It’s a stunning but little known fact that cytomegalovirus or CMV is the most common cause of congenital defects in babies in developed countries.
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Link: http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health-fitness/mother8217s-shock-after-her-baby-was-born-deaf-because-she-had-a-cold-during-pregnancy/story-fneuz9ev-1226703140556
Vanderbilt's Telemedicine Initiative Conducts Followup Hearing Tests on Newborns in Rural Areas
A telemedicine initiative in Vanderbilt’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences is working to make follow-up hearing tests for newborns more accessible in rural areas of Tennessee, while teaching young pediatric audiology and pediatric speech language pathology students to treat patients remotely.
Link: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20130906/Vanderbilts-telemedicine-initiative-conducts-follow-up-hearing-tests-on-newborns-in-rural-areas.aspx
Public Health Planning for Hearing Impairment
This short course aims to understand the magnitude and causes of hearing impairment and explore public health approaches for developing hearing health programmes in developing countries. This course is set for 25-29 November 2013 at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/news/news/961/Public-Health-Planning-for-Hearing-Impairment-Short-Course-Scheduled-in-South-Africa
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/news/news/961/Public-Health-Planning-for-Hearing-Impairment-Short-Course-Scheduled-in-South-Africa
September Edition of Probes and Tips is Now Available
The September edition of Probes and Tips is now available: New Resources for Finding a Pediatric Audiologist
Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1114614054044.html
How do families and healthcare providers find your state EHDI website?
The Website Resource Guide offers helpful suggestions and ideas for improving your state EHDI website’s search ranking. Simple steps of website organization and marketing techniques can help families and healthcare providers find what they are looking for from a local trusted source.
Link: http://infanthearing.org/webguide/index.html
Study Identifies Molecular Process Behind Form of Non Syndromic Deafness
Researchers identify an underlying molecular process that causes a genetic form of non-syndromic deafness in a new study that also suggests affected families may be at risk of damage to other organs.
Link: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1435272
This Dorm Was Tailor Made For the Deaf Students Who Helped Designed It
Architects are bound by law to design buildings that are accessible to the disabled, but the deaf often get left out of the equation. A group of designers and deaf students are now trying to change that—and their first building, a dormitory at predominantly deaf college Gallaudet University, is their manifesto.
Link: http://gizmodo.com/this-dorm-was-tailor-made-for-the-deaf-students-who-hel-912129619
Your Family's Health: What Did You Say?
It may be more than selective hearing loss when your teen does not answer you. Among the younger populations there is an increase in hearing loss as a result of more widespread use of portable music players.
Link: http://www.freestonecountytimesonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6853:your-familys-health-what-did-you-say&catid=52:community
Stanford scientist looks for a deeper understanding of hearing through the bones in our heads
Stanford mechanical engineer Sunil Puria is unraveling the mysteries of bone conduction hearing, which could lead to a better understanding of hearing – and some types of hearing loss.
Link: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/august/ear-bone-conduction-080513.html
The EHDI Web Resource Guide has been Updated
We’ve updated our EHDI Web Resource Guide to include new examples of effective EHDI websites.