British Trust to the Rescue of Hard of Hearing Kids in South Africa

TRUST PROVIDING CRUCIAL HELP FOR DEAF CHILDREN

Bath, UK
The Bath Chronicle
January 2008

A British trust has been helping restore hearing to children in South Africa, donating as many as 2,000 instruments to South African children. The UK-based Signal Trust collects donations of hearing aids and repairs them prior to shipping them south, where audiologists identify needy children and fit them with the instruments. Most children fitted do not have the benefit of verbal communication.

Struggling with Hearing Loss

Brentwood, California
Bethel Island Press
January 2008

Hear today, gone tomorrow?

Great account of a baby boomer's struggle with the potential for hearing loss, written by a Pulitzer-nominated journalist, Beth Witrogen

Telephone Helps Hearing Impaired

Bismarck, North Dakota (US)
KFYR TV
December 2007

Telephone Helps Hearing Impaired

"Nicole is trying out a telephone that works with her cochlear implant to amplify sound."

Kalamazoo Audiologist Talks About Advances in Hearing Aid Technology

Kalamazoo, Michigan (US)
Kalamzoo Gazette
December 2007

Audiologist says technology can counter hearing problems

"Clayton said the changes in hearing-aid technology in the 10 years since she got out of school have been tremendous..."There are changes physically in the appearance of the hearing aid, the design is more high tech and some of the hearing aids are more cosmetically appealing, but I think the best changes are in the sound quality."