January 31, 2005
Technological advances allow deaf, hard of hearing, to participate in the world
Much has changed since the Chicago elementary school Cliff Lamping attended used corporal punishment to make deaf students talk and forbade the use of sign language.
Posted @ 8:17 AM
Deaf teacher has students listening up
Brandi Hayes learns more than words in Cara Gordon's American Sign Language class.
The Mansfield Senior High School sophomore was learning some new words to sign with her hands, including "right" and "nothing."
Posted @ 7:59 AM
January 30, 2005
US to offset Cochlear's break in China
A Chinese Government tax fraud investigation led to imports from hearing implant maker Cochlear being blocked for about three months late last year.
Posted @ 9:48 AM
Signs of a good coach
Imagine, if you can, a world with no cries or whispers. A place where the loudest jet or mightiest thunderclap never registers. A world of utter silence.
Posted @ 9:46 AM
January 29, 2005
Cochlear implant helps woman enjoy the sounds of life
By the time Ruth B. Miller learned what a sigh sounded like, or how to whisper, she had raised two girls, earned a master's degree and celebrated her 38th wedding anniversary. She worked daily to help young children with disabilities. She was happy, successful and confident, though mostly deaf. She was 59 years old.
Posted @ 9:24 AM
New facility offers services for deaf, hard of hearing
With an official ribbon cutting and social today residents will celebrate the opening of a new home for the Southern Utah Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program.
Posted @ 9:20 AM
January 28, 2005
Hearing aids that talk to each other
Making adjustments to both hearing aids can be a hassle, especially if a hearing aid in one ear is pitched louder than the other, the user will not know where the sound is coming from. Now there are hearing aids that "talk" to each other and produce sound that is close to normal hearing.
Posted @ 6:13 AM
January 27, 2005
Tinnitus treated with cannabis cookies
According to Patricia Tabram, a 66-year-old grandmother from Northumberland, she uses cannabis in her baked goods to guard against tinnitus as well as pains caused by a car crash.
Posted @ 3:31 PM
Infants have much to say if adults will only listen
A baby's first sounds, other than crying, may baffle parents. Is that soft "coo" the sound of contentment? Boredom? Nothing more than a reflex?
Posted @ 6:29 AM
January 26, 2005
Hearing aid signal not clear? Then switch frequency to FM
What gives radio better sound can help block out background noise, increase tonal recognition in many hearing devices.
Posted @ 9:15 AM
Seasoned technologist brings important expertise to GoAmerica
GoAmerica announced it has hired Mark L. Stern as its vice president of product management, focusing on accessible communication services. In this role, Stern will further the company’s mission of delivering life-enhancing communication services to consumers who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Posted @ 12:06 AM
January 25, 2005
Search for hearing aids online with care
If you're like many of us who search online for hearing aid centers or repair shops, consider what may happen if you don't search with care. Here's a true story.
Posted @ 6:17 AM
January 24, 2005
Technology in digital hearing aids
For those that have a hearing loss and are in need for a hearing aid or two, check out the digital hearing aids, not the analog ones. Digital hearing aids are the newest technology available to those in need for quality hearing.
Posted @ 3:37 AM
How I learnt to love my silent world
Acclaimed author Bella Bathurst began to lose her hearing after a car crash. She ignored it at first but then started the long and emotional road towards an appreciation of life in the quiet lane.
Posted @ 12:00 AM
January 23, 2005
Sign language classes soar at colleges
According to Modern Language Association, many college students are enrolling in American Sign Language classes these days that it recorded the fastest growth rate of foreign languages offered at US colleges. Get this. The majority of these students are not planning to become sign language interpreters for the deaf.
Posted @ 4:07 AM
January 21, 2005
Hearing aids seminar at Winchester Hospital Family Medical Center
On January 25, from 10:30 AM until 12:00 PM, Atlantic Audiology in the Winchester (MA) Hospital Family Medical Center will hold a seminar for the public about hearing loss and digital hearing aids.
Posted @ 6:06 AM
January 20, 2005
Tinnitus study at University of Iowa
Researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine are investigating the effectiveness of treatments for tinnitus, commonly referred to as ringing in the ears.
Posted @ 5:05 AM
January 19, 2005
Hearing loss from noise pollution
About 25 million people suffer hearing loss in the United States alone and noise pollution is the number one reason. We're talking about cranking the stereo, using a lawn mower, shooting guns, etc.
Posted @ 6:12 AM
January 18, 2005
Noisy toys may cause hearing loss in children
The toys you got for your children on Christmas may cause them hearing problems. Doctors are seeing a number increase of children with hearing loss. The American Medical Association say almost 15-percent of children are showing signs of a hearing problem.
Posted @ 2:18 AM
January 17, 2005
CNN names Hearing Aids in Top 25 Inventions of the Last 25 Years
CNN names Hearing Aids in Top 25 Inventions of the Last 25 Years. CNN included the internet, the cell phone, and personal computers in the top 25. Hearing Aids were #24 on the list, saddled between voice mail and short range, high-frequency radio.
Posted @ 5:03 AM
January 16, 2005
Deaf students to sign and sing along Alicia Keys
On February's Super Bowl 150 students from Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind will accompany Award-winning R&B singer, Alicia Keys, while she sings "America the Beautiful" which will be watched by an estimated 150 million people in the US.
Posted @ 5:56 PM
January 15, 2005
How would you like to be able to hear again?
Imagine 5-10 years from now, the estimated 24 million people with hearing loss in the United States will have the option to become hearing all over again. Pigs may not be able to fly, but this is actually something in the works according to Harvard Medical School.
Posted @ 9:32 PM
January 14, 2005
Soldiers to sue over hearing loss
Hundreds of former and serving army and police personnel are to sue for compensation claiming hearing loss as a result of weapons training.
Posted @ 4:07 PM
January 13, 2005
Researchers root out hearing loss gene in mice
Not only have Harvard researchers discovered the gene that keeps ear hair cells from regenerating in mice, but they've also found a way to block the gene's action, which allowed hair cells to regenerate and function.
Posted @ 4:40 PM
Research identifies promising route for treating age-related hearing loss
Researchers have discovered that deletion of a specific gene permits the proliferation of new hair cells in the cochlea of the inner ear -- a finding that offers promise for treatment of age-related hearing loss. This type of hearing loss is caused by aging, disease, certain drugs, and the cacophony of modern life. It is the most common cause of hearing loss in older people.
Posted @ 4:31 PM
Sweet sounds
Chuck Hileman of Apollo lost his hearing after years of operating heavy equipment and chainsaws.
Posted @ 12:24 AM
Hearing aid tips worth listening to
"They should be disposable like contact lenses," says a Boston friend, Peggy Loeb, about hearing aids. "One of the biggest rip-offs; people pay thousands of dollars, but they never work," adds this critic of what is currently on the market. She does not need such aids herself but resents the grief suffered by older friends trying to cope with them.
Posted @ 12:18 AM
Medicare may pay for implant to help hearing
More U.S. Medicare beneficiaries with severe hearing loss could soon receive implantable devices that help recreate sound, government officials said in a proposal on Friday.
Posted @ 12:16 AM
Diagnosing inner ear hearing loss now less invasive with genetic testing
A new study by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center shows that genetic testing offers a less invasive and more cost efficient alternative in diagnosing inner ear hearing loss in children. In fact, the study shows that some of the standard tests conducted today are not necessary and should only be done on a case by case basis.
Posted @ 12:09 AM
Steroids and a Microwick help some hearing loss
Kevin Hart is all smiles now. He wasn't so happy recently when, out of the blue, he suddenly lost the hearing in his right ear.
Posted @ 12:00 AM