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June 30, 2005
Deaf tot hears parents for first time
Ever since their son was born nearly deaf 19 months ago, Chris and Christina Edwards have yearned that he hear them whisper his Hungarian name, which sounds like "Casey."
Posted @ 12:07 PM
Hi, I'm bionic
Humans can't seem to agree on what cyborgs want. Some say freedom; others say feelings. Still others say cyborgs won't rest until they've assimilated mankind into an empire of biomachines.
Posted @ 12:05 PM
Sudden hearing loss
Imagine going to sleep one night and waking up the next morning with the hearing in one ear totally gone. It’s called sudden deafness and it happens to thousands of people in this country.
Posted @ 12:02 PM
Where visuals promote hearing
The faculty of speech, which most people take for granted, eludes millions of people born with congenital deformities. Speech is generally correlated with hearing ability. Thus, it is common to find people, who are deaf and dumb at the same time.
Posted @ 12:59 AM
Hearing is believing for brave young pioneer
Bubbly William Taylor is the state's latest medical pioneer at the tender age of 18 months, becoming the first Queensland child to receive a new type of cochlear implant set to revolutionise hearing aids.
Posted @ 12:55 AM
Nigeria begins infant hearing screening
Nigeria has endorsed infant hearing screening as a strategy for ensuring timely intervention in childhood hearing loss.
Posted @ 12:52 AM
June 29, 2005
Fireworks and your hearing
It's that time of year, firework stands are officially open across the Heartland and a lot of people can't wait to buy them and set them off.
Posted @ 12:29 AM
Hearing loss often sneaks up on seniors
Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? The phrase is familiar. It’s part of an often-aired television advertisement. But it could also be the lament for family members of aging adults with hearing problems.
Posted @ 12:28 AM
Are you hearing properly?
If you find your hearing isn't what it used to be, don't automatically blame it on getting older.
Posted @ 12:26 AM
New generation faces hearing loss
Jason Price, 27, was born with a hearing loss and admits it changes a young person’s lifestyle, but it shouldn’t change a person’s life.
Posted @ 12:21 AM
New candidate for a vaccine against Lassa fever
Among the family of viral hemorrhagic fevers (which includes those caused by the Ebola, Marburg, and Hanta viruses), Lassa fever is the biggest public health problem.
Posted @ 12:17 AM
Siemens ranks in top ten for U.S. patents issued in 2004
The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) ranked Siemens the tenth largest recipient of patents in the United States in 2004, making it one of the highest ranking diversified companies on the list. Siemens was granted 1,477 patents in the U.S. in 2004. Siemens holds more than 9,500 total patents in the U.S. and 45,000 globally.
Posted @ 12:15 AM
June 28, 2005
NCI project bridges communication gap
WASHINGTON – This summer as part of the Deafness and Cancer Project, medical students from the University of California at San Diego’s [UCSD] Moores Cancer Center will be on the Gallaudet campus learning American Sign Language [ASL], particularly how to use it in clinical settings, and developing an understanding of and appreciation for Deaf Culture.
Posted @ 8:37 AM
Laughter fills 'Silent lunch'
In some situations, it's acceptable to talk while eating. Just ask the deaf men and women who visit the food court at The Shops at Willow Lawn on Wednesdays whether the practice is proper etiquette. With a nod of their knuckles, they'll respond with an emphatic "yes."
Posted @ 12:55 AM
Cochlear implant reunion scheduled at UI hospitals and clinics
Patients who have received cochlear implants for the treatment of hearing loss will attend a special reunion and picnic at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 9.
Posted @ 12:49 AM
Deaf Palestinians use Jawwal SMS messenger as a means of communication
Deaf and mute Palestinians are using Jawwal mobile telephones to send SMS messages as a means of communication, according to the Deaf Association in Nablus.
Posted @ 12:45 AM
June 27, 2005
'Meet Helen Keller'
Helen Keller was a wild child. She threw temper tantrums, kicking and screaming until she was exhausted. She grabbed food from everyone's plate at the dinner table and ate with her hands. Once she locked her mother in the kitchen for three hours.
Posted @ 11:21 AM
School for the Deaf valedictorian says don't give up your dream
Pam Harbaugh knew when she brought her newborn daughter home from the hospital that she was deaf, even though the doctors weren't so sure.
Posted @ 11:12 AM
Deafblind slate 'senseless' tech
Deafblind people find technology difficult and frustrating to use, a survey has found. The study by the national charity Sense was the largest ever asking the views of deafblind people.
Posted @ 11:09 AM
Their world lies out of earshot
Elizabeth Porter's world is visual. Hands talk. Sentences flow from her fingers. Music is felt instead of heard.
Posted @ 11:07 AM
Learning to sign before speaking
Amy Goodman remembers all too well dining out with her 13-month-old twin sons, Connor and Caiden. When the boys wanted milk, they screamed.
Posted @ 11:05 AM
June 26, 2005
Getting a 'hand' start
When 1-year-old Gavin Lanka gets hungry, he gives his mom a sign. He's learned the sign for nursing," Kimberly Lanka said, drawing her fingers together and pulling. "I find he uses the same sign when he's looking for an emotional connection."
Posted @ 8:43 PM
Implants help deaf students learn
The slight, dark-haired youngster stood in a Skane School hallway, attempting a farewell to a visitor. He seemed to mouth some words, then, his facial muscles struggling, he said: "Bye ... bye."
Posted @ 8:26 PM
Man writes so wife can hear
He joined an essay contest as a last effort to earn his hearing-impaired wife an expensive aid, and he won.
Posted @ 8:25 PM
All about eyes, ears and errors
I am going to take a personal risk here and respond to this article and the captioning complaints raised by Cheryl Heppner in the story "More Than Meets the Eye" (June 6, page 12). I am a life-long broadcaster.
Posted @ 8:15 PM
June 25, 2005
Device lets deaf say, 'Call me on my cell'
Ken Still bought a cell phone for the same reason many people do. "If I'm in my car and it breaks down, I can call and not have to worry for someone to come and help me," he said.
Posted @ 8:33 PM
'Hearing aid' dogs graduate from SPCA
Eight former shelter dogs graduated from the San Francisco SPCA Hearing Dog program.
Posted @ 8:32 PM
School for deaf celebrates 40 years
The Newfoundland School for the Deaf (NSD) celebrated its 40th anniversary last month, and no one was more enthusiastic about the celebrations than teacher Judy (Crocker) Shea.
Posted @ 8:22 PM
Common steroid may help sudden deafness
Imagine going to sleep one night and waking up with hearing loss. It's rare, but sudden deafness affects thousands of people in the United States and can be caused by something as common as a viral infection.
Posted @ 8:17 PM
June 24, 2005
Improving the world's hearing
High quality electronic products have historically been produced by giant Asian electronics' companies from huge factories. Such electronics come from Japan or Taiwanese electronics firms like Fuji, Sony, Panasonic and LG.
Posted @ 8:37 PM
Former mobster can't hear at his own hearing
Former mobster Dominic "Sonny" Celestino, a key figure in the Rochester organized crime wars, returned to federal court Thursday. And he couldn't hear a thing.
Posted @ 10:11 AM
Plane crash leaves deaf pilot injured but okay
EDGARTOWN, MA - A small plane flown by a deaf pilot crashed at 1:15 Thursday afternoon during its landing at Katama Airfield on Martha's Vineyard.
Posted @ 10:05 AM
Deaf sound off about public transport failings
Deaf and hard of hearing passengers of public transport in Richmond feel they are being failed by services, according to a new survey by the RNID (Royal National Institute for the Deaf).
Posted @ 9:56 AM
Neighbors blast noisy construction
Residents living in the Plymouth River Road area have been complaining about "rock concerts" in their neighborhood. But they're not referring to noisy bands.
Posted @ 12:34 AM
No sign of missing deaf woman near Flagstaff
Ariz. Searchers in the Flagstaff area say the fact that a missing woman is hearing-impaired is restricting some of the resources they would utilize in a traditional search.
Posted @ 12:30 AM
June 23, 2005
Laurent looms large
It's time to look at the long-term future of the South Dakota School for the Deaf. A new study of the proposed town of Laurent - the McCook County city designed specifically for people who use sign language - generally is positive.
Posted @ 7:43 AM
Deaf Connections Summer Camp opens new world to deaf children in safe setting
It's called the Deaf Connections Summer Camp -- a place where deaf and hard-of-hearing children ages 5 to 12 can discover the joys of day camp.
Posted @ 7:39 AM
Church offers ministry for deaf
"The hearing people use names a lot," said DeAnna Willman. "The deaf, it's not important to them. They'll learn your name one time, then eventually give you a sign name, and that's your name the rest of your life. They'll rarely address you by your name. To us, names are personal. To them, it's not."
Posted @ 1:01 AM
Panel delays action on zoning for sign-language town
Salem, S.D. - A proposal to build a sign-language town in McCook County hit a snag Tuesday when commissioners voted 3-2 to delay action on the first reading of a zoning ordinance that would let development begin.
Posted @ 12:52 AM
June 22, 2005
A hearing aid for cell phones
"Can you hear me now?" isn't just a slogan; it's an annoyingly familiar refrain for cell-phone users.
Posted @ 1:18 PM
Bolts' O'Neill not hindered by disability
As the Tri/Cape took on Jersey Shore in the first round of the inaugural Carpenter Cup Softball Tournament at FDR Park in South Philadelphia, chatter could be heard from the players and fans, coaches yelled out instructions, the roar of the traffic from I-95 and Broad Street was in the background and there was the annoying repetitive jingle from an ice creak truck parked nearby.
Posted @ 12:03 AM
Local little ones learn sign language as a way to communicate
FROSTBURG, MD -- We typically associate sign language with people who can`t talk or hear, almost certainly not babies.
Posted @ 12:02 AM
'Modifier Gene' makes some hearing loss more severe
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in humans that affects the severity of hearing loss caused by a mutation of another gene.
Posted @ 12:01 AM
June 21, 2005
Denny's sponsors the Mike Bush Fantasy Baseball Camp for the hearing impaired
The All-American family dining chain is giving hearing impaired children an opportunity to enjoy the All- American pastime. A portion of the proceeds from sales of the All-American Slam® and savory Hickory Burger Combo will go to the Mike Bush Fantasy Baseball Camp, an organization that gives hearing-impaired children an opportunity to practice their baseball skills at the camp.
Posted @ 1:07 AM
Signing makes smarter kids
April Jenson describes herself and her husband as "the average Joes." But these everyday, ordinary folk have produced a not so common, extraordinary daughter.
Posted @ 1:05 AM
Husband's winning essay restores wife's gift of hearing
Lisa Banister remembered the gentle whistling at the end of Otis Redding's classic, "Dock of the Bay."
Posted @ 1:03 AM
June 20, 2005
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy & Tinnitus
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy can treat tinnitus, as clinical psychologists Danuta Orlowska and David Scott explain.
Posted @ 11:04 AM
Hearing is believing
Forget the hearing aids of the past - those clunky devices that amplified every little sound and made it all but impossible to hear a conversation in a crowded restaurant.
Posted @ 10:54 AM
Sound detector hope for the deaf
Super-sensitive sound detectors used by crickets to spot predators have been recreated in the laboratory.
Posted @ 10:50 AM
Family Camp for Deaf Children
The Family Outdoor Skills Camp for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, now in its fourth year, is taking applications for its annual event Aug. 13 and 14 at the H. Roe Bartle Boy Scout Camp near Osceola. It's a great opportunity to expand outdoor horizons in a supportive atmosphere.
Posted @ 10:45 AM
June 19, 2005
Disabilities don't keep these businesses down
Doug Haig runs his home-building business through text messaging, e-mail and note passing.
Posted @ 11:13 AM
A Father's Day story
Jeff Howell and his daughter, Jennifer, live in a quiet residential area of Hood Swamp. But quiet is a relative term when you are hearing-impaired most of your life.
Posted @ 10:57 AM
June 18, 2005
Bank boosts Valley sign language options
Bank of the Sierra is funneling money into expanded sign language class offerings in the South Valley. With an estimated 42,000 individuals in Tulare and Kings counties affected by hearing loss, bank officials said the need for sign language classes is overwhelming.
Posted @ 10:52 AM
Child entertainer sings praises of new hearing aid treatment
Children's entertainer Bram Morrison is one of the first Canadians to test a new high-tech hearing device for one-sided deafness.
Posted @ 10:49 AM
June 17, 2005
Background noise can affect infant language learning
Even moderate background noise can affect how infants learn language at an early and crucial time of their development, according to new research from Purdue University.
Posted @ 7:54 AM
Broadband could help deaf people make phone calls
Lane Lucht did not make his first telephone call until he was 26 years old. It was a simple pleasure he said he will never forget.
Posted @ 7:53 AM
Hearing impaired see promise in high speed Internet video
Congress should expand a provision of the 1996 Telecommunications Act on telecom access for the disabled to include high-speed Internet access -- so that the hearing-impaired can communicate via broadband video, advocates of the deaf community said Thursday.
Posted @ 7:52 AM
Football, hearing impairments basis of an unlikely friendship
Keith - a standout football player - just finished his high school career last week, graduating from Lakeland High School.
Posted @ 7:50 AM
June 16, 2005
Deaf worker's plea for employment
A hard-working Runcorn woman feels she is up against discrimination and ignorance in her desperate quest to find a job.
Posted @ 8:50 AM
Grant helps DMACC plan sign language expansion
Des Moines Area Community College officials hope a federal grant will help to create a Midwestern center for sign language education.
Posted @ 8:46 AM
Deaf culture needs its own voice on television
For the Record Productions Inc. announces video copies of Deaf TV and Deaf Pride are now available for purchase.
Posted @ 8:43 AM
Advocates push toddler sign language as way to avoid tantrums, boost language skills
One-year-old Isabel Evans isn't talking much yet, but she knows how to converse with her mother via sign language.
Posted @ 8:41 AM
Small steps to success
Bahrain -- Six hearing-impaired children who are moving on from a special centre to mainstream primary schools were honoured yesterday. The ceremony was held at the Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Hearing and Speech Development Centre's kindergarten in Sanad.
Posted @ 8:35 AM
June 15, 2005
Sign language gives new meaning to baby talk
New Jersey -- Most parents think their babies are geniuses, but imagine if a 7-month-old could communicate that it had an earache, or was hungry.
Posted @ 9:43 AM
Are personal music devices causing too much hearing loss?
Twenty-eight million Americans have some degree of hearing loss, a figure expected to more than double in the next 25 years, according to a June 6 Newsweek article.
Posted @ 9:40 AM
KDES students finish second in international contest
Students from Kendall Demonstration Elementary School’s (KDES) Team 6/7/8 placed second among 57 schools from around the world in this year’s Global Virtual Classroom (GVC) contest.
Posted @ 9:38 AM
Gallaudet student heads for the Hill
Andrew Phillips has been selected to participate in the 2005 Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation/AAPD Congressional Internship Program.
Posted @ 9:36 AM
June 14, 2005
National Technical Institute of the Deaf marks 40th birthday
Forty years ago today, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed his name on a bill to create the National Technical Institute of the Deaf.
Posted @ 7:55 AM
New sound amplifier by Aurilink makes custom hearing aids obsolete
Aurilink, Inc. has developed a "ready-to-wear" sound amplifier for individuals who want and need occasional hearing assistance due to mild hearing loss.
Posted @ 7:53 AM
Superstar Trisha Yearwood joins William Austin's Starkey Hearing Foundation Mission to Mexico
Country superstar Trisha Yearwood canceled plans this week in order to travel along with William Austin, head of the Starkey Hearing Foundation, and a dozen volunteers (including doctors and audiologists) to give the gift of hearing to over 1000 underprivileged children in Guadalajara and Marida, Mexico.
Posted @ 7:50 AM
QU will offer sign language program
Quincy University is offering a sign language interpreting program this fall through its School of Education.
Posted @ 7:46 AM
June 13, 2005
'Hearing buddies' aid deaf toddler
They pooled tooth fairy money, emptied piggy banks, sold handmade jewelry and held a bike-a-thon for a little deaf boy named Samuel.
Posted @ 6:21 AM
Wireless devices let deaf stay connected
Tammy Giovannetti lives a relatively normal life -- a quaint home in Chesterfield County, a husband of 21 years, three daughters and a steady job in Richmond.
Posted @ 6:20 AM
Stories become a sign language of the times
When the Victorian College for the Deaf created Australia's first storybook CD ROM for sign language speakers, there was no way of telling that the interactive device would start a technology boom in able-hearing schools.
Posted @ 6:19 AM
The Man with the bionic ear
On July 7, 2001, 36-year-old Michael Chorost was renting a car at the Reno, Nevada airport when the nearby traffic suddenly sounded fuzzy. Chorost initially thought the problem was with his hearing aids; he had been born with damaged hearing due to a rubella epidemic in 1964.
Posted @ 6:08 AM
Police officers sign on
Police in Conwy and Llandudno have been learning another language thanks to the North Wales Deaf Association.
Posted @ 6:06 AM
June 12, 2005
Baby talk goes bilingual with the aid of sign language
Some babies are learning to talk and sing songs earlier than ever before, thanks to a class offered through Amador Valley Adult and Community Education.
Posted @ 6:15 AM
Neither deafness nor being female has kept Seeger away from sports
From the day she was born, Ruth Seeger could not hear. Fate forced her to live her life without ever experiencing a sense most humans take for granted.
Posted @ 6:11 AM
Deaf student driven to succeed
Campbell "Cami" Elizabeth Garland volunteers at her former school to help hearing-impaired children learn to speak full sentences.
Posted @ 6:03 AM
June 11, 2005
Jury finds deaf-mute underpaid
A Central El Paso man earning $5.51 an hour was denied higher wages by his employer of more than 20 years because he cannot hear or speak, a jury in County Court-at-Law No. 5 decided.
Posted @ 6:43 AM
'Miracle' helps toddler to hear
The parents of a girl who was born deaf have thanked surgeons for the "miracle" they performed. After an operation to implant an electronic listening device in her ear, Ava Osker is well on the way to recovery.
Posted @ 6:37 AM
Cochlear implant gave local boy opportunity to hear
Heath Turney flips open his cell phone and brings it to his right ear. Quickly, he tells the caller he'll call them right back. He's getting his picture made and can't talk at the moment.
Posted @ 6:35 AM
June 10, 2005
Hearing loss is permanent, so protecting ears is key
It seems, according to the experts, that if we live long enough we'll all experience hearing loss. People are suffering hearing loss at increasingly younger ages because of headphones and rock concerts, according to the audiology supervisor at the U.
Posted @ 8:16 AM
Industry reaches compromise on hearing-aid compatibility
The Federal Communications Commission today largely upheld a 2003 decision requiring cellular carriers to make hearing-aid-compatible phones available to individuals with hearing loss.
Posted @ 8:15 AM
Report backs Laurent concept
A report released this week is largely supportive of a proposed town for people who use sign language but raises the issue of whether the South Dakota School for the Deaf in Sioux Falls could handle the resulting influx of students.
Posted @ 8:14 AM
New Israeli sound weapon may help flush out resisting settlers
Israel is considering using an unusual new weapon against Jewish settlers who resist this summer's Gaza Strip evacuation - a device that emits penetrating bursts of sound that send targets reeling with dizziness and nausea.
Posted @ 7:53 AM
June 9, 2005
Deaf Villager reunites with former students at baseball camp
THE VILLAGES - Born into silence, Warner St. John never heard his mother's voice or the sound of children laughing. But his impairment didn't keep him from having a long and fulfilling career offering deaf children opportunities he never had as a child.
Posted @ 10:53 AM
Ending ear infections with ear tubes
A child's recurrent ear infections can affect the whole family, causing lost sleep and missed work days. Ear tubes may help.
Posted @ 10:50 AM
Hearing loss is not just a problem for the elderly
Baby boomers listen up! Your hearing loss may have nothing to do with your age! Everyday noises could be affecting your hearing.
Posted @ 10:47 AM
June 8, 2005
Police expand probe of man accused of defrauding deaf
The FBI has joined investigators in California, New York and Massachusetts to determine whether a deaf man accused of defrauding the deaf community in all three states also has abused children and other adults.
Posted @ 6:24 AM
Forum infuses environmental science into deaf education
WASHINGTON – Science and math teachers around the country will converge on Gallaudet University for the 10th annual GLOBE Teacher Training on June 20-24.
Posted @ 6:22 AM
Planning panel fails to recommend rules for proposed sign-language town
The McCook County Planning Commission could not agree Tuesday to recommend to county commissioners a zoning ordinance that would allow construction of Laurent, a town for sign-language users.
Posted @ 6:20 AM
Woman, 91, teaches purse snatcher a lesson
She's 91 and uses a hearing aid and eyeglasses, but Katherine Woodworth wasn't about to let somebody steal her purse.
Posted @ 6:10 AM
Say that again...
At a party, someone my own age - early forties - leaned towards me and said: "You'll have to repeat that. I'm going deaf." I almost cheered - it's taken more than a decade, but at last my contemporaries are catching up with me.
Posted @ 6:06 AM
June 7, 2005
Can baby sign language delay speech?
Baby sign language has become extremely popular recently. I’ve heard only wonderful things about it, including that it eases frustration and promotes verbal language.
Posted @ 4:16 AM
What causes ringing in the ears and is it serious?
A "ringing" or a "buzzing" in the ear is called tinnitus. And according to Dr. Craig Shapiro, an otolaryngologist and reconstructive surgeon at Memorial Healthcare System, in most cases it does not suggest a serious illness.
Posted @ 4:11 AM
Protect your hearing
In recent years I have been disconcerted by the number of families that bring their young children and infants to movie theaters. What many parents see as a beneficial family activity, I see as a health hazard.
Posted @ 4:06 AM
Hearing loss fact sheet - What is hearing loss in children?
What is hearing loss in children? Some children are born deaf or hard of hearing. Most children also experience mild, temporary hearing loss when fluid gets in the middle ear from allergies or colds.
Posted @ 4:03 AM
Gift of hearing for heartache children
Deaf children in Bahrain were promised new hope yesterday by Health Minister Dr Nada Haffadh.She promised that a newly re-started cochlear implant programme for deaf children would not only continue, but would be extended to include adults.
Posted @ 4:02 AM
June 6, 2005
Deaf students show their creative talent to the world
It is not often in Lebanon that people who have no relations or contact with people with disabilities hear about young disabled children, their lives and their passions.
Posted @ 4:14 AM
Don't wait to get help from new program that offers discounted hearing aids
Precisely on schedule (my 46th birthday, as I'd been warned), I needed reading glasses. Identifying odors becomes more difficult with age in men and women. Salty or bitter things become a little harder to detect.
Posted @ 4:00 AM
June 5, 2005
Getting the message across
If you take a walk through the Batu Feringghi night flea market, you’ll come across a stall selling small batik art pieces. It’s just one of the many stalls selling quaint, pretty, pirated or just amusing items to the hordes of tourists who find it a haven, except for one point.
Posted @ 3:57 AM
June 4, 2005
Licensing hearing impaired falls on deaf ears of authorities
Krishnadas (62) cannot hear the honking of horns or the purr of an engine. But the retired government employee can certainly ride a two-wheeler - which puts him in a select group of 60 odd hearing impaired Bangaloreans, who drive without licences simply because they are not eligible for a licence.
Posted @ 3:54 AM
June 3, 2005
Deafness doesn't stop South, West friends from following their dreams
Alison Ecker and Carrie Rector are wrapping up senior schedules that would be exhausting by any measure.
Posted @ 4:31 PM
How chronic exposure to tiny levels of carbon monoxide damages hearing in young ears
UCLA scientists have discovered how chronic exposure to low levels of carbon monoxide (CO) damages the inner ear of young rats, resulting in permanent hearing loss.
Posted @ 4:28 PM
Noise sufferers sound the alarm
The reason why some motorcyclists remove mufflers and other silencing equipment from their bikes is because they want to draw attention to themselves.
Posted @ 4:17 PM
June 2, 2005
A life with sounds
When Hillsborough residents Lori, 39, and Manny Villalonga, 42, had their third child, Emily, she was supposed to be the "perfect child" with no complications.
Posted @ 3:47 PM
Tinnitus - more than just background noise
Tinnitus is the name for the perception of sound in one or both ears when no source of sound is present.
Posted @ 3:42 PM
Hearing innovation means Len is all ears
Imagine never hearing a sound as simple as your fingers tapping on a computer keyboard or the rustle of a newspaper.
Posted @ 3:40 PM
MED-EL Corporation launches revolutionary cochlear implant in Canada
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- MED-EL Corporation, a North American implantable hearing technology firm, announced today that it has received approval to distribute a revolutionary cochlear implant system - the PULSARCI100 into the Canadian market.
Posted @ 3:34 PM
June 1, 2005
Hearing loss affects your life
Do people complain that you aren't listening, or that you turn the TV volume up too high? Are your friends complaining because it takes you forever to answer the phone? Do you frequently ask people to repeat themselves?
Posted @ 7:11 AM
Operation lets Samantha hear
Samantha Haupert doesn’t take the sound of a howling dog for granted. She actually enjoys the sound. She also enjoys the sounds of piano keys striking a cord, even if it’s out of tune.
Posted @ 7:03 AM
Hearing loss tales amuse, tear at heart
You are not alone! That's what dozens of you wrote after my April column on the 10-year anniversary of my sudden hearing loss.
Posted @ 6:59 AM