Awareness
Cuba celebrates 21 years of CI programme
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- Published on 18 December 2018
Implants
A total of 480 patients have now received cochlear implants (CIs) in Cuba thanks to the state's own CI programme, which chalked up 21 years of activity on December 4.
Starkey tops med-tech spend on political contributions as OTC war tenses
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- Published on 12 December 2018
Lobbying
All the big players in medical technology have been topped by Starkey-related political contributions of almost $700k in 2018 alone, mostly to Republican Party coffers.
Spain's AICE Awards 2018 honour Audio Infos and Audioenportada
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- Published on 03 December 2018
Associations
The AICE Federation (Spanish Association of Cochlear Implant Users) held its annual awards ceremony at a gala evening in Barcelona on November 24.
Pipedown defends hearing disabled from the sound of muzak
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- Published on 20 November 2018
Noise
"Freedom from unwanted music" is a cry many of us might utter silently, rushing out of supermarkets unable to stand another minute of royalty-free Coldplay or Shakira sound-alikes.
New WHO recommendations for leisure noise in Europe
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- Published on 31 October 2018
Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released new guidelines for Europe "strongly" recommending noise exposure be kept to a safe yearly average of no more than 70dB*.
Documentary on how sound can be made available to deaf children
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- Published on 23 October 2018
Project
A pediatric audiology consultant and speech-language pathologist working in Brooklyn, New York (USA) recently produced a documentary called “The Listening Project” to get this message across.
Tinnitus depiction in Hollywood movie
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- Published on 09 October 2018
Tinnitus
The latest box office success in cinemas is ‘A star is born’ featuring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. Seasoned musician Jackson Maine (Cooper) discovers − and falls in love with − struggling artist Ally (Gaga).
The hazards of noise pollution
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- Published on 05 October 2018
Noise
The New Zealand Herald recently ran an article on the health hazards of increasing ambient noise.
The term “hearing impaired” removed from New York state’s law books
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- Published on 18 September 2018
Awareness
New York State became the third US state to remove the term "hearing impaired" from state law, under legislation signed recently by Governor Andrew Cuomo, reports the Democrat and Chronicle.
Regulations concerning music venues changing in France
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- Published on 14 September 2018
Sound level
The French government recently published a decree reinforcing noise and sound regulations for music venues in the country.
