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Shes funny. Very funny.Shes also an award-winning actress, accomplished author, renowned motivational speaker and humanitarian.Shes been nominated five times for the American...

Having children with hearing impairments is a challenge on many fronts, such as difficulties with learning vocabulary, acquiring language skills, and mastering other aspects of...

What a great idea. A fabulous idea!The world-wide-web is used for all kinds of things: to buy stuff from the comfort of home, comparison shopping, communicating, research like...

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders estimates that there are currently 615,000 people with diagnosed Meniere's in the United States and 45,500 new cases are diagnosed each year.

This unique award is presented to Nucleus cochlear implant recipients around the world to help defray the costs of higher education.

British researchers at the University College of London Hospitals studied a group of 30 healthy adults, tested their hearing levels sober and as they consumed alcohol and discovered that as the subjects drank, their hearing became less acute.

Wireless hearing aids. Cool.Why? Because we live in a wireless world. You may not be plugged into the grid yet but, rest assured, your 10-year-old grand-daughter is with a cell...

You probably think that sport is a healthy activity. True, all that cardiovascular workout will likely result in a healthy heart, weight loss, increased bone density, and many...

Feedback: An introduction to that annoying, head-ache inducing, screeching sound produced by your hearing aid. With tips to solve the problemThis is one reason so people are...

You dont usually think about power when shopping for your first hearing aid, or a replacement for Old Faithful the device youve used for the past decade. You think comfort,...

The medical community is handing out drugs for erectile dysfunction (ED) like Chiclets. The demand is fuelled by a steady media blitz showing loving couples (usually in their...

Yep, were coming into our Golden Years and, according to a recent study conducted by Energizer (the pink bunny people), this tsunami of seniors is changing the way we live, eat,...

When it comes to hearing aids, size does matter and world-renowned ReSound, manufacturer of quality hearing devices, has hit the teeny-tiny bulls-eye with the introduction of the...

There are all kinds of myths Greek myths, Roman myths, urban legends (albino alligators roam the sewers of New York City), tall tales and all manner of folklore including medical...

Many of us may have an ear for music, but what about our brains? Is there such a thing as brain for music?There seems to be.Several scientific studies lead us to believe that the...

When Helen Keller (June 27, 1880 June 1, 1968), an American author and activist who was both blind and deaf, was asked whether she considered vision or hearing more she...

Rock n roll is as subtle as a sledgehammer (great song by Peter Gabriel, of course). Its music thats meant to be played LOUD. REALLY, REALLY LOUD. And its been that way since...

One of the challenges of the developing world is reconciling the need with the limited financial resources. While there is a great and growing demand for hearing aids,...

Whoever said disabled people cant scale mountains hasnt met Bill Barkeley. In September 2007 Bill, 45, accomplished a truly awe-inspiring feat he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, ina...

Okay, so its not a great conversation starter but the fact is that ear wax, called cerumen by hearing health professionals, is a fact of life. Its not one of those things people...

Remember that wonder childrens book, Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Seuss. A favorite for generations. Horton, an elephant, shows the remarkable ability to hear (but not see) the...

Its not easy climbing Mount Rainier. Just getting there is a pain so reaching base camp is a feat in itself. But you still have to climb the mountain.Thats 14,410 feet straight...

If you experience hearing loss, regardless of age, a hearing aid is going to be a part of your life, that is if you want to enjoy life to the fullestand who doesnt? Today,...

When you hear the word nausea you probably think of that sick queasy feeling induced by motion sickness or other causes. The last thing that jumps to mind is that nausea can...

In the Congressional House of Representatives its called H.R. 2329. The Senates version of the bill is called S.1410. Collectively, the two bills comprise the Hearing Aid...