Stephanie Czuhajewski on What Keeps Younger People from Seeking Hearing Care
Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH, executive director of the ADA, shares her thoughts on the new Synchrony “Hearing Health & Loss Prevention” study.
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LatestCochlear Foundation Partners with Malala Fund to Remove Hearing Loss as a Barrier to Education
Malala Fund and Cochlear Foundation are inviting children and young people with hearing loss to share their stories of personal achievement as part of the 'Achieve anything program.'
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Marvel’s Newest Super Hero Has Hearing Loss
On October 18, 2014, the Ear Institute at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) hosted an event by the Children’s Hearing Institute (CHI) and Marvel Custom Solutions to uncover the identity of Sapheara, a new girl super hero with cochlear implants.
Binaural Hearing on the Telephone for Pre-school Children with Hearing Loss
Children who listened to a landline phone binaurally (using Phonak DuoPhone) experienced about a 20% improvement in live speech and quiet compared to the monaural condition. The results parallel results from previous studies on adults using a binaural telephone listening feature.
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From Mouse Ears to Man’s?
Researcher uses DNA therapy in lab mice to improve cochlear implant functionality.
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Improving Hearing and Hearing Aid Retention for Infants and Young Children: A practical survey and study of hearing aid retention products
By providing information about hearing aid retention strategies throughout early childhood, collecting accurate information about daily hearing aid wear challenges, and working as a team, it should be possible to find appropriate strategies to keep children “on the air,” facilitating listening, language, and learning.
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MarkeTrak VII: Are 1 Million Dependents with Hearing Loss in America Being Left Behind?
Evidence suggests that a sizable population of young people in America do not fit existing paradigms of hearing disability. Why are only a minority of children or dependents in America who have hearing loss recipients of amplification, and what can be done in the medical and hearing care profession to make sure that all children have received adequate help for their hearing loss?
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