News
Oticon Pediatrics Adds New Products, Features and Services to Popular National Loaner Bank Program
Somerset, NJ July 15 To better assist hearing care professionals in providing optimum care for infants and toddlers newly identified with hearing Oticon Pediatrics has in…
Oticon Seeks Nominees for Its Focus On People Awards
On June 1, 2008, premium hearing aid manufacturer, Oticon, Inc. announced it was seeking nominees for this years Focus on People Awards.This award is in its 11th year and honors…
Smoking and Weight-Gain Linked to Hearing Loss
June 10, 2008- Smoking is a risk factor in the development of age-related hearing loss, one of the largest ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss has found.The study led…
Sudden Hearing Loss Could Indicate Future Stroke
Study highlights:Patients hospitalized for sudden hearing loss were more likely to suffer a later stroke than some other patients.The findings havent been duplicated in other…
Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior to One
Indianapolis – May 29, 2008 A study of cochlear implant patients seen by Indiana University School of Medicine physicians is the first research to show evidence that impl…
Delaware Follows Colorado with New Children's Insurance Mandate
Just a week after Colorado passed a childrens insurance mandate for hearing aids, Delaware followed suit with its own childrens insurance mandate. The new law, which takes effect…
Lions Clubs Take On the Problem of Hearing Loss
In October, 2007, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), in conjunction with hearing aid maker, Rexton, Inc., announced its latest philanthropic endeavor the Hear…
Hearing Loss Is Common in People with Diabetes
Hearing loss is about twice as common in adults with diabetes compared to those who do not have the disease, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health…
Music to Your Ears: Zero Mercury Hearing Aid Batteries Introduced in U.S.
Energizer continues to lead the way in responsible battery development St. Louis Hear that? Its the sound of the first mercury free hearing aid batteries to hit U.S. market….
Cocktail Party Ear: You Hear What You Want to Hear
Youre at a crowded fete with lots of noise, the band is playing and the noise level keeps going up with each round of drinks. Youre swimming in noise. Yet, you can focus on a…
Better Hearing & Speech Month Resolutions Introduced in Congress
(05/28/2008) – At ASHA’s urging, both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have introduced legislation supporting the goals and recognition of Better Hearing and Speech…
Over 10K Letters Flood the Hill - Sen. Dodd, Sen. Snowe, and 3 New Reps Add to Co-Sponsor Totals
In just over two months since the launch of www.hearingaidtaxcredit.org over 10,000 letters have been sent to the Hill in support of the hearing aid tax credit. This is…
Ear Infections Linked to Passive Smoking
19 May, 2008 -A new report from Perths Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found a strong link between childhood ear infections and exposure to tobacco smoke. The…
Phonak and Fleishman-Hillard Took Home an Award for Their Hear the World Campaign in the Category of 'Creativity'
For a year and a half Phonak, the leading maker of hearing systems, has been working with Fleishman-Hillard Munich on an initiative to create awareness and sensitivity in the…
Ear Bud Hearing Loss: 'Bummer, Bud'
MP3 players are causing early-onset hearing loss among younger and younger people. So, conscientious kids and parents purchase the so-called safe ear buds, designed to protect…
Patients with Communication Problems are at Risk of Hospital Complications
The prospect of hospitalization is scary. Nobody likes being sick, and even less so having to undergo medical treatment in a hospital. But for people who have communication…
Do Snakes Have Ears? How Do Snakes Hear Ssssssounds?
Whats the connection between nautical physics and snakes?According to the Discovery web site, researchers in the U.S. and Germany employed the physics of bobbing boats to…
Sleep Your Way to Better Hearing
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that missing an occasional nights sleep is going to have a lasting adverse effect on our physical and emotional well-being.But things…
Oticon Seeks Nominees for Its Focus On People Awards
On June 1, 2008, premium hearing aid manufacturer, Oticon, Inc. announced it was seeking nominees for this years Focus on People Awards.This award is in its 11th year and honors…
Actor Richard Thomas: John Boy Lives With Hearing Loss
Time sure does fly. It seems only a few years back that we all enjoyed the extremely successful TV series, The Waltons. The stories were heartwarming, the characters real and the…
Wind Farms: Good for the Environment, Bad for the Ears?
Here is the good news: wind energy is clean and renewable. It doesnt produce toxic waste that causes environmental damage, or deplete natural resources such as coal, oil or gas….
Hearing Loss? Whats Next'?
Youre losing your hearing. If youre a 16-year-old with an ear bud permanently attached to your ear canal, youre losing your hearing. If you mowed the lawn all your life without…
The Blast in the Ears: Good Hearing Among War's Casualties
Most of us wear helmets to protect our heads from injury while biking or playing football. In the historical context, however, helmets were thought of as military, not sports…
Improved Hearing? The Answer May Be In Your Aquarium
Who knew fish had ears?Well, theyre not exactly ears in the way we usually think of them a couple of projections sticking out of the head of a human or other higher life (L…
Hard of Hearing is Hard on a Marriage
Hearing loss isnt fun, but it is a natural part of aging for many seniors who are now entering retirement ageand hearing aid age. Maybe youve been putting it off. Too much…
Lions Club Launches Affordable Hearing Aid Drive: Largest Service Club Takes on Hearing Loss
The Lions Club is known globally for its good works especially its drive for used eye glasses that can be refitted and donated to those who otherwise couldnt afford Octobe…
Earbud Ear: Fast Track to Hearing Loss
MP3 Players and Hearing LossThe next time you drop off the kids at school, notice how many youngsters have those ubiquitous white wires draped over their shoulders. These kids…
Cocktail Party Ear: 'Please Pass the Pigs in a Blanket.'
The brain is an amazing mechanism.Youre at a crowded do with lots of noise, the band is playing and the noise level keeps going up with each round of drinks. Been there? Youre…
MAY IS BETTER HEARING AND SPEECH MONTH. Did You Hear That?
Come on. Admit it. If you remember where you were the day the music died, (February 3, 1959), chances are the old hearing just aint what it used to be.May is Better Hearing and…
War Vets and Hearing Loss: Heroes and Hearing
Hearing loss is the number one war-related injury on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. With the extensive use of improvised explosive devices, insurgents are creating…
© North Houston Heari... 2008
Home | Our Group | Audiology Services | Location | Professional Staff
Resources | Contact Us | Related Links | Hearing News | Online Store
Site Designed by
HealthyHearing.com