Hearing and Deafness

Hearing and Deafness

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Anna LaCroix has had two operations for a cochlear implant

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Today's hot news is that the cochlear implant manufacturer Advanced Bionics has been bought by a hearing aid manufacturer, Sonova. Abledbody.com notes that Sonova bought Advanced Bionics because the market is estimated to be as much as $800 million. I'm not surprised a hearing aid manufacturer is buying a cochlear implant manufacturer. As cochlear implants grow in popularity and people with less severe hearing losses are able to get them, it...  
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Valencia-based Advanced Bionics, a manufacturer of cochlear implants, said Monday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Sonova Holdings AG. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Advanced Bionics, the deal helps Sonova Group strategically expand into the area of cochlear implants.Advanced Bionics was advised by UBS Investment Bank and O'Melveny & Myers in the deal.  
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A gene that causes deafness in the elderly has been identified by scientists. The findings will help doctors better understand the nature of age-related decline in hearing and may lead to new therapies to prevent or treat the condition. The gene is a  
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Touch-screen interfaces have already usurped traditional buttons on a range of mobile devices that boast a larger screen size and/or smaller form factor by doing away with a wide range of buttons or dedicated keypad. Now buttons of all sorts on all sorts of devices are under assault. Just last week Apple declared war on mouse buttons, and now hearing technology company, Starkey Laboratories, has taken aim at fiddly hearing aid buttons with its...  
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REMINDER/Weitz & Luxenberg to Host Meeting in Elmira Heights, NY To Discuss ...Reuters... Stryker hip implants, Zimmer Durom Hip implants, Heparin, Advanced Bionics cochlear implants, Hydroxycut, denture cream with zinc and Zicam, ...and more »  
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Hello Everyone! Tiffanie, Teri, Karen & Sons, Susanna, and Paula A fun time was had by all last night. It was the live taping of the Cochlear TV Show. It was a blast. The show was produced by Houston Media Source. Tiffanie was the host. She is a Cochlear Implant Wearer and Hearing Aid user. She only had her cochlear implant for 2 months. Since, she has worked in media productions for many years, she decided to use her experience in media and her personal hearing story to create this unique show. The tv show consisted of footage of Tiffany before, during and after ... Read Full Story
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Hello Everyone, Happy Holidays!!!! It has been a hectic time. I work in Retail Management for a large sporting goods chain and what can I say, Xmas season is our busiest time of the year! On the other hand, I have some exciting news to share with you, I was accepted to be a “presenter” at the National HLAA www.hearingloss.org Convention to be held in Nashville JUne 18-21, 2009. It was so exciting to hear the great news! I will be presenting “Bouncing Back.” It is a 3-part workshop: 1. My personal story of the cochlear implants. 2. Coping Stragedies with Cochlear Implants and ... Read Full Story
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Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems. The state Legislature passed a bill Thursday requiring private health insurance plans to cover cochlear implants, hearing aids and related treatment for those under the age of 18. Gov. Jim Doyle has promised to sign it into law. While hearing aids help some children with hearing loss, those with more severe problems may be candidates for cochlear implants. The devices turn sound into electrical impulses that activate the hearing nerve, allowing the deaf to hear. Supporters say some families with deaf children cannot afford ... Read Full Story
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Taos, New Mexico Hello Everyone This week their will be a cool tv show about Cochlear Implants called the Cochlear TV show. It will be on Comcast Channel 17, TV max 95, Sudden link 98 or Phonoscope 75. It will air at 7:00 pm on Tuesday May 19. This show is a local production airing out of Houston, Texas. It is a whole hour dedicated to Cochlear Implants. The really neat thing about this show, is they will have a panel of cochlear implant wearers discussing their experiences with Cochlear Implants. Guess who will be one of the members of the panel? That’s right. ... Read Full Story
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Hope!!! I was born profoundly deaf with sensorineural (nerve-related deafness) hearing loss. At the age of 3, I began to wear hearing aids. My left ear was my hearing ear (I could understand speech and sound in this ear) and my right ear was used predominantly to help me localize sound because I couldn’t understand speech in this year. I grew up in a hearing world and I was mainstreamed in public schools. I went on to college and a professional career in retail management. I encountered many challenges because of my hearing loss; however, I did not let the hearing loss or hearing ... Read Full Story
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