Words, Gestures Are Translated by Same Brain Regions, Research Finds
Findings may further our understanding of how language evolved.
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Tax Credit Could Mean Hearing Aids for More Than 10 Million Americans
HearUSA urges passage of legislation.
Read MoreFeatures of New T-Mobile Sidekick Attractive to Deaf Consumers
Features include a larger, 3.2-inch display screen and a trackball navigator that lights up to alert users of e-mail, instant messaging messages, and alerts from Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook.
Read MorePilot Study Charts Effectiveness of Trio of CROS Hearing Aids in Adults With Unilateral Inner Ear Deafness
Researchers say it would be beneficial for patients with unilateral inner ear deafness to be offered a trial with at least the BAHA CROS hearing aids.
Read MoreResearch Shows Impacts of Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct
Often, children with EVAs will develop hearing loss ranging from mild to profound in one or both ears.
Read MoreManey Publishing Acquires Audiology Titles From Wiley-Blackwell
The publications are Deafness & Education International and Cochlear Implants International.
Read MoreSonic Innovations Named as CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award Honoree
Sonic’s Touch hearing aid named best of innovations honoree in the health and wellness category.
Read MoreStarkey’s Sweep Technology Wins Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Award
The technology replaces traditional hearing aid buttons and dials with a touch surface that lets users adjust volume and change memories with the sweep of a finger.
Read MorePhonak Joins Forces with Macy’s to Raise Awareness About Hearing Issues
In-store events include a photography exhibit by Bryan Adams featuring Hear the World celebrity ambassadors, and free hearing screenings.
Read MoreNew Brain Findings on Dyslexic Children: Good Readers Learn From Repeating Auditory Signals, Poor Readers Do Not
Research from Northwestern University’s Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory presents biological evidence that children who report problems hearing speech in noise also suffer from a measurable neural impairment that adversely affects their ability to make use of regularities in the sound environment.
Read MoreBHI Joins Global Effort to Promote World Diabetes Day
World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world. Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health
Read More‘Escaped’ Proteins Add To Hearing Loss in Elderly, Say Researchers
Researchers say they have identified a protein that is central to processes that cause oxidative damage to cells and lead to age-related hearing loss.
Read MoreScientists Create a Golden-ear Mouse With Great Hearing As It Ages
What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with golden ears,” mice that have outstanding hearing as they age, say researchers.
Read MoreIda Institute Names Winners of Its Defining Audiogram Challenge
Winners use energy, engagement, and empathy to facilitate understanding and instill confidence.
Read MoreAmerican Hearing Aid Associates Convention on Horizon
The 14th annual convention will be held on February 10 to 13, 2010, in Dallas at the Gaylord Texan Resort.
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