Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - March 14th 2009

Listen up: The age of tricked out hearing aids is here
Globe and Mail - Canada
It's a typical weekday morning and you're going through your daily wardrobe
checklist before leaving the house. If you're a guy, you may be pondering
...

The pleasure of hearing
Dumfries and Galloway Standard - Dumfries,UK
If you decide to purchase the hearing aids you will then get aftercare and
adjustments to the hearing aid for as long as you have the own them. ...

Listening Up in a Down Economy: Hearing Aids Prove to Be Effective
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
"When people with even mild hearing loss use hearing aids, they improve
their job performance, increase their earning potential, enhance their
communication ...

Man accused in killing-kidnapping gets hearing aids
Dayton Daily News - Dayton,OH,USA
... of killing a Harrison Twp. woman and kidnapping her 4-year-old son has
been fitted with court-ordered hearing aids, his attorney said Tuesday,
March 10. ...

Medical Equipments: Flexible Circuits in Hearing Aids
SMT Magazine - Nashua,NH,USA
By Thomas H. Stearns, Brander International Consultants Hearing aids were
one of the first modern medical electronic devices worn on the patient....

Demant entering market of bone-anchored hearing aids
guardian.co.uk - UK
Unlike conventional hearing aids, the bone-anchored devices require a
surgical procedure to implant them in the bone behind the ear. ...

Demant FY EBIT 1 bln dkk, eyes product launches
Reuters - USA
... the mid-range price segment and said it would start to develop
bone-anchored hearing aids, which target people who cannot be helped with
ordinary aids. ...

Childen's hearing aid bill to receive joint public hearing
Beaver Dam Daily Citizen - Beaver Dam,WI,USA
This bill would require group and individual insurance companies to provide
coverage for hearing aids and cochlear implants for children who are deaf
and...

Five out of 1000 children in Pune have hearing problems
Times of India - India
"Early diagnosis and intervention through hearing aids or cochlear implants
and speech-language training ensure that the child can keep up with his
peers ...

Multicore processor powers hearing aid
EETimes.com - USA
About six million people now use hearing aids that cost about $350 or more
and require customization by an audiologist. As many as 300 million people
have ...

Girls’ Organization Helps Local Boy Get Hearing Aid
KTVN - Reno,NV,USA
During last week's ‘Someone 2 Know' you met a boy who's been wearing
loaned hearing aids because his family cannot afford a new one. ...

Those who have hearing loss face difficult decisions
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
You've probably seen the commercials that brag about the newest and tiniest
hearing aids. Although most will find greater benefits from a bigger and
more ...

Can I hear you now? Yes. I can even hear birds singing.
Local Tech Wire - Fort Mill,SC,USA
But new hearing aids have restored a dimension to my life that I had not
realized I had lost. Technology can be wonderful. Last year, I acquired a
hearing ...

Cell-phones for people who wear hearing aids
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
They say they have these for people who wear hearing aids and I need one
because I wear a hearing aid. — RM, Fayetteville A: First, the bad news:
Cricket ...

'Don8 2 those who can't hear u now'
Ha'aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
The Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel also provides
the same service, but bureaucracy sometimes means the hearing aids take
months ...

The Human Spirit: And he heard
Jerusalem Post - Israel
AT FIRST, they tried a combination of hearing aids and therapy. "I must
have said the word 'auto' a million times," says Barkan. "I was a complete
wreck. ...

Superior Sound Amplifies Quality of Life for the Deaf
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
Traditional hearing aids use air conduction to transmit sound through the
ear canal. However, people with a damaged middle ear cannot benefit from
this type ...

What to do for ringing in the ears?
GoErie.com - Erie,PA,USA
Perhaps hearing aids will solve your problem. They are well-advanced in
comparison to the large units of a few years ago and provide great relief
for many ...

Someone 2 Know: Fransisco Avila
KTVN - Reno,NV,USA
Temporary hearing aids help him have as normal a childhood as possible.
While ‘Nevada Hearing Specialists' graciously loaned out the hearing
aids...

The problem with buying hearing aids online
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
Over the last few years, the prices of hearing aids have fallen sharply.
This fall in price is mostly due to 2 factors. The first factor is hearing
aids are ...

Hearing-aid specialist listens to help patients get tuned in
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
Standing in front of a poster illustrating old-time hearing aids,
Waddington shows examples of the much smaller modern devices that are
available.

Blog-Induced Memories
MyFox Dallas - Dallas,TX,USA
He has been through several hearing aids - as technology grew, he would
have new ones fitted for him...

Access in all senses
guardian.co.uk - UK
... such as having induction loops which are in working order for people
who use hearing aids, or providing access to interpreters where necessary.
...

Audiallo, Syzygy win at Ga. Tech competition
Triangle Business Journal - Raleigh,NC,USA
Audiallo, a semiconductor company that aims to improve the listening
experience for users of hearing aids and consumer electronics, won first
place.

Judy Russell: New system keeps hearing-impaired 'in the loop'
Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA
Hearing aids with telecoils (a "T" switch) can now serve as in-the-ear
loudspeakers.

VSN's Rogan doesn't let disability get in his way
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Though there is no rule against wearing hearing aids while wrestling, Rogan
does not use them because they whistle when covered with his headgear. ...

From silence to sound
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
Miles was equipped with hearing aids, which his parents learned later had
been set improperly. This mistake made his progress so slow that doctors
thought...

Boys Town Grant To Study Children with Hearing Loss
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
Researchers at the three sites will explore the effects of educational
programs and audiological services, such as hearing aids, on the outcomes
of young...

Think Outside the Recycling Bin
WJHG-TV - Panama City,FL,USA
Hearing Aids –- The Starkey Hearing Foundation
(www.sotheoworldmayhear.org) recycles used hearing aids of any make or
model and no matter how old. ...

Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
"Hearing aids don't help all older adults," she noted. "They can improve
audibility for many, but there are additional problems going on at the
level of the ...

Documents needed to solve hearing-aid issue
Press of Atlantic City - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
I was fitted in July for hearing aids. My left one is fine, but the right
was not fitted properly. I couldn't insert it all the way. I had both
hearing aids ...

Monica Wiser is living with hearing loss
Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort,SC,USA
Diagnosed with hearing loss as a child, Wiser didn't get her first pair of
hearing aids until the age of 8.

Media dis&dat: Deaf model fights discrimination in fashion industry
By BA Haller
Since leaving Britain's Missing Top Model, Ms Moody has been able to land a permanent modelling contract with Siemens Hearing Instruments, but even she admits it would be a major triumph to model clothes rather than hearing aids.

Vietnam Business News: Danish group opens new Sai Gon facility
By Vietnam Business News
Located on 11000 sq. m., the facility will produce micro-acoustic and electro-mechanical solutions for hearing instruments and professional audio and mobile terminals, including silicon microphones based on micro-electric mechanism ...

Bad vibrations
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
“But eventually, hearing aids will develop to where they give better than
normal hearing. Maybe that will turn the image.” Soon, hearing aids will
be able ...

Frankfort Faces: She's my ears
State-Journal.com - Frankfort,KY,USA
Callie works as a service dog for Mindy, who is deaf and has worn hearing
aids since she was 2 years old. "She is in short, my ears," Mindy says. ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - February 22nd 2009

iPod Safety: Are Your Earphones Causing Hearing Loss?
TIME - USA
Listen for too high and too long, and you may have to replace those
headphones with hearing aids in the not too distant future.

Hearing aids sold over kin's objection
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
State regulators say the dealer, Timothy Knoell of Atlantic, sold hearing
aids to a man with dementia, even though the customer's daughter asked him
not to. ...

Brewer Player Using Disability To His Advantage
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
While he can read lips and use sign language to communicate, Billy also
uses a set of hearing aids. He got his first set at the age of 2 and
learned to ...

Letter: Kindness, effort in hearing aid's return
MLive.com - MI,USA
by Violet Jewett | Ypsilanti Last summer I discovered one of my hearing
aids was missing. After waiting and searching for some time I finally
purchased a ...

Utah Children Need Your Used Hearing Aids
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA
For the 150 children born in Utah each year with hearing problems, hearing
aids are critical to the normal development of speech. You can help many of
these ...

Children's health: Help with hearing
The Union of Grass Valley - Grass Valley,CA,USA
By Laura Brown A parent of a child with hearing loss who struggles with the
high cost of hearing aids often must wait up to 18 months to qualify for a
set ...

Study blames brain for hearing loss caused by aging
ABC7Chicago.com - IL, USA
They say this is important because hearing aids don't help all older
adults, and this raises the issue that there are problems going on in the
brain that ...

American ambassador
Southwest Virginia Today - Richlands,VA,USA
Although Ma’sum, who suffers from around 50 percent hearing loss, said
he’s still getting used to the acoustics of the hearing aids, he said
they are ...

Elmore girl gets the help to hear
Port Clinton News Herald - Port Clinton,OH,USA
Brandy's insurance wouldn't cover the digital hearing aids that would best
benefit Courttany. They would only provide analog hearing aids, which
wouldn't ...

All-Star Insider: Allen Iverson's new do? The Answer leaves LeBron ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
"This is only the second time I have been out in public since I got my
hearing aids," Russell said. "When I thought I was going to be with the
guys from the ...

Bill's World: Drop your pennies, grab your hearing aid
Gaston Gazette - Gastonia,NC,USA
"I have two hearing aids," I tell him, "and I can hear better out of my
left ear than my right." "I also have hearing aids," he tells me, pulling
something ...

Sound of speed: Hearing loss an inevitable part of racecar driving
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
"I'm the only driver from my [generation] that doesn't wear two hearing
aids." Through years of racing since he was a child, slowly but surely, ...

Please repeat that ...
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
As only a tiny fraction of people who need hearing aids are using them, it
is important to let people understand that there are technologies that
could help ...

Lip service
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
PEOPLE with hearing loss can improve their hearing with hearing aids, but
it is not a substitute for normal, healthy hearing. The following are a few
things ...

These aren't your granddad's hearing aids
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Barely-there hearing aids these days can be digital, programmed and
remote-controlled, he said. The technology has come a long way from the
brass horns that ...

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - February 22nd 2009

New Neb. bill would mandate coverage for cochlear implants
North Platte Telegraph - North Platte,NE,USA
Fries' interest in this bill stems from his family's experience in trying
to get a cochlear implant for their son, Grayson, who received his first
implant ...

Cochlear Implants Offer Kids A Gift Beyond Hearing
University of Texas at Dallas (press release) - Dallas,TX,USA
Now a study by researchers at the UT Dallas Callier Center for
Communication Disorders and their colleagues with the Dallas Cochlear
Implant Program (DCIP) ...

My pregnancies nearly killed me and my babies
Irish Independent - Dublin,Ireland
The couple wanted to give Sophie a chance at hearing so they looked into
getting her a Cochlear Implant. "When Sophie was 18 months old, the implant
was ...

Implant Brings Sound of Game to Texas Player
MaxPreps - Cameron Park,CA,USA
What changed for Adams , and what makes his disability almost
indiscernible, is what's known as a cochlear implant. It's a device that
stimulates any ...

Being special just part of life for 10-year-old
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
She is deaf but easily compensates for that with a cochlear implant and
sign language. The 10-year-old has had 23 operations to deal with stomach,
...

Siobhan makes history on the catwalk
Birmingham Post - Birmingham,West Midlands,UK
When she was seven she had a cochlear implant (a form of hearing aid)
fitted which allows her to understand and communicate with people on a more
or less ...

Legislative proposal would require insurance firms to pay for ...
Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA
After two full days of testing, specialists determined Grayson was a good
candidate for a cochlear implant. A week later, after healing from the
surgery, ...

Fortune smiles on Yara, but others still suffer
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Her mother, Maha Muhanna, took Yara to a number of doctors in Gaza after
learning that Yara urgently needs a cochlear implant - a surgically
implanted ...

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - February 14th 2009

First Qatari audiology surgeon
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
He was one of the foundation doctors who established the Qatari Cochlear
Implant Programme (QCIP) at the ORL-HNS section some five years ago. ...

Cochlear lifts sales, earnings
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Cochlear implant sales rose 2% to 9178 units, while implant-related sales
revenue grew 22% to $301.1 million. Sales revenue for Bone Anchored
Solutions grew ...

Battling noise with nutrients among topics covered
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
The cochlear implant is a remarkable technology that helps people with
severe hearing loss to understand speech, even when on the telephone. ...

Palestinian children get cochlear implants
Gulf Times - Doha,Qatar
By Noimot Olayiwola RUMAILAH Hospital has conducted cochlear implant
surgeries, for five Palestinian children who were born deaf. ...

The sounds of success
Corpus Christi Caller Times - Corpus Christi,TX,USA
By Elaine Marsilio (Contact) Andy Garza, a 15-year-old who received
cochlear implant surgery in 2007, started Andy's Day One Fund at Driscoll
Children’s ...

DVD Review: From Silence To Sound
Blogcritics.org - Aurora,OH,USA
Justin, however, is fortunate to have his insurance cover surgery for a
double cochlear implant, which he elects to take. Although still widely
untested, ...

Cochlear implants help him to hear again
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
An ear doctor at Stony Brook University Hospital suggested a cochlear
implant. I never heard of it but did some research. My family strongly
encouraged me ...

Cochlear implants
KHSL - USA
Unlike a hearing aid, the cochlear implant receives and passes electrical
signals, and allows the patient to hear the rhythms of speech and sometimes
the ...

Double boost for deaf children
Scotsman - United Kingdom
Until now, children and adults with severe to profound deafness have been
offered one cochlear implant to maximise their hearing ability. ndly deaf
children ...

Alive & Kicking
Hugo Citizen - Hugo,MN,USA
Some months later my wife was accepted into that experimental program for
the FDA to receive a cochlear implant. There are two stages to the
procedure: ...

Steward: Teen silencing her own disability
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
A normal life today — an exceptional life, many would say — with
the aid of a cochlear implant, a strong support system and her own personal
drive. ...

Bonita Springs woman fights blinding diseases by creating a buzz
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
She chose to have cochlear implant surgery. "I'm back in the hearing world
because of the implant surgery," she said. "That is a miracle. ...

Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights
New York Magazine - NY, USA
To improve her hearing, Alexander will also eventually get a cochlear
implant. It’s not a save-all—they can mangle the texture of natural
voices and music ...

Cochlear Implants
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... teenage student at a school for the deaf who had gotten close to a
young hearing woman (Colleen Foy) who was encouraging him to get a cochlear
implant. ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - February 14th 2009

Start-up tunes in on hearing devices
Florida Today - Melbourne,FL,USA
Audigence's initial target customers are manufacturers of hearing aids and
cochlear implants. Like every other business sector, Audigence's has been
...

Hearing Aid Technology Helping People Listen Normally
Associated Content - Denver,CO,USA
I have to say this information regarding hearing aids has got me somewhat
excited. I have needed a hearing aid for a long time but never wanted to
have an ...

Cochlear Implants Restore Hearing
KFYR-TV - Bismarck,ND,USA
Hearing aids help millions of Americans regain their fifth sense. But they
don`t work for everyone, particularly those who can`t hear at all. ...

Hearing technology allows for more options
Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands,CA,USA
Hearing aids have evolved from hearing trumpets to electronic devices to
today's digital hearing aids, which can be nearly invisible. ...

Newborns screened for hearing
The Daily Post - Rotorua,New Zealand
While genetic hearing loss was rare, Mrs Gerlach said children born deaf
could be fitted with hearing aids as early as 6 months old if diagnosed
early. ...

New technology aids hearing impaired
Green Valley News - Green Valley,AZ,USA
By Ellen Sussman Surveys have shown that nearly 50 percent of all hearing
aid wearers are dissatisfied with their hearing aids and nearly 20 percent
do not ...

Knights for Knight
Old Colony Memorial and Plymouth Bulletin - Plymouth,MA,USA
“We had hearing aids fitted for him when he was 9 months old.” Why
Jeffrey was struck by this non-genetic condition cannot be explained. ...

A SOUND IDEA FOR DEAF CHILDREN OVERSEAS
Beattie Group (press release) - Falkirk,UK
More than 300 stores will host fundraising activities and collect unwanted
hearing aids for the charity. Sound Seekers will recycle the collected
aids, ...

Giving the gift of hearing
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA
Many of these children are born into families that can’t afford hearing
aids. They are the ones who have fallen between the cracks. ...

Entrepreneurship wins
Hürriyet - Turkey
Together with my family friend Winfried Katz, a world-renowned figure in
the hearing aids field, who is also the founder of Ear Technic Germany, ...

Hearing for the first time
NRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USA
At just 3 months old, Caleb received his first set of hearing aids. Even
with the aids, Caleb wasn’t showing any response to environmental sounds,
...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 31st 2009

Hearing The Customers
TMC Net - Norwalk,CT,USA
... signal processor- based audio processor improves incoming call quality
by using firmware developed originally for hearing aids to improve audio
quality. ...

Being deaf is no obstacle for Stewartville High School senior
Post-Bulletin - Rochester,MN,USA
Legally half deaf, Bell uses a combination of hearing aids, lip-reading and
ingenuity to succeed in any situation, making him one of eight area
students ...

Quota plans 90-year legacy event
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
Today, it collects used hearing aids and financial support for "Be a North
Dakota Hear-O," a service that provides new hearing aids for qualified
people and ...

Wake-up call at travel agents over hearing
Huddersfield Examiner - Huddersfield,UK
RNID said deaf people were four times more likely than other people to be
unemployed – while only 1.4m of the 2m people with hearing aids use them
regularly ...

Overcoming adversity
Eudora News - Eudora,KS,USA
He also uses hearing aids but must take them out before each match. By Jeff
Deters It’s 3:23 pm and seven minutes until the freshmen wrestling
tournament at ...

Find the Best Hearing Aid at the Best Price
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
Additionally, these hearing aids are typically a repackaging of last year's
model with a new name and branded features which aim at deflecting
attention to ...

Nothing Stops Them
Vienna/Oakton Connection - VA,USA
All of her friends at her new school have hearing aids, she said, just like
her. Her older brother helped her write her "beautiful speech. ...

Now you can even recycle your old hearing aids
Midweek Herald - UK
MORE than 50 people in the Third World can hear again - thanks to an
innovative recycling scheme in Honiton. Others are set to benefit in the
future as ...

THE VENT
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
I wear hearing aids. My wife’s hearing is perfect. Nothing is more
aggravating than when she asks “Do you hear that? Do you hear that?”
“Hear what? ...

Children to receiving hearing aids
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
Medical officials will fit more than 70 children with new, digital hearing
instruments for free on Feb. 21. Minnesota-based Starkey Hearing Foundation
...

Hearing impaired students team up for musical performances
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
“(The program) makes me feel more involved … even though I have a
disability,” said Ashley, who wears hearing aids and communicates through
speech, ...

Area family dealing with genetic disorder
Register-Herald - Eaton,OH,USA
So affected, in fact, she wears hearing aids. Kerns and husband Chris, who
live in Lakengren, have four children together, three of whom have picked
up some ...

Smith Sends Loud And Clear Message
The Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
Also always there, always noticeable are the hearing aids that snap on to
her head, just behind her ears. Smith, you see, was born with a rare
genetic ...

Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing works with families
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
Christine Lindmark recalls that during early therapy sessions, she would
cover her mouth and ask Wade, who wears hearing aids, to repeat sounds she
made in ...

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - January 31st 2009

New Year, New Hope For Deaf People: NICE Guidance Supports ...
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
2009 sees the 20th anniversary of the UK's first multi-channel cochlear
implant being given to Michael Batt, deafened by meningitis, here in
Nottingham and ...

NICE Recommends Cochlear Implants In New Guidance Published Today
UK Medical News Today (press release) - UK
Society also benefits through significant reductions in costs relating to
the welfare and support that hearing impaired adults without a cochlear
implant ...

Hard to bring down
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
By rule, Zach has to take his cochlear implant and hearing aids out before
every match. So when he wrestles, he is deaf. Shouting him instructions
does no ...

Surgery helps 1-yr-old kid to hear, speak
Times of India - India
SURAT: Cochlear implant surgery was performed successfully on a
one-year-old hearing impaired child to enable the kid to hear and speak at
a city hospital ...

Toddler seeks help for ear surgery
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
By Bassma Al Jandaly, Staff Reporter Abu Dhabi: A toddler who lost her
hearing a short time after she was born urgently needs a cochlear implant...

Reporter's notebook: Reflections on witnessing an amazing journey
Suburban Life Publications - Batavia,IL,USA
She wanted to know if I was interested in following a pediatric cochlear
implant case. I triumphantly notified my editor that we could scratch off
our No. ...

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - January 25th 2009

Cochlear Implant Helps Blackfoot Man Hear
KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA
A deaf and blind man from Blackfoot can now hear, thanks to a group of ISU
students' generous donation of a Cochlear implant. Bill Jones, Received
Cochlear ...

Deaf pianist's show combines music and a talk on hearing loss
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
"It's built up more since I got the cochlear implant in 2002, and I could
function on the telephone. I hear very little with my hearing aid, but it
enriches ...

Sounding out life's future challenges
Bundaberg NewsMail - Australia
Since the Bundaberg teenager's cochlear implant was turned on about a year
ago she has been busy re-adjusting to a world of sound. ...

Brighton native nominated for Academy Award
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Rochester,NY,USA
... her first feature-length film, , about her parents, Paul and Sally
Taylor of Sodus, Wayne County, who decided later in life to have a cochlear
implant. ...

Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implant
OR-Live - West Harford,CT,USA
Cleveland - On Tuesday, February 24th, watch a Sequential Bilateral
Cochlear Implant performed from University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Rainbow Babies ...

US Surgeons Work To Restore Iraqi Boy's Lost Hearing From Missile
WTVY - Dothan,AL,USA
The boy was brought to San Francisco from Iraq to have a Cochlear Implant
installed. The implant is a device that turns sound waves into electronic
signals. ...

To hear rain fall: Local gospel singer hears again for the first ...
Anderson Independent Mail - Anderson,SC,USA
White recently regained her hearing after receiving a cochlear implant. The
sound of her voice lifts off the record player sitting underneath the front
...

Children's Picture Book on Cochlear Implants
Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists - King of Prussia,PA,USA
Abby Gets a Cochlear Implant , a new children's picture book, was
introduced at the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention in
Charlotte , NC in ...

Iraqi Boy’s Surgery Successful
KCBS - CA,USA
... group of reporters, Ghazwan squirmed and sat uncomfortably as he wore a
large bandage over his right ear where doctors had inserted a cochlear
implant. ...

Make it truly special
Hindu - Chennai,India
Hari underwent a cochlear implant surgery at two years and attended
intensive speech therapy. His language skills improved at a considerable
pace and by age ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 25th 2009

North Essex: hearing aid queues are shrinking
Harwich and Manningtree Standard - UK
WAITING times for hearing aids have been slashed by more than
three-quarters in the past year in north Essex. The average waiting time is
now 18 weeks from ...

Olathe woman writes fiction novel about hearing loss
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
She spent two years in denial, refusing to buy hearing aids and making up
white lies to disguise her hearing loss. Pride and fear, she said, kept her
from ...

Corzine honors girl who sparked "Grace's Law" requiring hearing ...
NJ.com - NJ,USA
Gleba, a hearing-impaired Warren County girl, was the inspiration behind
Grace's Law, which calls for health insurers to pay $1000 per ear for
hearing aids. ...

Cochlear Implants in the Classroom
Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists - King of Prussia,PA,USA
The certified auditory-verbal therapist specializes in teaching listening
skills to children with hearing aids and cochlear implants. ...

Living with hearing loss
Morden Times - Morden,Manitoba,Canada
Without hearing assistance (hearing aids), I am almost totally deaf. On a
word recognition test with hearing aids only, I only scored 16 per cent,
...

Constant Ringing in Your Ears? Hearing Aids Offer Hope
Atlantic News Telegraph - Atlantic,IA,USA
The good news is treatment, including hearing aids, can offer relief to
some suffering the persistent ringing, buzzing or humming associated with
tinnitus, ...

Something to shout about
Building.co.uk - UK
With the exception of hearing aids, which amplify sounds, the advice given
to sufferers was simply to accept your lot and cope with it as best you
could. ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 14th, 2009

Lip Reading Academy Opens Classes In Chattanooga
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
People who wear hearing aids and their spouses will benefit greatly from
The Master’s Lip Reading Academy classes, where communication strategies
and coping ...

Got an ear full? Here’s some advice
Buffalo News - NY, United States
Hearing aids, which block the normal migration of earwax out of the ear,
may also stimulate glands in the ear canal to produce more secretions. ...

Review by Christian Perring
Metapsychology - Oakdale,NY,USA
Bates can no longer hear what people are saying when he is not wearing his
hearing aids, and even when he has them in, it is often hard for him to
decipher ...

Elgin firm sets up foundation for needy
The Courier News - Elgin,IL,USA
He wished he could always wear the hearing aids, but his family could not
afford them since insurance would not cover his pre-existing condition. ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 12th, 2009

Chick Wit: Hearing aids, bras: Tactical weapons
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
By Lisa Scottoline History is littered with famous battles, but even the
biggest pale in comparison with the battles in the Scottoline household
when my ...

Bledsoe: Hear what I hear? Maybe not
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
I'll be writing a review of hearing aids soon. News-Sentinel entertainment
writer Wayne Bledsoe writes about gadgets for FYI. ...

Tiny NVE sensors make big profits
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The stock of NVE Corp., the Eden Prairie-based maker of electronic sensors
for pacemakers, hearing aids and factory automation equipment, rose in 2008
-- up ...

American Sign Language (ASL)Rocklin and Roseville Today - Rocklin,CA,USA
Now 10, Philip attends Indiana School for the Deaf as a day student and
wears hearing aids to capture some sounds. He is "a very sweet, happy" boy,
...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 11th, 2009

LTC123: Can you hear me now?
Wicked Local Mattapoisett - Plymouth,MA,USA
A major reason is economic; hearing aids are expensive and not covered by
Medicare. Frustration with hearing aids that didn’t work well in the past
can also ...

Excuse me what did you say?
Charlevoix Courier - Charlevoix,MI,USA
Hearing aids improve relationships-at least that’s what the book I was
asked to read is telling me. You will find yourself not saying “excuse
me” so much ...

Hearing Aid Myths
Greenwood Today - Greenwood,SC,USA
The reactions to wearing hearing aids are often quite extreme. Some believe
that hearing aids are only for “old people” while others believe that
they do ...

Lions from around the state gather in New BernENC Today - Jacksonville,NC,USA
Lions also recycle hearing aids, glasses and other communication devices,
with profits going to provide eye glasses for individuals. ...

Beavers, Timbers Further Efforts to Impact Community
Our Sports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
More than 138 hearing aids have been donated through this program over the
past three years. On the soccer pitch, the Timbers and First Tech Credit
Union ...

Hearing aid bill signed into law
Plain Dealer - Blackwood,NJ,USA
I am glad that New Jersey children are going to never have to be without
hearing aids, now that this is a law," said Tyler Weatherby. ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 7th, 2009

Hearing aid user clinicsBexley Times - London,England,UK
Hi Kent, a charity that works throughout Kent, are offering people with NHS
hearing aids the chance to drop in and have their aids cleaned and fitted
with ...

Sounding out musical talent중앙데일리 - South Korea
All the kids in the room are hearing impaired to varying degrees and wear
cochlear implants that, unlike hearing aids, stimulate auditory nerves to
improve ...

Study on golf driver sounds more a bust than a sonic boom
Examiner.com - USA
"As one who does wear hearing aids because of the effect of too much
unprotected live rock music in my 20s on my hearing, I found (the study) at
least to be ...

Hearing aids were a reluctant purchase but a sound decisionThe Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
I've been wearing hearing aids for several years now. It was a big
decision. Prior to purchasing them I was convinced that as long as I could
say "huh? ...

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - January 4th, 2009

An innovative preschoolTMCnet - USA
Jeff Simmons, the center's cochlear implant clinical coordinator, said the
devices don't restore normal hearing. "But in many cases," he said,
"students can ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 4th, 2009

Sonic youth
South China Morning Post (subscription) - Hong Kong
Senior audiologist Kam Ping-kay of the Phonak Hearing Centre Hong Kong
describes these music devices as risky. "Toddlers don't know how to tell
their ...

A Heart Of Gold
Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,USA
The state mandated that state and private health insurance plans cover
children’s hearing aids. The plans will be required to pay up to $1000
per ear every ...

Hearing-impaired brothers thriving on mat
Ashland Times Gazette - Ashland,OH,USA
Both Jake and Nick are hearing impaired, and even with their hearing aids,
neither can hear much. Since most do not know sign language, both have
become ...

Clinton daughter's letter wins hearing aid for ‘Poppi’Clinton Times & Courier - MA, USA
Stanley “Poppi” Tuttle, 64, recently won a pair of Beltone Electronics Corp.’s most advanced hearing aids. Tuttle, a former design engineer who retired
due to a disability, was the winner of a letter writing contest sponsored
by ...

Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - January 1st, 2009

A grateful father can hear the difference
Worcester Telegram - Worcester,MA,USA
“I’ve been given the gift of hearing, and I was speechless about it,”
the usually chatty grandfather said of his $7700 Beltone hearing aids —
the best you ...

83-year-old Billionaire Cochlear Implant Entrepreneur Dishes Out Business Advice

Mann Power
Los Angeles, California
Smart Business
November 2005

Al Mann, the billionaire founder of Advanced Bionics (cochlear implants), dishes out management wisdom in this profile by Laura Taxel. Mann founded several companies among them Spectrolab (electrooptical systems, 1956 - today a subsidiary of Boeing), Heliotek (semiconductors, spacecraft solar cells), Pacesetter Systems (pacemakers, sold to St. Jude Medical), MiniMed (insulin pumps, sold to Medtronics), Mannkind Corporation, Second Sight, Bioness, Quallion, and Stellar Microelectronics.

Referring to the major elements required to create a successful business enterprise, Mann says, "Capital is most important, I can’t emphasize that enough...The failure of most promising businesses is usually due to inadequate funds for the start-up and early growth phase of the enterprise."

Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants - January 1st, 2009 (!)

Injured Iraqi boy arrives in Bay Area for surgery
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA
The Iraq Action Group, the Ruth Group and numerous volunteers were able to
secure for free a $75000 cochlear implant device, the skills of surgeon Dr.
Larry ...


Injured 3-Yr Old Iraqi Boy Arrives For Treatment
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
Dr. Lawrence Lustig, director of the UCSF Douglas Gran Cochlear Implant
Center, will perform the operation pro bono, according to Lowenthal. ...


Iraqi boy to have surgery in SF
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
He will be staying at Ronald McDonald House while he goes through a
cochlear implant at UCSF. Doctor Lawrence Lustig is waiving his fee. ...


Ear op opens up world of sound for Leeds youngster
Yorkshire Evening Post - Leeds,England,UK
By Katie Baldwin The lively five-year-old was born profoundly deaf and did
not speak until a cochlear implant gave her hearing in one ear. ...