Awareness
New campaign in Tanzania on the rights of deaf people
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- Published on 29 September 2017
Campaign
Tanzania’s Citizen newspaper recently reported that the Tanzania Association for the Deaf (Chavita) has launched an awareness campaign to educate government officials on human rights for people with hearing impairment.
Millennials at risk of hearing loss
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- Published on 19 September 2017
NIHL

Occupational Health & Safety magazine recently reported on the growing number of younger Americans who have noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), especially due to overexposure to sound from personal electronic devices.
Bill Austin named First Goodwill Global Ambassador for Ear and Hearing Health
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- Published on 18 September 2017

Ambassadorship
Sally Kader, founder and president of the International Federation for Peace & Sustainable Development (IFPSD), accredited by the UN, announced the ambassadorship of Bill Austin at an official event at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 15.
Houston-area organization providing hearing assistance
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- Published on 05 September 2017

Initiative
Houston’s Chron recently reported on a local initiative to help provide financial assistance to the hearing impaired to obtain specialized telecommunication devices – primarily those that aid in using the telephone.
Prevalence of hearing loss expected to rise in Australia
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- Published on 31 August 2017
Hearing awareness week

According to the Australian Associated Press (AAP) cited by SBS News, it is expected that 7.8 million Australians will be affected by hearing loss by 2060.
Big-Hearted Texas boy raises $15,000 to benefit children with hearing loss
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- Published on 30 August 2017
Crowdfunding

Ten-year-old Braden Baker knows how important his hearing aids are to his life and wants to help give the gift of hearing to other children who are not as fortunate.
Hearing loss in all age groups
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- Published on 28 August 2017

Prevention
The Chicago Sun Times recently ran a piece in its lifestyles column on the prevalence of hearing loss in all age groups and some of the technology and research that is expected to start providing solutions.
Hearing impairment rates may be decreasing among young people
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- Published on 22 August 2017

Prevention
A new epidemiological data analysis has found that hearing impairment rates among teens in the United States have decreased since a peak in hearing loss was reported a decade ago, according to a study featured in the New York Times.
Dentists suffer long-term hearing problems in high frequencies
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- Published on 18 August 2017
Working conditions

Dental professionals suffer long-term hearing problems, according to a thesis sponsored by Otometrics on "Hearing loss in dentists"
6,000 hearing aid batteries donated by Rayovac to charity project in India
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- Published on 11 August 2017
Donation

Rayovac donated the batteries to UK's De Montfort University’s (DMU) Global/Square Mile Free Hearing Screening Trip to India, a charity initiative designed to create better access to hearing care for some on the country’s poorest people.