Awareness
App designed to detect hearing loss developed in South Africa
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- Published on 01 February 2017
Application
A smartphone app used to test people for hearing disorders is being used in underserved and rural areas of South Africa to identify and treat hearing problems, reports the Guardian.
Free medical care in UAE for children with hearing loss
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- Published on 26 January 2017
Campaign
According to the Khaleej Times, the UAE government is launching a new campaign to help address the needs of children with hearing loss as part of the ministry’s initiatives for the ‘Year of Giving 2017’.
Companies and unions in disagreement over hearing loss rule
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- Published on 26 January 2017
Workplace
The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently proposed an amendment to the rule concerning the recognition of job-related hearing loss, reports Bloomberg.
Hear the World Foundation donates cochlear implants for the first time
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- Published on 23 January 2017
CI
The Hear the World Foundation (Sonova) will for the first time support an aid project with the donation of cochlear implants.
Increasing support for the hearing impaired in Trinidad and Tobago
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- Published on 06 January 2017
INTEGRATION
The Trinidad and Tobago Association for the Hearing Impaired (TTAHI) has called on the country’s government to do more for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and differently-abled people.
Noise levels of toys and potential risks to hearing
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- Published on 06 December 2016
Noisy toys
ABC Birmingham, Alabama, recently reported on the sound levels of toys that should not be exceeded to ensure safety in terms of hearing.
British Tinnitus Awareness Week 2017
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- Published on 30 November 2016
Campaign
The British Tinnitus Association’s annual Tinnitus Awareness Week (TAW) will take place from 6-12 February 2017, and they need your support.
The levels and effects of traffic noise: a study in Mumbai, India
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- Published on 21 November 2016
Noise
The Hindustan Times, Mumbai, recently reported on a study by the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-B) which found that commuters in the city are subjected to noise levels of more than 90 decibels (dB).
National Technical Institute for the Deaf awarded grant from US National Science Foundation
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- Published on 02 November 2016
Grant
The National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology, New York has been awarded a grant of over USD 440,000 to provide additional training for faculty who teach classes in which deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students are present.
‘Uber for deaf people’ winner of the 2016 University Startup World Cup
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- Published on 25 October 2016
Award
At an award ceremony held recently in Børssalen (Denmark), Isara, a startup from Indonesia, was nominated the overall winner of the 2016 University Startup World Cup.
