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.

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