Archive for November, 2008
Patients with cochlear implants may want to steer clear of certain magnetic imaging devices, such as 3T MRI machines, because the machines can demagnetize the patient's implant, according to new research published in the December 2008 issue of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery.
Broward-based nonprofit group helps families with deaf children Lisa Adams never imagined she would have a deaf child.
Broward-based nonprofit group helps families with deaf children Lisa Adams never imagined she would have a deaf child.
Broward-based nonprofit group helps families with deaf children Lisa Adams never imagined she would have a deaf child.
If you want to imagine what's it like to be born deaf, you probably can't, says Maureen Martin, director of the University of Southern Mississippi's DuBard School for Language Disorders.
Christmas came early for a Castle Rock girl whose wish was to see her house lighted for the holidays.
When Laryssa Korduba and Matthew Hrncir found out their son was born completely deaf, they had no idea the support they’d get from the community they were still so new to.
Mothers using "baby talk" could be just as important for hearing-impaired children as it is for babies with normal hearing. Researchers at Bowling Green State University are working with the Indiana University school of medicine to investigate the ways mothers talk to their babies and the infants' responses, particularly among babies who have cochlear implants because of hearing impairment. ...
When Laryssa Korduba and Matthew Hrncir found out their son was born completely deaf, they had no idea the support they’d get from the community they were still so new to.
New research has helped understanding of the so-called 'cocktail party effect' -- how our brains develop the ability to pinpoint and focus on particular sounds among a background of noise.
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