A major research study funded by national charity Meningitis Research Foundation conducted at the Nottingham Cochlear Implant Programme has reported in Pediatrics—the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics—on the remarkable achievements of children deafened by meningitis.
Read MoreIn a survey of noise levels of the New York City transit system, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that exposure to noise levels in subways have the potential to exceed recommended guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Read MoreMore than 20 leading pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic companies, along with major academic brain research centers and patient advocacy groups, have joined together to form a new trade association called the Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO).
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Historically, the hearing industry has a poor record of reaching younger potential hearing aid users. For example, according to the HR 2006 Dispenser Survey, more than half (55%) of all new hearing aid purchasers in
Read MoreClarity®, a division of Plantronics Inc, Chattanooga, Tenn, has teamed up with NorthStar Studios, Nashville, Tenn, to make a new product line, called Personix™, available to consumers through a direct response television campaign.
Read MoreA major science prize was awarded to a researcher who is looking for the region of the brain that helps us to hear someone in a noisy place, such as a party or bar, and is responsible for “training” the brain to hear better in these situations.
Read MoreListentoyourbuds.org, a one-of-a-kind Web site for young children, parents, and educators, has begun sending some very relevant prevention messages from cyber space.
Read MoreSudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) can occur suddenly in one ear, and generally within three days, cause a 30+ dB hearing loss at three consecutive frequencies.
Read MoreStem Cell Innovations Inc, Houston, announces that the company will collaborate with Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), Boston.
Read MoreSiemens Hearing Instruments Inc, Piscataway, NJ, has added two new members to its Marketing Group.
Read MoreHearing Concern, London, has adopted Text-Connect™ to aid communication between its help desk and deaf and hard of hearing clients.
Read MoreThe Bacou-Dalloz Hearing Safety Group, San Diego, will conduct a series of free hearing conservation seminars titled, “What you need to hear: Best practices in hearing conservation.”
Read MoreConcerned about new Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B regulations that ease requirements that state education personnel standards meet the highest requirement for a profession or discipline in that state, ASHA is encouraging its members to monitor practices of their school districts, and to be vigilant in identifying any legislative activity that attempts to lower personnel standards in their states.
Read MoreChildren with cancer who suffer hearing loss due to the toxic effects of chemotherapy might one day be able to get their hearing back through pharmacological and gene therapy, thanks to work done with mouse models at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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