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Medical practitioners need to provide culturally sensitive treatment to members of the deaf community with psychiatric disorders to ensure they are diagnosed correctly and receive appropriate treatment, says Wolters Kluwer Health. The report was published in the March Journal...
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Deaf children with cochlear implants (CI) develop language faster when their mothers are sensitive while interacting with them, say researchers at the University of Miami announced on March 8, 2013. The study published in the &ldquo...
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Have you noticed that with each passing birthday, you have to raise the volume on your TV in order to hear the news anchor?Are you suddenly struggling to catch the waiter’s recitation of the daily specials...
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The study of electrical stimulation of the auditory system has a long history, dating back to the preliminary work of Alessandro Volta, inventor of the electric battery. Volta experimented on himself, placing metal rods connected to a 50-volt circuit...
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Children who struggle to hear in a noisy school environment can train their brains to filter out background noise and improve their listening skills, says a new report by the University of Washington. Hard of hearing children have...
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People with hearing loss are more likely to experience difficulty with thinking and memory than their peers with normal hearing, says a new study by Doctor’s Health Press. The study was published in the Doctors Health...
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By Phyllis PollackEtymotic Research is among the nearly companies 1,500 companies representing nearly 5,000 brands that is the promoted its products at the National Association of Music Merchandisers (NAMM) convention, held during January 24 through January 27, 2013...
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The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced that Canadians will be able to contact 911 services by text in the near future. Wireless and telephone companies must upgrade their networks to support this feature by...
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Many young people put their hearing at risk by blasting loud music directly into their earbuds and headphones, leading many parents to being concerned about possible hearing loss. The University of Michigan asked parents how they felt about...
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Were you a poster child for the 60s where sex, drugs and rock 'n roll was the name of the game? Yes, that was a long time ago, but past behaviors can put boomers at risk now of developing...
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