Awareness
Call for a greater focus on the causes of hearing loss
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- Published on 03 June 2016
Prevention
The US education and advocacy group Quiet Communities recently posted a piece on how the area of prevention of hearing loss should be given more attention.
Partnership between Vibes and Hear The World Foundation
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- Published on 12 May 2016
Awareness
Vibes Ear Plugs of Minnesota, USA and Swiss based charitable Hear the World Foundation (Sonova) have announced their charitable partnership to enable access to hearing healthcare for children in need.
Promoting education on hearing impairment in Namibia
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- Published on 03 May 2016
Awareness
Two events were recently held in Namibia to round off the European Union co-sponsored advocacy project called “Empowerment through Education”, reports AllAfrica.
Canada: creation of the Canadian Coalition for Adult Hearing Health
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- Published on 27 April 2016
Awareness
Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC) and the Canadian Academy of Audiology (CAA) have announced the creation of a new coalition to promote use of the hearing healthcare system.
The absence of hearing benefits in company wellness plans
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- Published on 12 April 2016
Awareness
Workforce magazine reports on a recent survey showing that hearing health is mostly absent from employee wellness programs, despite its known day-to-day impact and wider health implications including depression, dementia, and cardiovascular disease.
Access to education for children with hearing loss in India
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- Published on 21 March 2016
Education
Gyan Academy School in Vijayapura, Karnataka state, south-western India is helping to change the mind-set concerning education for physically challenged children.
US Market: moves for less expensive hearing aids
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- Published on 16 March 2016
AWARENESS
The New York Times’s health column recently published a piece on why only 20% of Americans with hearing loss use hearing aids. The main obstacle: the price.
WHO outlines ways of preventing and mitigating childhood hearing loss
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- Published on 15 March 2016
Awareness
As part of World Hearing Day 2016, with the theme “Childhood hearing loss: act now, here’s how”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report outlining the current situation, the causes and impact of hearing loss, and strategies for prevention and care.
Album launched by the British Tinnitus Association
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- Published on 07 March 2016
Tinnitus
Launched on 4th March, “I Am The One In Ten” is a compilation album produced by BTA under the guidance of DJ, Producer and BTA Ambassador Eddy Temple Morris.
Awareness campaign in Europe for WHO International Ear Care Day
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- Published on 03 March 2016
Awareness
Three large organizations in the area of hearing health and hearing aids have come together to launch a pan-European awareness campaign as part of the World Health Organization’s International Ear Care Day, reports Hear-it.
