Awareness
Hear the World Charity Gala: CHF 375,000 for children with hearing loss
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- Published on 28 June 2017
Donation
The Hear the World Foundation's Charity Gala was held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich.
Changing attitudes about hearing loss at work
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- Published on 21 June 2017
Workplace
Forbes magazine recently ran an article about the changing perspectives when it comes to communicating about hearing loss in the professional environment. According to the article, the situation is improving.
WHO adopts historic resolution on hearing care
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- Published on 15 June 2017
Prevention
The 70th World Health Assembly, the WHO’s highest decision-making body, met in Geneva from May 27 to 31, and passed a historic resolution on hearing care.
Sonova hosts Chinese dancing star Tianjiao Zhang
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- Published on 15 June 2017
Dance
Sonova is inviting Tianjiao Zhang, one of the best dancers in China, to the company’s annual general shareholders' meeting in Zurich on 13 June 2017 and another at a charity event near Munich on 16 June in aid of Sonova’s Hear the World Foundation.
French spationaut Thomas Pesquet back on Earth: 2017: a hearing odyssey
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- Published on 14 June 2017
Space
Science fiction mostly led us to believe that the cosmos is filled with vast silent galaxies, but in a way that is not completely true.
Phonak 2017 soccer camp for children with hearing loss
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- Published on 01 June 2017
Summer camp
Phonak and Bundesliga youth team player Simon Ollert are extending their successful training scheme to a 5-days-camp, with 45 places for participants and an extra helping of personal and sporting highlights.
Better Hearing and Speech Month
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- Published on 04 May 2017
Awareness
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month in America and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) has joined forces with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to raise awareness of communication disorders.
Installing flashing fire alarms in Japan
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- Published on 27 March 2017
Security
The Japan Times reports on a new initiative promoted by the central government of Japan to roll out flashing fire and emergency alarms to help the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Noise pollution in cities and hearing loss: 64% positive correlation
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- Published on 14 March 2017
Noise
Digital hearing app Mimi has published a report detailing hearing loss around the world by investigating how noise pollution in cities relates to hearing.
Young construction workers in Canada not careful enough about hearing protection
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- Published on 06 March 2017
Protection
Data from WorkSafe B.C. show that young construction workers are less likely to wear hearing protection compared with older workers in construction and young workers in other industries, including manufacturing and primary resources, reports the Vancouver Sun, BC, Canada.
