A team of NIH-supported researchers is the first to show, in mice, an unexpected two-step process that happens during the growth and regeneration of inner ear tip links.
Link: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jun2013/nidcd-11.htm
Clerc Center Publishes Findings that Identify Barriers Impacting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
Link: http://www.gallaudet.edu/x69994.xml
The June Edition of Probes and Tips is Now Available
The June edition of Probes and Tips is now available: Share Current Research Findings with Health Care Providers.
Link: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs154/1102782899287/archive/1113677239746.html
SmartVP videophone for deaf gets nationwide release
The videophone boasts several apps and features which — at no cost to the end user — bring crisp video chats to the TVs of deaf and hard-of-hearing consumers across the U.S.
Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57587604-1/smartvp-videophone-for-deaf-gets-nationwide-release/
New implant helps child with rare hearing disorder
Link: http://www.wral.com/new-implant-helps-child-with-rare-hearing-disorder/12493782/
High tech technology updates help the deaf to communicate better
Link: http://www.omaha.com/article/20130525/MONEY/705259961/1697
New Resource Showcases Provider and Patient/Family Partnerships
A new monograph, “Positioning the Family and Patient at the Center: A Guide to Family and Patient Partnership in the Medical Home,” about family-centered care for pediatric patients, is now available from the National Center for Medical Home Implementation and the AAP. The monograph features family-centered medical home strategies from 17 pediatric primary care practices from across the country. To access the monograph, visit
Link: http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/downloads/pdfs/Positioning_FINAL_May24.pdf
New manufacturing processes could improve cochlear implants
AUSTRALIAN academic and commercial researchers have developed designs for higher-performance electrodes which could substantially improve sound perception in the next generation of cochlear implants.
Link: http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/new-manufacturing-processes-improve-cochlear-impla
Marvel Comics Highlights Technology for Those Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Marvel comics brings awareness to technology available to children who are deaf/hard of hearing. There are differing points of view on what message is being relayed. You can read opinions on the matter at http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-933554 and http://kokonutpundits.blogspot.com/2013/03/tara-congdon-blue-ear-phonak-and-iron.html.
Link: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-933554
Storytelling Event Hosted for Deaf Students
The Louise Tumarkin Zazove Foundation held a deaf storytelling event recently at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center. The event was organized by Philip Zazove, the first deaf medical doctor to graduate from the University of Michigan. It was intended to raise money for scholarships and financial assistance for deaf and hard of hearing students.