Latest Stories on Hearing and HIs - April 20th, 2008

Divers Colwill, Tarantino win 3-meter synchro
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
"The 23-year-old Colwill is hearing impaired and has to take his hearing
aids out before diving, which can make things difficult in synchronized
events."

Easton Place church has Wright way to do things
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
When she was informed that members of the church wanted to make her a
recipient of the new church Blessing Fund - to help her obtain hearing aids
that cost ...

House committee puts hearing to the test
Southtown Star - Chicago,IL,USA
"The cost of her hearing aids? Upward of $2500. Your health insurance plan
doesn't cover it. Add hearing aids to the long list of products and
services many..."

April 7th - Latest Stories on Hearing

Selective hearing happens in every home
Yakima Herald-Republic - Yakima,WA,USA
"When I cautiously think about hearing aids, I'm reminded of a
hard-of-hearing friend from long ago. Widowed when she married a widower,
their blended family ..."

Feeling the music, deaf performers make mark in Inland ballet ...
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
"If it weren't for her hearing aids, no one would guess that she hears only
some of the music. She cannot hear her teacher at all."

April 7th - Latest Stories on Cochlear Implants

Keeping the dream alive
Sunday Sun - Newcastle upon Tyne,England,UK
He said: "When I was a bit better, they offered me a cochlear implant.
But my mam refused. She asked the doctors to let nature take its course.
...

"Sweet Nothing in My Ear"
April 20, CBS
Catholic Online - Bakersfield,CA,USA
When Dan Miller (Jeff Daniels) learns that a recently refined therapy
called a cochlear implant offers his 8-year-old son, Adam (Noah Valencia),
..."


I was focused on what I could do to help my daughter hear
ChronicleLive - Newcastle upon Tyne,England,UK
I decided to get Faith a cochlear implant, and it has been a great success.
"She was one of the youngest babies in the North East ever to have the
procedure ..."

The benefits of cochlear implantsChronicleLive - Newcastle upon Tyne,England,UK
"THE first UK adult was given a cochlear implant in 1983, but it wasn't
until 1987 that the first child received one. The procedure is safe and the
benefits ..."

Hearing Loss - Top War Disability

digtriad.com
North Carolina, USA
March 2008

Hearing Loss - Top War Disability

"The loud sounds of mortar shells going off in battle has been found to have more soldiers coming back with damage to their hearing than any other disability."

Hearing Impaired Children Learn To Enjoy Music

WCSH6 TV
Portland, Oregon
March 2008

Hearing Impaired Children Learn To Enjoy Music

"Modern technology, including hearing aids and cochlear implants, allow the kids to hear the music. And they were responding to it on Wednesday, swaying and using hand signals to represent the animals the instruments were depicting musically in the story."

Top Israeli TV Channel Reports Extensively on Hearing-impaired Basketball Team

"Playing in Silence"Israel
February 2008

The top Israeli TV channel, "Channel 2," ran a 9-minute story tonight on a recently formed basketball team that embraces hearing-impaired players. This is a key turning point for the rarely covered hearing-impaired population. Reporting - and my kudos and response on the channel's site - are of course in Hebrew. Includes video.

"Personal Communication Assistants" in WSJ (Wall Street Journal)

Melinda Beck, health reporter for the Wall Street Journal, has been testing out the new generation of "personal communication assistants" - cool, nifty hearing instruments for the baby boom generation.

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.

Forty-Year-Olds Thrive with New Hearing Instruments

Hearing from a Younger Crowd

Chicago, Illinois
The Beacon News
January 2008

New hearing instruments from leading companies are facilitating adoption of the latest hearing technology by younger and younger people.

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

Hearing Review "Top 10" Stories - Hearing Science, Tech, and Trends

Hearing Review has published its year-end round-up of top ten stories in each of three segments:

Top Ten Hearing Science / Fitting Stories

Top Ten Technology Stories

Top Ten Hearing Segment Trends

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."

Poetry at Clark School for the Deaf

Northampton, Mass. (US)
The Republican
December 2007

Love Shines in at Poetry Cafe

Hard of hearing children with hearing aids and cochlear implants write and read poetry at a Massachusetts middle school.

"When I got the cochlear implant, I worked hard to get the speech I have now," says Emily J. Hewlings, 14. "Pronouncing words was the hardest thing I've ever had to do."

Emily's linguistic skills have developed to the point where she doesn't just write poetry, she READS it!

Mom Sells Pies to Buy Son Phonak Hearing Aids

Roanoke, Virginia (US)
The Roanoke Times
December 2007

Sweet offerings from a loving mom's kitchen
"To raise money for her son's hearing aids, and to give herself time to process her son's medical issues, Vera Wilson started baking pies."