Hearing News

New Cochlear Implant Could Improve Outcomes for Patients – 1.3 weeks ago

Augusta, GA. – More electrodes and a thinner, more flexible wire inserted further into the inner ear could improve conventional cochlear implants, a team of Medical…

Winners Named in National 2010 BHSM Song and Video Contest – Sun, May 30th 2010

YouTube Videos Encourage Kids to Protect Their HearingRockville, MD a€“ May 10, 2010 - Clark Teeple, a sophomore at Grand Haven High School in Grand Haven, Michigan, has…

Better Hearing Month Brings Awareness to Hearing Loss and Treatments – Mon, May 17th 2010

May is Better Hearing Month, an annual event recognized by hearing professionals and organizations each year to raises awareness about hearing loss, and promotes screening and…

Traditional 'Heel Stick' Test Is Not an Effective Screening Tool for CMV in Newborns – Tue, May 4th 2010

A routine screening test for several metabolic and genetic disorders in newborns, the heel-stick procedure, is not effective in screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a…

AG Bell Announces President-Elect for 2010-2012 – Sun, May 2nd 2010

AG Bell announced today that Donald M. Goldberg, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, FAAA, LSLS Cert. AVT, has been selected by the AG Bell Board of Directors as the association’s president-elect…

UC Center Chosen to Study Auditory Brainstem Implants – Fri, Apr 30th 2010

Cincinnati – If a siren sounded but you were deaf, might you still be able to hear the sound?That is a challenge being addressed by

As April Showers Bring May Flowers, HLAA will Bring the Walk4Hearing™! – Wed, Apr 28th 2010

The countdown is on for Hearing Loss Association of America’s (HLAA) Walk4Hearing 2010 Spring walks to begin. It is just 12 days until the first walk of 2010 and if you have not…

Short-Course Corticosteroids Recommended for Sudden Hearing Loss After Life-Threatening Caused Ruled Out – Mon, Apr 26th 2010

Sudden senorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) has wide age distribution, but occurs most commonly in people aged 50-60 years, usually affects one ear only, and can be associated with…

CASLPA, Speech and Hearing Awareness Month – Sat, Apr 24th 2010

Ottawa, ON – May is Speech and Hearing Awareness Month. Many of us take our abilities to hear and speak for granted but as Hosea Ballou said, “every word…

Research Reveals that Temporary Hearing Deprivation Can Lead to 'Lazy Ear' – Thu, Apr 22nd 2010

Scientists have gained new insight into why a relatively short-term hearing deprivation during childhood may lead to persistent hearing deficits, long after hearing is restored…


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