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Pink Hearing Aids
November 13, 2012 8:23 AM by Guest Blogger
This past weekend I took my 3-year-old to her first gymnastics class, which by the way was a wonderful experience and after watching the women's USA Olympic team take home the gold this summer, my daughter was delighted! While there on the sidelines, Read More...
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Defeating the Internet Bullies
October 29, 2012 9:33 AM by Stacey Miller
Bullies, trolls, creeps — whatever you want to call them, they're everywhere on the Internet. They play pranks, say hurtful things and push their agenda of being a jerk without having to show a face or give a name, at least their real name. In late August, Read More...
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A New Site for Hearing Health Products & Services
September 16, 2011 1:12 PM by Rich Magda
Earlier this week we launched our newest specialty site, specifically focused on the products and services that help you to provide excellent patient care and operate a profitable practice. As one might expect, we're calling it the Hearing Practice Management Read More...
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Fun on the Fourth and in the Future
July 1, 2011 12:55 PM by Judi Biederman
Talk about mixed messages and media--This morning I was reading press releases about the dangers of fireworks while hearing a local TV newscaster gushing about the growing U.S. fireworks industry. The news reporter threw out some startling figures, claiming Read More...
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Patient Success Stories
April 1, 2011 3:57 PM by Rich Magda
My latest article profiles a couple, married 25 years, who decided to receive cochlear implants at the same time. It has been four months since their "activation," and the progress they've made is truly remarkable. It has positively changed their lives Read More...
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Seen in the Cerumen
February 25, 2011 12:19 PM by Judi Biederman
Okay, I'll admit it--I was horrified but also kind of laughing as I read Skyler Perkins' blog " Full Moon Madness ," wherein she describes finding roaches in a little girl's ears during a routine examination. I can't even imagine the equanimity it must Read More...
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Rights or wrong?
January 14, 2011 2:35 PM by Judi Biederman
A recent article in the Washington Post triggered a memory and poses an ethical question. The article reports that a deaf inmate has filed a rights-violation suit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for failing to provide him with communication aids Read More...
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The Ear and The Eye
January 7, 2011 3:57 PM by Rich Magda
Earlier today I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Tom Lolan, AuD, FAAA, owner of South Dayton Hearing Aids & Audiology in Kettering, OH. Dr. Lolan described his practice in detail, but mostly we talked about his passion for photography. Our conversation Read More...
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What Should We Remember?
August 27, 2010 2:56 PM by Judi Biederman
An incident in the news last week pointed out some disturbing trends in the way we are getting information and forming opinions. I first heard the story when my husband asked me if I had seen the "awful video" showing a deaf man getting tackled and choked Read More...
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A Stand for Hearing
June 16, 2010 4:24 PM by Judi Biederman
I'm not sure I ever thought a toy noisemaker would become a topic of global news coverage, but here we are in June 2010 and a noisemaking device known as a vuvuzela is sharing world headlines with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, considered by many to be Read More...
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Pipe Dream of Technological Breakthrough?
June 2, 2010 10:39 AM by Frank Visco
Last week I blogged about bewildering technology that might change the way hearing aids are fitted. This week I'm staying in the same category-that being "bewildering technology" related to hearing-but I'm going a bit more out on the limb to a technology Read More...
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One Step Closer to Treating Inherited Deafness
April 14, 2010 10:27 AM by Frank Visco
After having already pinpointed two genes linked to inherited deafness in the last few months, Dutch researchers have revealed another gene (labeled PTPRQ) that also plays a role, according to a BBC News article . According to the research, which is documented Read More...
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YouTube Improves Accessibility with Auto-captioning
March 10, 2010 12:39 PM by Frank Visco
YouTube is reaching out to the hearing impaired audience by putting auto captions on the millions of videos hosted on the site. On the official YouTube blog, Hiroto Tokusei, product manager, explained the decision in a post entitled " The Future Will Read More...
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Essay Controversy Goes Too Far
February 18, 2010 8:56 AM by Frank Visco
Many in the deaf community do not look at being deaf as a disability. Many enjoy their deaf culture, take pride in it and thus make the decision not to receive help from hearing instruments. I get all that and, to be clear up front, I support it. Everyone Read More...
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Silent Protest for Deaf Education
December 9, 2009 12:06 PM by Frank Visco
Last Friday a group of demonstrators gathered at Michigan State University's (MSU) Hannah Administration Building to give new meaning to the phrase "silent protest." The roughly 200 people who were on hand for the rally to save the Deaf Education program Read More...
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