Hearing Loss Advocacy

Assistive Listening and Inclusion: The Right Choice

More than 37 million people in the US report they have trouble hearing, and one in eight people have hearing loss in both ears. Worldwide,…

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Improving Hearing Loss Prevention

Improving Hearing Loss Prevention Key Points Noise-induced hearing loss is still a significant problem. An estimated 242 million dollars are spent on worker’s compensation claims…

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Working Together to Make Travel Accessible for Everyone, Everywhere, Every Time

Travel, whether it’s a day trip or that once in a lifetime dream vacation, brings with it excitement and adventure, but for anyone living with…

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New Tech: Hearing Assistive Technology

The hearing assistive technology industry has seen major advancements in recent years, both in the variety and quality of options. Venues are built with technology…

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Legislation Around the Nation

So far 2017 has been a busy year for legislators and advocates who have diligently worked together to ensure equal access for the deaf and…

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Requesting and Using Assistive Listening Devices at Venues

Many people who experience hearing loss arent aware of assistive listening options that are available to them when attending concerts, museum exhibits , theater performances, lectures, sporting events in stadiums or ballparks, classes at school, etc,.

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Listen Technologies Visits the Sanderson Center for Hard of Hearing Assistant Training

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Instruction Without Interruption

Lehman College’s Speech and Hearing Center of Bronx, NY, recently received a most remarkable renovation. What was once a small collection of speech therapy rooms and two-way mirrors is now one of the most high-tech speech pathology labs in the U.S. The innovative technology that the college brought on board is having an important impact on instructors, students, and patients.

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Rochester Institute of Technology: Accommodating All Hearing Abilities

The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), the first and largest specialty college of its kind. Since first accepting deaf and hard of hearing students in 1968, NTID continues to provide outstanding technical and professional education programs, while supporting deaf and hard of hearing students with a wide variety of services, from dispensing hearing devices and providing interpreters to assigning note-takers and installing group audio systems.

Hearing Aids May Help Decrease Brain Atrophy in Older Adults

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that declines in hearing ability may accelerate gray matter atrophy in auditory areas of the brain and increase the listening effort necessary for older adults to successfully comprehend speech. However, a hearing aid may help decrease the atrophy, as well as help hearing ability.