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Having a hearing aid is great! But wearing it is even better…
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- Published on 29 August 2013
Hearing aids end up packed away in a drawer for one in seven individuals with hearing loss aged 50 years or more, according to a 2012 study by American researchers Wade Chien and Frank R. Lin.
How can we stop these hearing aids from ending up in a drawer and improve their use? There is no shortage of studies that show how few people with hearing loss are actually equipped with hearing aids. The number of unused hearing aids is however more difficult to determine but this is definitely a real problem. A British study has listed a certain number of reasons why this happens, and highlights the importance of follow-up and guidance.
Quality of life after Cochlear Implant surgery
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- Published on 28 August 2013
Improvement in quality of life as a goal of treatment is gaining more and more in importance. Patients with loss of hearing or other adverse physical or psychological effects as a result of a disease therefore need a good rehabilitation therapy that enables them to lead a normal life again. Consequently, personalised therapies are becoming more and more important in many medical fields, and ENT medicine is one of them. This year’s annual meeting of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirugie (German Society for ENT Medicine, Head and Neck Surgery) specifically included a topic section concerning quality of life. Petra Kirchem, who holds a degree in psychology, gave a lecture on this topic area. Audio Infos visited her at the Implant Centrum in Freiburg.
Continued success for Speech and Communication Center in UAE
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- Published on 27 August 2013
The United Arab Emirates have seen rapid economic and social development over the last few years. Given the need for improving services for hearing impaired and deaf people, the Kalimati Speech and Communication Center provides speech and language therapy services to children with various communication and linguistic needs, and aims to increase awareness of the issue of hearing loss in the country, reports Gulfnews.
Awareness of audiology growing among students
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- Published on 23 August 2013
California buildings require new access to assistive technologies
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- Published on 21 August 2013
California building and accessibility standards are changing and are providing new opportunities for companies to provide assistive listening service solutions to builders, architects, AV professionals and business owners.
Audiology students and independent practice
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- Published on 20 August 2013
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Helping Hands for infants in Samoa
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- Published on 09 August 2013
In an office building in Fagaima, Samoa, infants are now receiving hearing screenings thanks to funding from Helping Babies Hear/Helping Hands.
Modern Practice Management
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- Published on 08 August 2013
Our profession is facing challenging and changing times. Our patients have changed and changed quickly. They are better educated, more discerning, more demanding. The market environment has also become more challenging. Competition has increased; new players have entered with differing value propositions. By Geoffrey Cooling
Qatar celebrates 10th anniversary of newborn screening
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- Published on 17 July 2013
Hearing healthcare in Brazil: an example to Latin America
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- Published on 16 July 2013
Over the last decade, Latin America’s biggest country has shown its capacity to provide care to hearing impaired people by implementing an integrated public program. But a lot still remains to be done. Among the main challenges to address: a better hearing centers’ geographical distribution and the universal NHS implementation.
