Hearing News
Below is a list of useful links about hearing aids, hearing loss,
hearing aid technology and other issues related to hearing health
care.
Hearing-related Articles
Hearing
Aids Were a Reluctant Purchase But a Sound Decision
Who wants
to hear of this aid? I've been wearing hearing aids for several
years now. It was a big decision. Prior to purchasing them I was convinced
that as long as I could say "huh?" and
get an answer, I could live without the added expense of hearing
aids. The moment came, however, when my husband asked me, "Where
is the toothpaste," and I replied, "What do you want with
a suitcase?"
More at: http://www.masslive.com/holyokeplus/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-4/1231229727168880.xml&coll=1
Roberts/Conaway Bill Requiring Insurers
Cover Kids' Hearing Aids Heads to Governor
(TRENTON, NJ) - Legislation Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts,
Jr. and Assemblyman Herb Conaway, M.D. sponsored to require
health insurance plans to provide coverage of medical expenses
incurred for hearing aids for children 15-years-old and younger
was today passed by the Assembly and sent to the Governor's
desk.
More at: http://www.politickernj.com/droseman/26100/robertsconaway-bill-requiring-insurers-cover-kids-hearing-aids-heads-governor
Health Healthy Ears and Earwax
Cerumen (se-roo-men) or earwax is a self-cleaning agent produced in your ears
with protective, lubricating, and antibacterial properties.
More at: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081215/PUB01/812150351
Giving the gift of hearing this Christmas
CAN-Hear, a local charity dedicated to helping children in underprivileged
countries hear their world has launched a CANHear Teddy Bear Campaign.
More at: http://www.sachem.ca/news/article/155218
Keeping them in the 'loop'
Arcata resident Judd Jackson feels like a kid again. ”The best way I can
describe it is I can hear as well as I did when I was 4 or 5 years old,” Jackson
said of his new home hearing system, called a loop system.
More at: http://www.times-standard.com/lifestyle/ci_11175126
St. Petersburg dancer shines despite hearing loss
The girl in the white flowing
dress stands in the middle of the stage, waiting for her wings Naomi Houston
is 16, one of the main ballerinas in this year's Black Nativity playing at the
Palladium Theater.
More at:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article928175.ece
