Hearing News

Rockville, MD – January 03, 2012 - Shelly Chabon, PhD, CCC-SLP is the new president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).Dr. Chabon, who took office…

Los Angeles – January 9, 2012 - As part of its 2012 NAMM Winter Show activities, the House Research Institute (HRI) [NAMM booth 1292, Hall E] will host special guest…

Washington, DC, January 09, 2012 a?? People with heart disease should get their hearing checked because of the link between cardiovascular and hearing health, according…

Usher syndrome, an inherited, recessive disorder that causes deafness and blindness (“deaf-blindness”) as well as balance problems, can result from a mutant copy of any one of…

Providing clues to deafness, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene that is required for proper development of the mouse inner ear…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Babies who do not pass newborn hearing screening tests require immediate diagnosis and intervention, but that can be a challenge for families living in…

Hearinghealthmatters.org “Hear Well, Live Well”C. Scot Frink, who was recently selected by Rayovac as the 2011 Hearing Professional of the Year in…

A diagnosis of otorrhea (ear discharge and drainage) due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA) following ear tube placement in children does not…

Chicago – Overall, the rate of reimplantation of cochlear implants due to device failure appears to be low among children who were treated at a pediatric…

HLAA, along with some 360 participants from 30 different countries attended the M-Enabling Summit, 2011.  The Summit was billed as a “global summit and showcase for…