Hearing the doorbell, the fire alarm or a tap that has not been properly turned off are everyday situations that can become a problem for a person who is hard of hearing. Scientists have now developed a tool to pick up and identify ordinary sounds that are produced in the home environment in order to help the hearing impaired.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140507104945.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fcomputers_math%2Fmobile_computing+%28Mobile+Computing+News+--+ScienceDaily%29#.U2yyIqCjLr8.facebook
Newborn Hearing Screening In the Hospital and Beyond
ASHA-certified audiologist Dr. Patti Martin talks about what to expect from a newborn hearing screening, why it is important, and how to identify the signs of hearing loss within the first year of a child’s life.
Link: http://podcast.asha.org/2014/04/30/episode-28-newborn-hearing-screening-in-the-hospital-and-beyond/
Link: http://podcast.asha.org/2014/04/30/episode-28-newborn-hearing-screening-in-the-hospital-and-beyond/
Improving Readability and Usability of EHDI Newborn Hearing Screening Brochures
NCHAM is bringing a little bit of the National EHDI Conference to you! Please join us for one or all of our upcoming Webinar series featuring presenters and posters from the 2014 National EHDI Conference. We will be kicking off the series with a look at Health Literacy in EHDI Materials. This excellent topic will be presented by Nanette Nicholson and Samuel Atcherson from University of Arkansas Medical Science, University of Arkansas, Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. Future presentations will include topics such as Parental Satisfaction of In-Room Hearing Screening and Promoting the use of EHDI PALS with providers and parents.
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/events/readability-webinar-may-2014.html
The Two Most Painful Words to Hard of Hearing People
These two words can exclude, rather than include, those who are D/HH. Read what two words you should avoid using.
Link: http://hearinghealthmatters.org/betterhearingconsumer/2014/2-painful-words-hard-hearing-people/
The Two Most Painful Words to Hard of Hearing People
These two words can exclude, rather than include, those who are D/HH. Read what two words you should avoid using.
Link: http://hearinghealthmatters.org/betterhearingconsumer/2014/2-painful-words-hard-hearing-people/
Sharing Books with Toddlers
Toddlers (aged 18 months – 2 ½ years) have figured out what books are all about, but may or may not be ready to hear a whole story. They enjoy holding a book, turning the pages, looking at the pictures and talking about what interests them. They often have their favourite books, which they want to read again and again!
Link: http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Fun-Activities/Sharing-Books-with-Toddlers,-The-Hanen-Way.aspx#.U1-DjjoiSC0.facebook
Webinar Offerings for Audiologists
Audiology Online is offering a multitude of webinars, including one on May 7th regarding “Best Practices for Audiologists Managing Multilingual/Multicultural Patients.” You can find out details and a list of many other offerings by clicking on the link below.
Link: http://www.audiologyonline.com/audiology-ceus/live/?utm_source=AudiologyOnline+Newsletters&utm_campaign=f3eea687e3-eNewsletter-042314&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3c78be5d6-f3eea687e3-34073113&mc_cid=f3eea687e3&mc_eid=98aae11af5
A mother's journey through her child's deafness
Science writer Lydia Denworth’s son was diagnosed with moderate to profound hearing loss around 2 years old. She explores hearing, language and the brain in her new book, “I Can Hear You Whisper: An Intimate Journey through the Science of Sound and Language.” “CBS This Morning” contributor Lee Woodruff reports.
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/a-mothers-journey-through-her-childs-deafness/
Health Care Reform: What’s in it for Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing?
This brief resource describes the main aspects of the Affordable Care Act and what the law means in terms of accessing needed services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Link: http://www.infanthearing.org/financing/index.html
In Deaf People, The Language They Learned As Kids Affected Brain Structure
Guinevere Eden, D.Phil., director for the Center for the Study of Learning at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and her colleagues report on a new structural brain imaging study that shows, in addition to deafness, early language experience – English versus ASL – impacts brain structure. Half of the adult hearing and half of the deaf participants in the study had learned ASL as children from their deaf parents, while the other half had grown up using English with their hearing parents.