August 2010 Editor: People often experience temporary hearing loss after exposure to loud noises like rock concerts, and they generally don’t think much of it,… Read More »Temporary Hearing Loss May Result in Permanent Tinnitus
Editor: Remember when the automakers had visible indicators that could be installed at no cost in new vehicles? I don’t know if those programs still… Read More »OnStar by GM enhances TTY capability
Editor: The TDI Workshop entitled “International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Standards” was a panel discussion moderated by Andrea Saks, TDI’s ITU representative. The panelist were: – Dick… Read More »ITU Standards
Most of you know that this newsletter has a companion website called Hearing Loss Web (http://www.hearinglossweb.com) One of the features of our website is a… Read More »Do Airbags Cause Hearing Loss?
Captioning is a way to provide communications access to people with hearing loss. Various forms of captioning, including movies, TV, and the internet, ensure that… Read More »Captioning for people with hearing loss
Editor: One of the best-kept secrets about hearing loss is the degree to which it influences both personal well-being and family relationships. Anything that helps… Read More »Is Passion Out the Window?
by Mary J. Allen, Ph.D., University of South Australia Editor: We’re seeing a growing interest in speechreading (also called lipreading) within the hearing loss community.… Read More »A New Resource for Learning Lipreading/Speechreading at Home
Editor: An organization called the Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care Inc recently led an effort to establish guidelines for health care standards for people with… Read More »Guidelines for Medical Services to Deaf and HOH Adults
Editor: Here’s the latest information on the otoprotective effects of AM-111. This release also mentions their work on tinnitus medication (AM-101). February 19, 2007 New… Read More »Update on Auris Medical’s Otoprotective Medication
July 2002 – Sick of folks lumping hard of hearing people together with Deaf people, implying that they face the same issues and problems? Here’s an eloquent… Read More »Awakening OHL Community