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August 31, 2005
T-Mobile USA joins Cingular in requesting hearing-aid phone extension
T-Mobile USA Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission for an additional 60 days to meet the Sept. 16 deadline by which the nation's top four national carriers must either make available-per air interface-four hearing-aid-compatible mobile phones or ensure that 25 percent of their handset models have that capability.
Posted @ 12:31 AM
Hearing loss in older adults may compromise cognitive resources for memory
The effort required to correctly hear and identify words may diminish the resources needed to memorize them Waltham, Mass. - In a new study, Brandeis University researchers conclude that older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss may expend so much cognitive energy on hearing accurately that their ability to remember spoken language suffers as a result.
Posted @ 12:20 AM
Mini-computers: Audiologists do far more than just amplify sound
In 1800, the funnel-like ear trumpet was a quantum leap for the hard-of-hearing, though based on a simple logic: If you can't hear something, make it louder.
Posted @ 12:17 AM
Hearing testing goes to workplaces with mobile testing centre
A new mobile audiometric testing service means workers in NSW and Queensland need not leave the workplace for their pre-employment and annual hearing tests. Queensland Hearing, an exhibitor at The Safety Show, Sydney, which runs from October 26-28 this year, expects its new service to hit the road next year.
Posted @ 12:16 AM
Sign language course to improve teaching methods
Awang Semaun Secondary School recently hosted a four-day sign language introductory course, organised by Programme for Children with High Support Needs (HSN) Section for the Hearing Impaired, Special Education Unit of the Ministry of Education.
Posted @ 12:15 AM
Alarming hearing loss in digital music generation
"One in five Australians now has damaged hearing. One in every two Australians will suffer hearing loss by the time they are in their 60s and 70s."
Posted @ 12:10 AM
August 30, 2005
Utahns who wear hearing aids have one of their own to thank
Utahns who wear hearing aids have one of their own to thank for helping develop the device.
Posted @ 2:42 AM
Cochlear implant fills her heart with music
Mary Beth Green still remembers a life-altering experience she had while watching a PBS program six years ago. "There was this Irish tenor on TV," Green recalled, "and he touched my heart."
Posted @ 2:37 AM
Advice for iPod users: watch the volume
While the money iPod users spend on accessories appears to be significant, users face another, potentially greater cost: hearing loss.
Posted @ 2:34 AM
Private insurers, Medicare rarely cover hearing aids
Over the past 47 years, Kathy Evans has worn more than a half-dozen different hearing aids. None has been covered by insurance.
Posted @ 2:31 AM
Can you hear me now?
Catherine Strick didn't know she was losing her hearing until five years ago when she went for her annual physical and took a routine hearing test.
Posted @ 2:28 AM
August 29, 2005
Closed-captioning stenographers in high demand
Imagine going clickety-clack on a keyboard trying to pump out no less than 200 words-per-minute at 98-percent accuracy. Now imagine the fruits of your labor being telecast two seconds later.
Posted @ 1:29 PM
Hi-tech hope for deaf
Two US universities are working on a turnkey system that bridges a gulf in communications between deaf and hearing people.
Posted @ 2:45 AM
MED-EL Corporation's revolutionary cochlear implant system offers highly sophisticated hearing capabilities to profoundly deaf
MED-EL Corporation, an implantable hearing technology firm, today introduced the revolutionary PULSARCI100, which offers some of the most highly advanced cochlear implant technology available in the United States.
Posted @ 2:35 AM
Poor hearing may cause poor memory
Brandeis University researchers say older people suffering a hearing loss might also lose the ability to remember spoken language.
Posted @ 2:25 AM
August 28, 2005
Device offers a sound solution
The first time Brandon Lane heard the sound of a mandolin, he had no idea what it was. "My church had an organ," Lane said. "That was about the only music I’d ever heard because they played it loud enough."
Posted @ 1:23 PM
Noise-induced loss of hearing increases
That loud noise you or your child hears today may be only a whisper tomorrow. Blaring car stereos, compact CD players and other amplified sounds are starting to cause hearing loss earlier than in previous generations, some audiologists say.
Posted @ 1:21 PM
August 27, 2005
Living on their own, but far from alone
When someone knocks on Carol Comp's door, it's up to her dog to let her know company is calling. Comp is deaf, so knocks and doorbells and smoke detectors go unheard at her West Allis duplex.
Posted @ 1:19 PM
Mummy, I can't hear you
When Kattryn Eng gave birth to Foong Mei 19 years ago, she had no idea that her daughter was deaf.
Posted @ 1:16 PM
Hearing loss is on rise -- what was that you said?
The generation that mocked its elders with "If it's too loud, you're too old," is singing a different tune. Only they can hardly hear themselves.
Posted @ 1:13 PM
August 26, 2005
Hearing aids available for active duty families
Beginning Sept. 1, active-duty family members who meet specific hearing-loss requirements will be eligible to receive hearing aids, including services and supplies, as a Tricare benefit.
Posted @ 1:34 PM
Hearing damage to motorcycle riders
When the band Steppenwolf sang of heavy metal thunder in "Born to be Wild," their classic ode to the freewheeling biker lifestyle, they equated rocking out to the new electric music of their time with the ear-pounding experience of riding a motorcycle.
Posted @ 1:32 PM
August 25, 2005
A better future for deaf and hearing impaired
New Zealand's 450,000 Deaf and hearing impaired people are set to benefit from a unique conference being organised by the National Foundation for the Deaf (NFD) in September.
Posted @ 1:29 PM
MP3s may threaten hearing loss
Loud rock music contributed to hearing loss among baby boomers, but MP3 players are poised to make the problem much worse for the next generation.
Posted @ 1:28 PM
Ear tubes aren't always best solution for young children
By the time little Vasilios Giasemis had reached his third birthday, he had suffered nine ear infections - most them were in both ears. Doctors treated Vasilio with ear tubes.
Posted @ 1:24 PM
August 24, 2005
Baby deafness testing...hear, hear!
A plan to screen all Tasmanian newborns for deafness has been welcomed by the parents of twins Callum and Liam Banasik. The plan was revealed yesterday by Health Minister David Llewellyn as he launched a DVD to be given to all parents of children with hearing loss, and introduced Tasmania's first statewide public hospital audiologist, Lee Kethel
Posted @ 1:21 PM
Gallaudet receives $1 million gift from The Starr Foundation
Gallaudet University has received a $1 million gift from The Starr Foundation. The financial contribution will be earmarked for the construction of the University’s new James Lee Sorensen Language and Communication Center.
Posted @ 12:55 PM
Hearing agency to help with noise trouble
Even thought that the world you live in is a lot noisier than it used to be? Well, you're right.
Posted @ 12:54 PM
August 23, 2005
The practical (and profitable) sign language
Most of us have—at one time or another—observed the darting hand motions and accompanying facial gestures that serve as speech for the people of the silent world.
Posted @ 12:52 PM
BDA-CSD launches sign language video relay service
The British Deaf Association (BDA) today unveiled the first video relay service center in the United Kingdom. The announcement was made during the BDA Conference at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel in Brighton, Sussex, England.
Posted @ 12:50 PM
Saving the world from hearing loss
According to the Starkey Hearing Foundation, it's estimated that more than twenty-four million people in the US alone have significant hearing loss.
Posted @ 12:47 PM
August 22, 2005
Communicating by signing
Hearing Awareness Week this week has a special significance for local businesswoman, Lee Bilby of Wolumla.
Posted @ 1:51 PM
Gallaudet again ranked number one for value
The University is also listed as one of the Top 5 in "Least Debt" load. In its "America’s Best Colleges 2006," U.S. News & World Report has designated Gallaudet University Number One in the magazine’s "Best Value: Universities – Master’s" category for four-year liberal arts colleges and universities in the northern region. In addition, the University ranks among the top 25 overall in its region.
Posted @ 1:44 PM
A celebration of life
Sunday, with the help of about 50 friends and neighbors, the Sheehy family said goodbye to cancer.
Posted @ 1:39 PM
August 21, 2005
Got kids? Expect ear ailments
Otitis media (OM) is the most common illness for which children visit a physician. More than half a million ear-tube surgeries are performed each year, making it the most common pediatric ambulatory surgery performed in the United States.
Posted @ 2:19 PM
From earphones to hearing aids
The generation that mocked their elders with "If it's too loud, you're too old," is singing a different tune. Only they can hardly hear themselves. Noise-induced hearing loss is escalating in the United States - and not just among senior citizens. Eighteen percent of baby boomers have hearing loss; meanwhile, 7.4 percent of Generation Xers have damaged ears, according to the Virginia-based Better Hearing Institute.
Posted @ 2:17 PM
National program launched to help low-income get hearing aids
A new non-profit organization is stepping up to assist the nine millions Americans, primarily senior citizens, who need hearings aids but cannot afford them. The Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight & Hearing in Seattle, Washington - the largest cornea transplant center in the U. S. and provider of donated hearing aids and other services for more than 40 years - launched AUDIENT earlier this year.
Posted @ 2:14 PM
KSD hosts 'Family Learning Fun Fair'
The front lawn of Lees' Hall on the Kentucky School for the Deaf campus was filled with folks from across the state Saturday as families braved the scorching heat to attend the Support Network for Families with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children's "Family Learning Fun Fair."
Posted @ 2:13 AM
Agencies want to ensure they reach all deafblind
Agencies that work with deafblind children and youth in Ohio and Michigan worry that their federally required annual counts are coming up short.
Posted @ 2:11 AM
August 20, 2005
Hearing aids available for active-duty families
This benefit is extended to family members as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2002. Previously, hearing aids and services were only available to those beneficiaries who were in the Program for Persons with Disabilities.
Posted @ 2:16 PM
Damage to the inner ear caused by antibodies to IESCA can destroy hearing
In thousands of people each year, the immune system attacks the inner ear, home to the tiny, delicate structures that allow us to hear.
Without warning, in days or weeks, patients lose the ability to hear in one or both ears.
Posted @ 2:12 PM
August 19, 2005
Ringing in your ears, why your iPod could drive you mad
These days anyone who’s into music carries an iPod or another brand of MP3 player, such as the Creative Labs Zen MP3. They give music lovers the opportunity to carry their entire CD collection in their pocket.
Posted @ 10:00 AM
Boomers are losing hearing at early ages
The writing was on the wall for baby boomers in 1997 when one of their most famous peers, President Bill Clinton, was fitted with a pair of hearing aids. It was a sign that the Boom Generation could become the "Huh?" Generation if it doesn't pay more attention to its ears.
Posted @ 9:57 AM
Devices reopen world of sound to deaf people
In September, Joyce and Glenn Atchison celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary with a walk around Clemens Gardens.
Posted @ 9:56 AM
Call for hearing checks for babies
Screening newborn babies for hearing loss can improve early detection of the condition by 43%, say researchers.
Posted @ 9:53 AM
Should all newborn babies get hearing tests?
Screening all newborns for hearing problems could make a big difference in kids' lives, a British study shows.
Posted @ 9:51 AM
August 18, 2005
Hearing loss may affect memory
A study suggests that hearing loss may lead to difficulties in remembering spoken language. Hearing loss can also lead to depression and social isolation.
Posted @ 12:14 PM
Baby gets an earful for good cause
Taradale mother Wendy Poludore does not normally use her daughter as a workplace guinea pig but she did yesterday -for a good cause.
Posted @ 12:12 PM
MP3 users hearing damage warning
The surge in sales of iPods and other portable music players in recent years could mean many more people will develop hearing loss, experts fear.
Posted @ 12:09 PM
Some open thoughts on closed captioning
Question: I need closed captioning due to a severe hearing loss. Many shows now caption, but on the local news, they just scroll through what the anchorperson is supposed to say. If they make side comments or there is an on-location story, it is often not captioned. Any reason why?
Posted @ 12:07 PM
Experts warn of deafening growth in personal music
The rapid rise in the sale of iPods and other MP3 players can only increase the risk of long-term hearing loss, users were warned after researchers found that a quarter of listeners to personal music players have the volume at danger levels.
Posted @ 12:03 PM
August 17, 2005
Repairing immune system-related hearing loss
Our immune system protects us from disease, destroying invading microbes with a swarm of attacking cells. But it can also go haywire for no apparent reason, ganging up on normal tissues in our body and wreaking havoc.
Posted @ 12:01 PM
Cure for tinnitus?
Dear Dr. Donohue: I would like to see something in your column about tinnitus. Is there a cure for it? I know people who have it and are not able to work because of it. -- E.C.
Posted @ 11:58 AM
Hearing-assistance dog aids local woman
Throughout her life, Lenora Holper has had dogs, but her miniature poodle Milo is more than a pet. He is a hearing dog, trained to alert Holper to three specific alarms.
Posted @ 1:48 AM
August 16, 2005
New hope for those deaf from immune system attack
A new study may one day help those deafened by immune system attack, and possibly also lead to a test that could show which patients may be helped by immediate steroid treatment.
Posted @ 12:13 PM
U-M at work on deafness test
Imagine your panic: You awaken deaf in one ear. Someday, there may be a better way to test who will benefit from the steroids routinely administered to restore hearing in cases of rapid-onset hearing loss.
Posted @ 12:11 PM
County to discuss sign language town
Officials meeting today again will look at a zoning ordinance that could determine the future of the proposed Laurent community for people using sign language.
Posted @ 12:10 PM
iPod warning: turn it down
First came the studies about increases in childhood obesity followed by research investigating the agility of the thumbs of people who text message on their mobile phones.
Posted @ 12:08 PM
Scott lets fingers do the talking
When Lillian Scott attends Silent Lunches at the food court in The Shops at Willow Lawn, she communicates with her hands.
Posted @ 1:45 AM
Building community for deaf parents and their hearing kids
On a recent windy day at High Point Farm in Clarksburg, MD about 280 adults and children assembled for a massive multi-family picnic.
Posted @ 1:35 AM
August 15, 2005
Blasting iPods potentially harmful to hearing
Kari Krolikowski takes her music everywhere on her iPod. She even plugs in the ear buds to fall asleep to tunes at night. "It doesn't really leave my side," the Sioux Falls 17-year-old says.
Posted @ 1:24 PM
Cochlear expected to book strong result
Hearing implant firm Cochlear Ltd is expected to book a strong annual profit for fiscal 2005, largely driven by new product releases.
Posted @ 1:22 PM
CSD hosts two events for Deaf Bikers of America
CSD welcomed Deaf Bikers of America (DBA) to two events in conjunction with the 65th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Members were invited to visit Camp Lakodia on Aug. 6 and Rapid City on Aug. 10 as part of the festivities taking place during the annual motorcycle gathering.
Posted @ 12:54 AM
Activity boost for the deaf
After an indifference of more than five years, the Singhbhum District Association of the Deaf (SDAD) is all set to streamline its activities and chart out a growth plan.
Posted @ 12:51 AM
August 14, 2005
Missing area man found safe
The search for a hearing-impaired Yuba City man ended on its 18th day when he was spotted on a bicycle trail near Merced, his mother said Saturday.
Posted @ 4:28 PM
There are subtle effects of hearing loss on memory and cognitive function in older adults
In a new study, Brandeis University researchers conclude that older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss may expend so much cognitive energy on hearing accurately that their ability to remember spoken language suffers as a result.
Posted @ 4:25 PM
Seniors try so hard to hear they forget what they heard
Senior citizens with hearing problems may try so hard to hear they can’t remember what they heard. That is what a new study by Brandeis University researchers concluded.
Posted @ 4:23 PM
August 13, 2005
Not being able to hear roar of the crowd doesn't stop junior hockey player
It's something Steve Downie loves. Going into the corner, delivering a big hit, getting the fans on their feet cheering.
Posted @ 4:32 PM
School is a sound environment
Entering preschool, Kindergarten and first grade are big changes for any child, but transitioning from a silent environment to one with sound adds a whole new dimension.
Posted @ 4:26 PM
Loud noise is not the only threat to hearing
Most of us take hearing pretty much for granted. A bird sings and we feel good. A child calls and we come. A boss yells and we feel like running the other way.
Posted @ 4:19 PM
August 12, 2005
Need for ear tubes questioned
When kids get inner ear infections, doctors often put drainage tubes in their ears right away. The idea is to prevent hearing loss, which could lead to developmental problems.
Posted @ 1:10 PM
Custom moulded hearing protection
Sonomax's products provide significant improvements over conventional hearing protection, such as the SonoCustom HPD. This device was designed for the ‘real world’ in ear testing. The company will display the SonoCustom and other innovative products at this year’s Sydney Safety Show (stand N16).
Posted @ 1:08 PM
August 11, 2005
I see what you're signing
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, have come up with a gesture-recognition technology that will allow deaf people to communicate more easily with hearing people.
Posted @ 1:16 PM
Detect hearing loss in children early
Many children are born with hearing deficit or develop it in early childhood. In fact, it is believed that around 1.5 to 6 babies per 1,000 live births are born with hearing loss.
Posted @ 1:13 PM
Delayed ear tube surgery doesn't delay development
Putting off surgery to have ear tubes inserted in children who have persistent fluid build-up in their ears won't slow their development, a new study finds.
Posted @ 1:03 PM
August 10, 2005
Souls, soles of the deaf exposed
Melissa O'Neal said she knew she was traveling to Ireland to teach deaf children photography, but she never realized how much she would learn from them.
Posted @ 12:59 PM
Hearing parents read with deaf children
There was crying, frustration. Parents and a child not understanding each other, no matter how hard they tried. A child who liked to read, but only by looking at pictures, getting frustrated whenever someone tried to read him a book.
Posted @ 12:56 PM
Signing up to teach
Mark Brudney went halfway around the world before discovering where he belonged – and that was back home doing exactly what he used to avoid.
Posted @ 12:55 PM
Being deaf hasn’t stopped Sophie following her dream
Sophie Stone is the first deaf student to win a place at the acclaimed drama school Rada. She talks to Ushma Mistry.
Posted @ 12:53 PM
Juhi Chawla boots her voice for the deaf
The chirpy actress Juhi Chawla is always up to something or the other. Of lately she has taken to a noble cause. Juhi will act as a goodwill ambassador to raise funds for a play called ‘Silence To Sound’.
Posted @ 12:51 PM
Quality of life can be fine with hearing loss
I am disappointed that The Day only told one side of the story about hearing loss. ("From a silent world to the miracle of sound," Aug. 6.)
Posted @ 12:48 PM
What'd you say? Elderly, boomers grapple with their hearing loss
"Dad," shouts Alice Pendergrast, 56. "Are your hearing aids in?" "What's that?" he asks. "What'd you say?" Smiling knowingly, she raises her voice and looks him square in the eye: "Put your hearing aids in, Dad!"
Posted @ 12:46 PM
August 9, 2005
Signing with baby
Q: I've been hearing a lot about teaching children sign language. What's the deal? Is it worth doing or is it some kind of scam?
Posted @ 3:39 PM
Rochester remembers Peter Jennings
For 22 years, his voice steered Americans through tough times. For that reason and many others, the country today is remembering ABC news anchorman Peter Jennings, who died Sunday night.
Posted @ 3:36 PM
Citizen complains about racetrack noise
Dublin resident Benny Britt said, at the County Commissioners' first Monday meeting, that the racetrack at Dublin is in violation of the county's noise ordinance and creates a noise hazard for the community.
Posted @ 3:35 PM
Inner noise usually can be calmed
Q: I know people who have tinnitus and are not able to work because of it. Is there a cure for it?
Posted @ 3:33 PM
August 8, 2005
Deaf parents and hearing children: No problem
The children of deaf parents typically learn to speak verbally as well as other children, often from other family members, according to studies and anecdotes.
Posted @ 12:08 PM
Force launches 999 text service
An innovative new service that will allow deaf, hearing impaired and speech impaired people to contact 999 in an emergency via mobile phone text messaging is being launched by West Yorkshire Police.
Posted @ 12:06 PM
Hearing aids for the unimpaired
Hearing aids are not just for deaf people. The much-maligned ear implants also hold the key to a new era in personal audio technology, designers say -- if only they can make them as fashionable as spectacles.
Posted @ 12:03 PM
Hearing is all in the wrist
A new state-of-the-art hearing aid, the Savia, was introduced in Manila recently by Phonak, a leading Swiss manufacturer of hearing systems.
Posted @ 11:57 AM
August 7, 2005
Help at hand for hearing-impaired
A city student claims to be developing an easy-to-operate device to help hearing-impaired people use the phone. Arvindakshan Ravichandran, a student of Sri Sairam Engineering College, says it will aid those who can speak but are hearing impaired.
Posted @ 1:23 AM
High decibels are no music to our ears
The traffic din on roads, ear-splitting "music" roaring at concerts, resounding music at discos and deafening noise at videogame arcades are common in Indonesia and in many other countries.
Posted @ 1:21 AM
August 6, 2005
From a silent world to the miracle of sound
Until May, 31/2-year-old Peyton Jones had lived much of his life in a world without the sound of his parents' voices or his own, where the monster trucks he loves to watch were powered by mute engines and his favorite cartoon characters never uttered an audible word.
Posted @ 4:23 PM
Northside teacher feels classroom calling
Susan Murchison, ninth-grade English teacher at Northside High School in Warner Robins, began her 32nd year Friday with a little face-time.
Posted @ 4:20 PM
Andrew is deaf linesman
Soccer official Andrew Rodda will today become the first profoundly deaf person to be a linesman at a Football League match.
Posted @ 4:19 PM
August 5, 2005
Amends made in wrongful jailing
Joseph Heard, the deaf, mute and mentally disabled man who was mistakenly held in the D.C. jail for nearly two years, will receive between $1.2 million and $1.5 million from the District and a private contractor to settle a three-year-old lawsuit under an agreement approved yesterday by a federal judge.
Posted @ 12:21 PM
Cochlear implant surgery first step in 30-year-old's quest for independence
Greg York has a goal: He wants to move out of his parents' home and live independently. That move might seem overdue for a 30-year-old, but there's a reason Greg has not yet taken the plunge: He has been struggling since birth to overcome profound hearing loss, which progressed to deafness after he suffered irreparable sensorial hearing loss due to a genetic condition.
Posted @ 12:20 PM
Hear's to the new fashion
Some flicker, some look like flowers. You can wear them like glasses or jewellery. And best of all: you can use them to shut out the sound of a screaming child, or to turn up the volume of your friend's voice in a noisy bar.
Posted @ 12:17 PM
Desperate mom fears for deaf Tiana's future
Heartbreak mom Delah van Eck scrimped to save the R1200 to take her "profoundly deaf" daughter to Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital for tests.
Posted @ 12:14 PM
Dangers of same blood marriages
Several studies have proven that consanguineous marriages are the cause of hearing impairment in a new born. This article proposes to demystify the role of consanguinity and the resulting deafness in children born out of such marriages.
Posted @ 12:08 PM
August 4, 2005
Can your iPod cause you to go deaf?
Stacey Tillett of Sherman Oaks, Calif. picked out a new iPod today, not worried now that it may be damaging to her hearing. "I like to listen to music loud, especially when I work out. I use it when I commute, and I use it when I don’t want to be bothered by people on the street," says Tillett.
Posted @ 12:07 PM
Ears to a much brighter future
If Emma Towns ever returns to Fiji she hopes some of the children will hear her coming. The audiologist was part of a team from Phonak New Zealand, that spent several days at special needs schools in Lautoka and Nadi, carrying out hearing tests, fitting and repairing hearing aids.
Posted @ 12:00 PM
Columbus, Dayton deaf kids' camps combine
Nonprofit agencies in Columbus and Dayton said Wednesday they're partnering to provide a summer camp for children with hearing loss.
Posted @ 11:55 AM
August 3, 2005
Double ear implants eyed
Boston Scientific Corp. yesterday said it would sponsor a California Ear Institute study that will determine whether two bionic ear implants are better than one in treating children who are born deaf.
Posted @ 1:18 PM
Police sign up to help deaf
Police, traffic wardens and fire fighters in North Devon and Torridge have been learning basic sign language to help them communicate with deaf people.
Posted @ 1:16 PM
Injections tested for sudden hearing loss
A viral infection could rob you of your hearing -- overnight. The rare but sudden deafness affects thousands of Americans. Researchers in Ohio are working on developing treatment to help those patients regain at least some of their hearing.
Posted @ 1:13 PM
August 2, 2005
14-month-old twins will hear for the first time with initial activation of bilateral cochlear implants
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX - News) today announced the initial activation of bilateral cochlear implants for 14-month-old identical-twin girls at the California Ear Institute (CEI) in Palo Alto, California.
Posted @ 4:10 PM
One in ten Americans suffer hearing loss
There are several types of hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sounds are blocked and unable to get into the inner ear. The condition can be caused by a buildup of wax, fluid in the middle ear, a punctured eardrum, ear infection or birth defect. Removal or correction of the blockage can often restore hearing.
Posted @ 4:08 PM
New law raises sign language’s status
When Stephanie Logan received a call from a spokeswoman for Gov. Matt Blunt recently, she thought it was another practical joke. The previous day, her office had received a call from "John, from Blunt’s office."
Posted @ 4:07 PM
Sprint launches CapTelSM for hard of hearing community in South Carolina
"Those who have used CapTel phones sum up the experience in one word – freedom," said Dr. J. Barry Morris, Research Administrator at the Office of Regulatory Staff in South Carolina. "The calls are more like an ordinary conversation compared to other relay calls, and we’re excited to bring this service to our citizens."
Posted @ 4:06 PM
Lions Club to host hearing screening
Deafness has no respect of age, wealth, or rank - it strikes people of all economic, social, and age categories with equal frequency.
Posted @ 4:05 PM
August 1, 2005
Lending an ear
Three more children in Virginia are now able to hear, thanks to the Hearing Aid Loan Bank, located in Charlottesville. The loan bank, the first of its kind in Virginia, lends hearing aids to children across the state for six months at a time.
Posted @ 8:38 AM
New study shows possible cure for hereditary deafness
Scientists from the University of Iowa and researchers from Okayama University in Japan have shown a potential method to cure a type of hereditary deafness by stopping the gene that causes the hearing loss.
Posted @ 8:37 AM
Terror in your ear
At age 35, James was diagnosed of having diabetes. His doctor told him what to do and he followed them. Lately, however, he observed something is wrong with him again. Every time, he fell asleep in his favorite chair, he woke up suddenly with a horrible ringing in his ears that almost makes him deaf.
Posted @ 8:35 AM
Sorenson Communications announces total victory in VRS-related trade secrets lawsuit with Hands On Video Relay Services
Sorenson Communications(TM), the nation's leading provider of video relay services (VRS) and equipment for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, today announced that it has won a summary judgment by the judge in a lawsuit filed by Hands On Video Relay Services (HOVRS) in 2003.
Posted @ 8:34 AM
Hearing problems of middle age are affecting the younger generation
Researchers from Purdue University say that cell phones and portable digital music systems are the reason why more and more young people are having hearing problems that are typical of the middle and old ages.
Posted @ 8:33 AM
Pump up the volume; shatter the eardrums
A concert by Motorhead several years ago at a Washington, D.C., nightclub left my ears ringing literally for days. At the time I regarded the sonic hangover as a nuisance.
Posted @ 8:31 AM
A town just for the deaf
Even when the rain pelts the prairie, the soil thickens to mud and the pungent smell of cattle lingers in the air, Marvin Miller thinks this is the perfect place to be a pioneer.
Posted @ 8:29 AM