NEW YORK - Heather Whitestone McCallum, the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America, visited New York on February 7 to address two professional conferences on the importance...

Beginning February 1st, MED-EL offers a three-year supply of free batteries for patients who choose our FREE battery option. For more information, Click Here.

DENVER - February 2003 - Cochlear Americas announced today that it is now accepting applications for its second annual Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship. The Graeme Cochlear...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Honoring its commitment to provide outstanding experiences for guests with disabilities, the Walt Disney World Resort has announced it plans to expand...

An oft-repeated caution given in the doctors office to patients goes something like this: ''Put nothing smaller than your elbow in your ears.'' Predictably, refrain from the...

HH/Beck: Good Morning Dr. Pillsbury. Its an honor to work with you. Id like to start with a little bit about your professional history please. Where did you go to school?P...

A new Alzheimer's Disease online module, produced by the Alliance for Aging Research, was posted today at www.beeson.org. The website is the home of the Beeson Physician Faculty...

For patients with severe to profound sensorineural hearing losses, hearing aids are often not able to improve speech understanding. While very powerful hearing aids exist, that...

DALLAS - January 2003 - Twelve-year-old Victoria Reuling, of Keller, TX, and eight-year-old Michaelyn Wiggins, of Midlothian, TX, recently became the first children in the nation...

David Sawyer, left, Vice President of Marketing for Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., presents a donation of Siemens top-of-the-line infrared assistive listening devices to...

Acoustics has to do with transmission, reception and clarity of sound within a given space. While we are concerned with improving acoustics within the classroom, these principles...

Rayovac's new Ultra ProLine premium zinc air hearing aid batteries feature performance improvements for those with severe hearing loss and new package improvements that include...

First Deaf Miss America Inaugurates Graeme Clark Cochlear Scholarship FoundationDENVER - Cochlear Americas announced today the inauguration of the Graeme Clark Cochlear...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Excessive noise, such as jet aircraft flying overhead, impairs children's reading ability and long-term memory, a Cornell University environmental psychologist...

How do the bacteria (primarily S. pneumoccocus) for contraction of meningitis cause the ossification of the inner cochlear structures? Which structures specifically ossifies, the basilar membrane?

InSight Cinema partners with Harkins Theatres to add two dedicated screens in the Phoenix AZ area to bring the magic of movies to deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences. Open Caption...

HH/Beck:Good morning Dr. KwartlerKWARTLER: Good morning Dr. Beck.HH/Beck: If you dont mind, Id like to start by learning a little about your professional KWARTLER: Su...

Ed Greenberg, M.Ed., Hound Dog Hearing Assistive Listening DevicesWashington, D.C.www.HDHearing.com Sound and SpeechThe Nature of Sound Sound waves are vibrating molecules. The...

Beck: Hi Amanda. It is indeed a pleasure to meet you. Beers: Thank you Dr. Beck. Its a pleasure to meet you too.Beck: Amanda, you have an amazing story, and in some respects...

American Academy of Audiology offers consumers Tinnitus: Noises No One Else Can Hear. CLICK HERE to visit the AAA website and to view the pamphlet.

Stfa, January 21, 2003 Following Alinghi's qualification for the Americas Cup, Russell Coutts (Skipper and Executive Director) took some time to reflect on the competition far...

HH/Beck: Hi Megan, it is a pleasure to meet you. Ive heard a lot about you.MH: Thanks Dr. Beck, nice to meet you too.HH/Beck: I understand that you have an interesting story...

I have a 5 year old daughter, just diagnosed with CAPD. The audiologist started to do therapy on her only three times, he then said she wasn't ready for therapy? I asked why and he said we should be further in progress that where we were, doing sounds.

Akustica to Develop Prototype Acoustic System-on-Chip Solutions For GN Resound's Next-Generation Hearing AidsPittsburgh -- Akustica, Inc., the leading developer of acoustic...

PORTLAND, OR - January 6, 2003The Sonus Network has donated a check on behalf of its Network Members in the amount of $4,575 to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation in...