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NYEE Encourages Baby Boomers to get their Hearing Tested
Friday, May 25th 2012
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary launches campaign to educate baby boomers about the importance of getting their hearing checked.
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iPad App Opens Music Theory to Deaf Individuals
Wednesday, May 23rd 2012
New app available for the iPad allows individuals with hearing loss or deafness to learn complex music theory.
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Report Shows Spike in ER Visits from Children Swallowing Batteries
Monday, May 21st 2012
June issue of "Pediatrics" reports a rising rate of emergency room visits for children after swallowing small, button batteries.
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Student Team Creates Vibration Notification Concept for Deaf Athletes
Friday, May 18th 2012
Deaf and hard-of-hearing student teams compete to create new technological concepts to help impact individuals with hearing loss and impairment.
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Deaf Children’s ASL Gesture Mismatches Provide Clues to Learning Moments
Monday, May 14th 2012
Mismatches in deaf students ASL gestures sheds new light in communication gaps and teaching methods.
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AMC Theatre Settlement Provides Unprecedented Access for People with Disabilities
Friday, May 11th 2012
New technology will make it possible for deaf, hard of hearing and blind individuals to see movies at any time in AMC Movie Theatres.
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Oticon Medical’s Ponto Hearing Implant System Gains Acceptance
Wednesday, May 9th 2012
Studies show Oticon Medical’s Ponto Bone Anchored Hearing Implant System proves successful.
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HHS Ensures Americans with Disabilities Act is Being Followed
Monday, May 7th 2012
HHS takes action to ensure equal access for the deaf and hard of hearing. Office ensures Americans with Disabilities Act is being followed.
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Vanderbilt Offers Headphone Safety Tips to Help Prevent Hearing Loss
Friday, May 4th 2012
Vanderbilt provides tips to help prevent hearing loss from headphones. Advice designed to help teenagers and parents listen to music safely.
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Oticon, Inc. Empowers Audiology Students with $25,000 Gift to AAAF
Monday, April 30th 2012
Oticon provides five scholarships for audiology students to continue graduate education.
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Latest Research on Sound Could Help Deaf People Hear
Friday, April 27th 2012
New studies about how we hear sound could improve hearing devices designed for deaf individuals and others suffering from profound hearing loss.
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Scientists Develop New App that Translates Sign Language
Wednesday, April 25th 2012
Technology that translates sign language into text aims to empower sign language users. New app being developed by scientists.
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RIT to Hold Summer Robot Camp for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
Monday, April 23rd 2012
RIT/NTID to hold summer robot camp for students suffering from hearing loss and deafness. Camp open to 9th and 10th grade high school students.
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American Sign Language Videos Help Prepare Hard of Hearing, Deaf for Disasters
Friday, April 20th 2012
American Sign Language videos seek to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals prepare for disasters.
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New Oticon mini BTE Hearing Aids Deliver Big Features in Small Package
Friday, April 13th 2012
Oticon releases new miniBTEs in Acto, Agil and Ino family hearing aids. New aids provide small size, but same great features.
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Studies Show Vocal Nerves Affected by Deafening within Hours
Wednesday, April 11th 2012
Songbird study makes connection between deafness and its effects on vocal nerves. Researches believe deafness can lead to speech deterioration over time.
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RIT Announces 2012 National Science Fair for Deaf Winners
Monday, April 9th 2012
Rochester Institute of Technology held 2012 National Science Fair for Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Students. Awards were given to students suffering from hearing loss in a variety of categories.
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Oticon Announces Intiga as Latest Hearing Aid in Line-up
Friday, April 6th 2012
Oticon introduces latest hearing aid, Intigai. The device is a nearly invisible, in-the-ear hearing aid providing a discreet solution for first-time or veteran users.
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Expert confirms dangerous noise levels in New Orleans French Quarter
Monday, April 2nd 2012
Study shows noise levels in French Quarter and other New Orleans neighborhoods are exceedingly high; residents question effects on hearing loss.
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Mental Health Problems Twice as Common in Deaf Individuals
Friday, March 30th 2012
Study shows deaf individuals are almost twice as likely to suffer from mental health problems. Deaf patients report fear, mistrust and frustration with health care services.
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Internet-based Therapy Provides Tinnitus Treatment
Monday, March 26th 2012
A new study shows internet-based therapy and self-help training proves successful for individuals suffering from tinnitus.
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2012 Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award Winners Announced
Friday, March 23rd 2012
Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards presented at 37th Annual Hearing Conservation Conference in New Orleans. Colgate-Palmolive, 3M and Bechtel National all recognized.
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People with Hearing Loss at Increased Risk for Falls
Monday, March 19th 2012
Johns Hopkins study suggests hearing loss may increase risk of falls by threefold. Elderly people suffering from hearing loss especially affected.
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National Technical Institute for Deaf to Hold Summer Camps
Friday, March 16th 2012
Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf to hold three summer camps for deaf youth focused on science, technology, business and art.
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Research at Victoria University Aims to Improve Hearing Test and Treatment
Wednesday, March 14th 2012
Dr. Paul Teal with the School of Engineering and Computer Science is conducting an investigation whether new technologies can be used to more accurately and easily test for hearing loss.
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