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Free medical bracelet
Cochlear Implant Online is a very popular website and blog devoted to raising awareness and educating their readers about hearing loss, cochlear implants, spoken language and AVT (Auditory-Verbal...
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The Gift of Hearing Foundation holds Arts & Crafts Fair
The Gift of Hearing Foundation will hold its first fundraiser for the Rhode Island area Sunday, November 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Narragansett Community Center on Mumford Road in Narragansett,...
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Marathon Mom (Photos)
A few years ago when Jennifer Andress, an Alabama mom, found out her eleven month old baby needed a set of ear tubes only to be followed by news he had a hearing loss, she had no idea her...
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A quiet home could save your family's hearing
Many parents with children who have hearing loss are all too familiar with the importance of keeping a quiet home so their child can hear well enough to utilize residual hearing in order to acquire...
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Screen all deafness genes at once
Genetic testing for hearing loss is nothing new. For years clinicians have been able to screen single genes for one of the 54 known genetic mutations known to cause non-syndromic hearing loss, or...
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Earwax is one of the most common causes of hearing loss
Did you know that one of the most common causes of hearing loss is cerumen, better known as earwax? A highly treatable form of hearing loss can be caused by this common buildup. Irrigation is often...
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Recall on some cochlear implants
New this morning, the cochlear implant maker Advanced Bionics (owned by Sonova) has issued a voluntary recall of their HiRes90K cochlear implants. Here's what Sonova has to say."This action is being...
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Give Deaf Children a Voice project by John Tracy Clinic
The John Tracy Clinic in California is asking for your vote today, and everyday until December 31 in the Pepsi Refresh Project. You can log in with your email address after you've signed up, which...
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The Gift of Hearing Foundation's online shopping event
The Gift of Hearing Foundation launches its Holiday Online Shopping Event where shoppers can find beautiful and unique gifts right from your computer and help a great non-profit organization. You can...
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HLAA still strong after 31 years
HLAA (Hearing Loss Association of America) turned 31 this year after being established back in 1979 by Howard E. Stone, better known as Rocky as a self-help group for hard of hearing people. With 14...
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Fathering children with hearing loss
A recent article from Dr. Efrat Schorr called "Why Fathers are So Important for Kids with Hearing Loss" helps us take a look at the role fathers play in the emotional development as well as the...
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Alabama School for the Hearing
As of April of 2009, over 67,000 people in the United States have received cochlear implants, according to the NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders). Here's what...
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Noisiest toys for 2010
Not all children are born with their hearing loss, many acquire it later in life with a variety of contributing factors. Healthy Hearing states that while sudden hearing loss does happen, it's more...
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Become a better listener with online games
It is not uncommon for children and adults with hearing loss to use listening exercises to strengthen their skills once they receive proper amplification or tools used to supplement hearing...
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Free online seminars about children with hearing loss
Cochlear Americas and Audiology Online offer a library full of free recorded and captioned seminars or courses on hearing loss. You can access anything from tips for hearing and speech therapy to...
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Drawing contest for Hearing Health Magazine
Do you have a little artist in the family? They could be featured an upcoming issue of Hearing Health Magazine from Deafness Research Foundation. Finalists will be selected from qualified entries and...
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What Would You Do? job discrimination episode
ABC's popular TV show What Would You Do? teamed up with The National Technical Institute for the Deaf to create an episode where people are blatantly discriminated against in public due to their...
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Talk Walk Run in Indiana
It's that time of year again. Hear Indiana's Talk Walk Run is scheduled for April 30, 2011 to raise money for the families of Indiana who have been affected by hearing loss. Here's...
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Beltone steps in to help tornado survivors
According to Jean Brandau from About.com, Beltone Hearing Aid Center of Jackson and Madison counties have announced they will replace hearing aids at no charge to their active patients if they lost...
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Cochlear kicks off their Million Ear Challenge
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month and Cochlear Corporation is trying to put the buzz about hearing loss into a million ears this month. They are campaigning for everyone to spread the word about...
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