah workshop, on the state’s central coast, left an employee with permanent deafness in one ear.

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Japan government to pay US$27m in noise pollution suit

A court ordered the Japanese government yesterday to pay a record US$27 million dollars to compensate people in Okinawa who said they lost their hearing and suffered psychologically from noise from a US air base.

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