How do you find the best hearing aid for you? Consult your ear professional! One question we often receive here at Healthy Hearing is, “Where can I
find reliable hearing aid reviews?” The answer to this question isn’t
easy. Because hearing aids are electronic devices, many people expect to
be able to review their various features and select the best one – much
like researching a television or cell phone purchase. To learn more about the reliability of hearing aid reviews, read more.
Link: http://www.healthyhearing.com/content/faqs/Buying/Reviews/50223-Are-hearing-aid-reviews-reliable
Hear the World and Special Olympics join forces with US Olympian, former Congressman Jim Ryun
Former US Olympian Jim Ryun set the record for the mile as a high school
junior, competed in three US Olympics and held a seat in Congress from
1996-2007. Now he’s partnered with Hear the World and Special Olympics
to set another record: the overall number of people in the US who take
care of their hearing health.
Link: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/16/4493930/hear-the-world-and-special-olympics.html#storylink=cpy
Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss, Potential and Limitations
Regenerating sensory hair cells could form the basis for treating age-
or trauma-related hearing loss. One way to do this could be with gene
therapy that drives new sensory hair cells to grow. Researchers have
shown that introducing a gene called Atoh1 into the cochleae of young mice can induce the formation of extra sensory hair cells.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120511122322.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29
Parents of deaf baby inspire others with their story
Being told their beautiful baby is deaf plunged Paul and Ruth Neesham
into a frightening world. In Deaf Awareness Week, this Sunderland couple
are doing their utmost to inspire others. They struggled to take in the
crippling news that hit them like a
sledgehammer. It was heartbreaking and Ruth recalls how hearing a song
or a piece of music and she would break down at the thought that Jack
would never hear such beautiful sounds. Read more about what these
parents are doing to inspire others.
Link: http://www.sunderlandecho.com/lifestyle/parents-of-deaf-baby-inspire-others-with-their-story-1-4532643
Parents don’t talk with their teens about the risk of hearing loss
Most parents have not discussed hearing loss with their teens, an US
poll shows, although one in six adolescents has high-frequency hearing
loss.
Link: http://www.hear-it.org/Parents-don-t-talk-with-their-teens-about-the-risk-of-hearing-loss
Key Cellular Mechanisms Behind the Onset of Tinnitus Identified
Research into hearing loss after exposure to loud noises could lead to
the first drug treatments to prevent the development of tinnitus.
Link: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510100044.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fhealth_medicine%2Fhearing_loss+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Health+%26+Medicine+News+--+Hearing+Loss%29
EHDI Email Express a monthly e newsletter from the AAP
In case you haven’t heard, the EHDI E-mail Express is a monthly
e-newsletter from the American Academy of Pediatrics’ “Improving the
Effectiveness of Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis and Intervention
through the Medical Home project.” It is
designed to provide AAP EHDI Chapter Champions and EHDI stakeholders
with resources and current clinical and other relevant information.
Contact Faiza Khan, if you would like to subscribe.
Link: http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/how/clinical_care/hearing_screening/#express
Hospital Begins 1st Stem Cells Approved Study to Treat Hearing Loss
According to the National Institute on Deafness and Communication
Disorders (NIDCD) 1 in every 350 infants is born with a significant
hearing loss. Hearing loss occurs more often than any other medical
condition for which newborn screening is
available. To date, no treatment is available to reverse or repair an
acquired sensorineural hearing loss. Recently, the FDA approved the
first Phase I trial that will evaluate the safety of using a child’s own
cord blood stem cells to regenerate cells in the inner ear and
potentially restore a child’s hearing.
Link: http://www.emaxhealth.com/1/hospital-begins-1st-stem-cells-approved-study-treat-hearing-loss-2012#.T53vHMUOVlE.facebook
Doctors work to identify and treat hearing loss in young children
Fisher Garver is just like one of the three million other children under
18 who are living with some form of hearing loss. Doctors are now
working to identify and treat hearing loss in infants. There are a number of risk factors which could
put a child’s hearing in jeopardy. Those inlcude infants born
prematurely, anyone with a family history of hearing loss or babies who
suffered a prenatal infection they shared with their mother while in the
womb. That was exactly what Fisher’s mother faced, sensing very early
on that something was wrong.
Link: http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-doctors-work-to-identify-treat-hearing-loss-in-young-children-20120509,0,297181.column
Picture Book Centers On Girl With Hearing Loss
According to the March of Dimes, about 12,000 babies with hearing loss
are born in the U.S. each year, making it one of the most common birth
defects. Kids can also lose their hearing due to illness. Wendy Kupfer’s
new picture book, Let’s Hear It For Almigal, is the story of a happy
little girl who feels unlucky because she can’t hear everything she
wants to hear. Endearing, lighthearted and informative, the book can be
enjoyed by children with and without hearing loss. It comes just in time
for Better Hearing and Speech Month in May.