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. ...