Many Kids Get Unnecessary Ear Tubes
Scientists at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that many of the children who have ear tubes inserted because of infections don’t need… Read More »Many Kids Get Unnecessary Ear Tubes
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Hearing Loss Patients Becoming Younger
A recent HealthScout (www.healthscout.com) article described the progression to younger and younger people being diagnosed with irreversible hearing loss. Many years ago, a “typical” hearing… Read More »Hearing Loss Patients Becoming Younger
Rebooting the Brain Helps Stop the Ring of Tinnitus in Rats
January 2011 NIH-funded researchers were able to eliminate tinnitus in a group of rats by stimulating a nerve in the neck while simultaneously playing a… Read More »Rebooting the Brain Helps Stop the Ring of Tinnitus in Rats
Low Frequency Smoke Alarms
The Darrow Company The Darrow Company offers one specific product for one specific need: A smoke alarm that makes a Low Frequency that people with high… Read More »Low Frequency Smoke Alarms
NAD and CaptionMax Cooperate to Provide More Captioned Media
Editor: CaptionMax and the NAD have received a couple of grants from the US Department of Education to caption and describe hundreds of additional items… Read More »NAD and CaptionMax Cooperate to Provide More Captioned Media
Implanted Pump May Assist Hearing Loss Treatment
Editor: Some of the proposed hearing loss treatments involve delivering precise quantities of chemicals to a very tiny region of the cochlea. I don’t know… Read More »Implanted Pump May Assist Hearing Loss Treatment
Implantable Hearing Aids
One of the new hearing aid technologies is the implantable aid. This section contains general information about implantable aids, how they work, their advantages and… Read More »Implantable Hearing Aids
Filing a Television Closed Captioning Complaint
Editor: Many complaints about Television Closed Captioning never get addressed, because people don’t complain in the appropriate fashion. We could argue all day about the… Read More »Filing a Television Closed Captioning Complaint
Can Stem Cells Cure Deafness?
See also our coverage of hair cell regeneration, some of which which includes stem cell applications. November 2005 – Stem cells could cure deafness in ten… Read More »Can Stem Cells Cure Deafness?
Organizations that provide service dogs to people with hearing loss
Service Dogs (also called Hearing Dogs) are trained to assist persons with hearing loss in their everyday lives. Their duties generally include notifying the hard… Read More »Organizations that provide service dogs to people with hearing loss