Is it OK to wear used hearing aids? Find out more about things to be aware of when considering used hearing aids! Be sure to contact your audiologist with questions.
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One of the Largest Websites Concerning Hearing Loss Has Been Launched in Chinese
A Chinese version of one of the world’s largest, helpful websites concerning hearing and hearing loss has been launched for the more than 150 million (in China) who have hearing loss and their relatives. A good website to pass along to any you know that need resources in Chinese. Check it out: www.hear-it.cn
Link: http://www.hear-it.org/The-world-s-best-website-concerning-hearing-and-hearing-loss-has-been-launched-in-Chinese
Working Towards Better Hearing Aid Solutions
Twenty per cent of hearing aid users in Norway use the equipment for only an hour each day. The reason is often poor fitting and inadequate support. A pilot study financed by the Research Council of Norway was carried out to explore how to improve the need for more two-way cooperation between the user and the audiographer, with better communication providing the user with a deeper understanding of his or her situation and available options.
Find out more about the results of this study and learn about a new model being developed to puts the hearing aid user in more of a position to understand options and solutions that suit their everyday environments.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030093737.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+&+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29
New Way to Prevent Recurrent Ear Infections?
Eliminating bacteria’s DNA and boosting antimicrobial proteins that already exist may help prevent middle ear infections from reoccurring. These are the findings from a new study that examined how an immune defense protein common in the middle ear interacts with a structure meant to protect a colony of bacteria.
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UHS using new technology to improve newborn care
Nearly half of all U.S. infants are in need of specialty health care but may not receive that care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. University Health System (UHS) is unveiling new technology to speed-up birth no
tifications and improve follow-up care for babies born at University hospital.
With this new technology, Texas health officials will automatically receive secured demographic information, as well as results from a newborn’s hearing screening test, collected via UHS’ electronic medical record system. UHS officials say their new system will ensure that newborn infants, including those with hearing-related problems, receive timely and appropriate follow-up care.
Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/blog/2012/10/university-health-system-using-new.html
Emergencies and Hearing Loss: How to Prepare
Do you know what preparations to make in the event you or a loved one suffering from hearing loss faces an emergency? Follow this link to find out more of what to include in a special hearing loss “emergency kit.”
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Disability 101 Website: A Resource to Understanding Programs and Benefits for those with Disabilities
With information for Arizona, California, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and New Jersey, the Disability 101 site provides tools and resources for people with disabilities to take control and understand the programs and benefits available to
them. Follow this link to access the website and learn more about the tools and information for these states!
Disability Benefits 101 is a joint project of the World Institute on Disability, Employment and Disability Benefits Initiative (EDBI), Disability Eightfold Way Consultants, Web Technology, and ECONorthwest, Calculator Engineers.
Link: http://www.db101.org/
Surgery success gives new ears to Palestinian girl
A young Palestinian girl will finally head home to Gaza after surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia where she has spent the last 18 months with surgeons working on constructing new ears for her (due to congenital microtia) and inserting a cochlear implant.
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Shop owner invites staff to experience hearing problems for a day
Ken Wood wanted his employees to better understand the struggles and frustration people with a hearing loss encounter every day. So about three years ago, at a staff training, Wood outfitted them with custom earplugs and silenced their world. Wood, born with a hearing defect, believes people can sympathize with a physical handicap because they see the person in a wheelchair or the blind person walking down the street with cane. “But it’s hard to understand somebody with hearing loss,” said Wood, who’s owned UpState Hearing in Redding since 1990. The company provides hearing aids and other instruments to assist the hearing-impaired.
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The Hunt for an Affordable Hearing Aid
Last year, when her decade-old analog hearing aid started making popping sounds, Tricia Romano knew she had to replace it. But because hearing aids are so costly and generally aren’t covered by insurance, she put it off. She would soon learn that in the last 10 years, purchasing a hearing aid had become even more difficult and confusing than buying a new car — and almost as expensive.
Tricia has worn hearing aids for more than 30 years; she’s had profound hearing loss in her right ear and moderate loss in the left ear, the one where she has worn the aid, since 5 years of age. This article shares her experiences in searching for an affordable hearing aid and the roller-coaster that many like her have to ride in their hunt for more affordable listening devices and options.