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Monday, September 14th 2009

A recent study published by hearing health professionals from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health clearly demonstrates that...


Wednesday, September 2nd 2009

October has been designated by the American Academy of Audiology as the "National Protect Your Hearing Month." Protecting our ability to hear is important because...


Saturday, August 29th 2009

(Rockville, MD - August 3, 2009) BrainLine.org, The Chicago Tribune, and Radio Disney have won the 2009 Media Awards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),...


Monday, August 10th 2009

The Sennheiser Sound Tour "Guys Team" and EarBud® Join Forces, Offering Healthy Hearing Tips and Sound Advice on Headphone Usage LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2009 - This week, local...


Friday, July 17th 2009

June 18, 2009 - The U.S. mass transit system, the largest in the world, provides affordable and efficient transportation to more than 33 million riders each weekday. The system...


Wednesday, July 8th 2009

(Rockville, MD - June 16, 2009) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has received an Award of Excellence from the American Society of Association Executives...


Sunday, June 28th 2009

A recent study of the listening habits of the modern teen produced some surprising results. One thing is certain. It's a problem. A hearing problem. According to the study,...


Monday, June 15th 2009

Ottawa (May 28, 2009) - Today, the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (CASLPA) will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on...


Thursday, May 28th 2009

In October 2008, NIDCD participated in a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services meeting on progress being made toward hearing health objectives set by Healthy People 2010...


Tuesday, May 26th 2009

Exposure to loud noise is an ear buster. Scientists and researchers have long known that exposure to loud noise, especially over an extended period, will cause hearing...


Sunday, May 24th 2009

Construction sites can be noisy places. Just think of all the jack hammering, bulldozing, concrete...


Wednesday, May 13th 2009

Spend some time with a "tween"-the trendy term for a kid between the ages of 8 and 12-and you'll soon...


Wednesday, May 6th 2009

Latest ASHA Podcast Focuses On Noise-Induced Hearing Loss And The Young Podcast Features Dr. James F. Battey Jr., Director Of National Institute On Deafness And Other...


Wednesday, April 29th 2009

A new study involving iPods and teenagers by the University of Colorado at Boulder and Children's Hospital Boston indicates teenagers who receive pressure from their peers or...


Friday, April 17th 2009

Factories and manufacturing plants have always been noisy, what with heavy equipment, stamping machines, extruders, forklifts - it's a cacophony of sound on some assembly floors....


Sunday, March 22nd 2009

Many people take a vitamin each morning to maintain good nutrition, energy, bone strength, and overall health. Can popping a pill also protect our hearing against damage caused...


Saturday, March 21st 2009

Safety Message Will Be Part Of Washington, DC Concert Featuring Billy Jonas (Rockville, MD - March 4, 2009) Encouraging children to protect their hearing from noise is the...


Monday, March 9th 2009

Justin Roberts, a popular children's musician, is taking part in a campaign launched by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Parents' Choice Foundation, to...


Saturday, March 7th 2009

Noise-induced hearing loss is a permanent but preventable problem. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in partnership with the National Hearing...


Wednesday, February 18th 2009

By tweaking a system in the ear that limits how much sound is heard, a global team of researchers has discovered one alteration that shows that the ability of the ear to turn...


Saturday, February 7th 2009

Introduction of Classroom acoustics standards a must! Ottawa (January 16, 2009) - During a press conference on Parliament Hill today, the Concerned About Classrooms Coalition...


Monday, December 22nd 2008

Musicians Will Promote Safe Listening Of Personal Audio Technology To Young Children (Rockville, MD - November 18, 2008) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association...


Saturday, December 20th 2008

Ann Arbor, Mich. - About 10 million people in the United States alone-from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones-are suffering from...


Thursday, December 4th 2008

Listening to personal music players at a high volume over a sustained period can lead to permanent hearing damage, according to an opinion of the European Union Scientific...


Thursday, October 30th 2008

Check out the growing popularity of hybrids in the face of growing gas prices:In 2008, Toyota will sell 280,000 hybrids alone. Honda hybrid light duty vehicles increased by 4%...

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