HH/Beck: Hi Sharon, thanks for joining me today.Smith: Hi Doug, thanks for the invitation.HH/Beck: Sharon, before we get to the topic of the day, which is cochlear implants, y...

OKLAHOMA CITY -- SOUNDTEC, Inc., manufacturer of the Direct System middle ear implantable hearing device, has received FDA approval for a new sound processor that is worn in e...

DELTA, CO - Jon Nau, Sonus Network Mountain Region Manager, presented a supply of batteries to the Region 10 Hearing Aid Bank in Delta, Colorado at the September 10 Lions Club...

Breakthrough Energizer EZ Change' Drives Growth in Hearing Aid Battery CategoryST. LOUIS, MO - Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to bring innovation to the battery category...

Valencia, CA - Advanced Bionics Corporation (Bionics) today announced it received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada to market its high...

How can you tell if a person with hearing loss also has ADD?

Powell, Ohio, September 9, 2002The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Baha System to be used in a new indication to treat Single-Sided Deafness (SSD). condu...

PORTLAND, OR (September 2002) - The chair of the American Tinnitus Association, a 70-year-old Chicago attorney is riding a bicycle1,000-miles to raise awareness of tinnitus. The...

(DENVER) - The second annual Cochlear Kids Camp, Sept. 12-15, 2002, will provide the opportunity for children with cochlear implants and their families to interact with one...

My 9 yr old has a 12-decibel loss in one ear and a 6 dB loss in the other. Military medical will not treat this but it is causing him trouble at school. They will not treat him until he is at a 15 loss. Is this reasonable? I have difficulty accepting that

More children with learning and reading disabilities are being referred to audiologists for hearing and auditory processing evaluations. In the past, children these problems...

HH/Beck: Hi Dr. Greenberg. Thank you for time today.Greenberg: Hi. Dr. Beck, my pleasure.HH/Beck: I know that youre one of the pioneers involved with Second Sight, which a com...

More than three million American children have hearing loss. An estimated 1.3 million of these children are under three years of age. Statistics show that 5-7 newborns, out of...

American Academy of Audiology offers consumers Hearing Health Quick Test. CLICK HERE to visit the AAA website and to view the pamphlet.

If my child receives a cochlear implant before age two, will he be mainstreamed by the time he reaches elementary school?

WARRENVILLE, IL and ENGLEWOOD, CO (August 2002) - Phonak Hearing Systems and Cochlear Americas are sponsoring a 1,000-mile bicycle ride by a 70-year-old Chicago attorney to raise...

This article is reprinted with permission from The Hearing Review and MWC/Allied Healthcare Group, Los Angeles, Sept 2001 (v. 8, no. 9), pgs. 62-67. All rights reserved. Editors...

Please address the issue of cochlear implants and recent reports of associated health risks.

Miss Washington State 2002, Amanda Beers, will visit the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) on Monday August 26, 2002. In 2002,...

HH/Beck: Hi Cheryl. Thanks for speaking with me today.Konowitz: Hi Dr. Beck. Thanks for the opportunity.HH/Beck: Cheryl, I know you have a very interesting story regarding mi...

MOUNT PLEASANT - The first gift ever donated by ideaReserve, LLC, to an institution of higher learning has been given to Central Michigan University for the Health Professions...

At least once a year, I experience profound hearing loss that seems to be a result of allergies. My ears seem ''stopped up'' and the consequent hearing loss goes on for days. My primary care physician has ruled out ear infection or sinus infection, and

Extension of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project Brings Composers from Europe and Asia's Ancient Trade Routes to the United StatesPISCATAWAY, N.J., August 9, 2002 - Siemens Corporation...

American Academy of Audiology offers consumers Frequently Asked Questions About Hearing Aids. CLICK HERE to visit the AAA website and to view the pamphlet.

What is the effect of AIDS on hearing?