Archive for September, 2008
This Sunday, Sept. 28, Beach resident Keith Begley will be running the half-marathon in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon for a very special local boy.
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) today released Volume 45, Issue 5, a special issue on cochlear prostheses for adults with hearing impairments. Noise-induced hearing loss is among the most common disabilities affecting veterans, making this issue particularly relevant for OEF/OIF veterans.
An unusual program at California Lutheran University is training teachers to work with deaf and hard of hearing students
A dispute over hearing implant maker Cochlear's treatment of one of its workers is heading for the Federal Court, with the union seeking an injunction to stop him being sacked.
Workers at hearing implant maker Cochlear will hold a mass meeting to decide whether to take industrial action over an employee's suspension.
The new building will be located at 2043 New Dorset Road in the Powhatan Commercial Center off Anderson Highway.
The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns about these children's speaking abilities, according to a Purdue University expert.
Despite previous inconclusive research, geriatric patients do experience significant quality of life improvement (QOL) after receiving cochlear implants for hearing loss, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.
The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues to grow, but there are still unknowns about these children's speaking abilities, according to a Purdue University expert.
Despite previous inconclusive research, geriatric patients do experience significant quality of life improvement after receiving cochlear implants for hearing loss, says new research.
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