George Lindley, manager of Oticon Pediatrics, reaffirms Oticon’s committment to helping children with hearing loss achieve their full potential.
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Link: http://www.hearingreview.com/news/2010-08-27_01.asp
Suppressing Tinnitus With Music Therapy
Find out how German researchers have developed new techniques in dealing with the discomforting effects of noise-related hearing loss.
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/science/05obhear.html
Hearing Loss Treatment: Breakthrough Drug
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a new compound that restores hearing damage occurring from exposure to loud noise.
Link: http://www.healthyhearing.com/releases/47556-breakthrough-towards-drug-for
Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Students Perform First Test of Sign Language by Cell Phone
Thanks to developments by students at the Universtiy of Washington, the future of American Sign Language is now.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100816162649.htm
Section 504 and Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Public Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) vs. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973… Find out which law covers your child’s hearing loss.
Link: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Clerc_Center/Information_and_Resources/Info_to_Go/Educate_Children_(3_to_21)/504_Plan.html
President Clinton Speaks on Behalf of Hearing Impaired Children at Sennheiser-Sponsored Charitable Fundraising Event
Read what former President Bill Clinton had to say about supporting the Lexington Hearing and Speech Center at their 50th anniversary celebration.
Link: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/President-Clinton-Speaks-on-Behalf-Hearing-Impaired-Children-Sennheiser-Sponsored-Charitable-1312905.htm
LJ Anderson: Rocker Helps Musicians Preserve Their Hearing
Have you ever had to lecture your child about wearing ear plugs when jamming in the garage with his bandmates? Find out what this woman has done to help teach the importance of hearing protection to musicians.
Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_15958518?nclick_check=1
Integrating Into the Hearing World
A family from North Carolina found help for their daughter who was born with a hearing loss. Two things changed their lives, a cochlear implant and a special school that teaches deaf children with cochlear implants ages 3-8 how to speak and communicate before thier integration into a curriculum with other children of normal hearing.
Link: http://www.carrborocitizen.com/main/2010/08/26/integrating-into-the-hearing-world/
Even Minor Hearing Loss Puts Kids at Risk for Learning Problems, Better Hearing Institute Warns
The Better Hearing Institute cautions that not treating hearing loss at the earliest possible moment could be very harmful to the development of some children.
Link: http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/10/08/p424843/even-minor-hearing-loss-puts-kids-at-risk-for-learning-problems-better-
Infants Screened for Hearing Loss
An overview of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention programs in the United States. Read about the great progress of these programs in the last ten years and the difference they have made in the lives of thousands of children.