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    Oct 19, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Hearing loss is frustrating, but family and friends can help

    As we have grown older, my husband and I have developed hearing problems: For me, hearing requires more effort, while he cannot hear sometimes in spite of any effort.
    As we have grown older, my husband and I have developed hearing problems: For me, hearing requires more effort, while he cannot hear sometimes in spite of any effort. We both complain that young people today talk too fast or swallow their words or don'...

    Tags: Education, University of Southern California

    2. May 28, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Senseless deprivation

    As people age, the senses through which they come to know the world often deteriorate, altering what they can see and hear.
    As people age, the senses through which they come to know the world often deteriorate, altering what they can see and hear. In turn, that changes how older people function and interact with others, sometimes with unfortunate consequences. Seniors may...

    Tags: University of Florida, Television, Education, Colleges and Universities, University of California

    3. Mar 23, 2011 |Story| Daily Press

  3. Affordable hearing aids? $200 style helps most

    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in 5 Americans with hearing loss actually uses a hearing aid. The stumbling blocks? The cost of hearing aids, and the fact that most insurance policies won't cover the devices that make it possible to hear a bird chirping or someone yelling across the room. Or a siren. Or fire alarm. Typically, a hearing aid costs $1,000 to $3,000 (and, remember, that's per ear). According to industry statistics, the average cost of a hearing aid was $1,601 in 2009, the latest year available. Only 22 percent of Americans have insurance policies that will help pay for hearing aids, according to the nonprofit Better Hearing Institute. (Those with Veterans Affairs benefits have full coverage.) Insurance companies, on the whole, have never explained the thinking behind that lack of coverage; some have actually deemed them cosmetic devices. The new federal health care plan doesn't offer coverage either. "We tried to push for that, at least for kids," but got nowhere, said Brenda Battat, executive director of Hearing Loss Association of America. (The plan does prevent a tax on hearing retail sales, however.) Affordable option Dr. Sreek Cherukuri, a board-certified ear-nose-throat specialist who runs an audiology clinic in a blue-collar community in Indiana, was frustrated by the calculus of hearing-loss patients who couldn't afford to hear. He was forever seeing patients with varying degrees of hearing loss, sending them to a free consultation with a trained audiologist -- and never hearing from those patients again. Once they heard the cost of hearing aids, which quickly translates to $2,000 to $6,000 if the hearing loss is in both ears, "Those patients went home with nothing," Cherukuri said. In 2007, when the iPhone came on the market, Cherukuri saw reports showing that the phone's components cost an average of $130 to $140. "I started thinking that if you can make a fantastic phone for under $200, I could make a hearing aid that's pretty good for about the same price," he said. Cherukuri is the first to acknowledge that the best option is a customized hearing aid, one that's designed and fitted to a patient. But for many hearing-impaired people, amplification of a full range of frequencies will make for a marked improvement. Cherukuri got to work designing a hearing aid, for mild to moderately severe hearing loss, that would cost less than $200. By summer 2009, his product, the MDHearingAid, was ready for retail. His company claims the FDA-registered hearing aid -- an analog device that comes with a volume dial -- is "one-size-fits-most," amplifying the sound frequencies of the human voice. Other hearing aids in the under-$200 range amplify only the bass, or low frequencies, and tend to amplify background noises that make it harder to hear the human voice. Review and trial "What he's doing is a good thing," said Dr. Charles Weingarten, an ENT in private practice for 41 years and assistant clinical professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Weingarten examined the MDHearingAid at the request of Tribune Newspapers. "It's an economic issue. Good enough is sometimes the best you're going to get." Weingarten and other ENT physicians who looked at the MDHearingAid were quick to applaud its 45-day free trial, which allows people to find out for themselves if it works for their particular hearing loss. The trial is important, says Cherukuri, because "it takes the brain several weeks to adjust to the hearing aid. It has to get used to the new stimulus of sound. You will hear better on Day 28 than you hear on Day 1," he said. "It's not like glasses, where the minute you put them on, you see better." Cherukuri cautions that for patients whose hearing loss is due to nerve damage -- a hearing loss referred to as one of "clarity" -- the amplification will not fix that loss. Overall, Cherukuri's prescription is one with which no doctor would argue: "See a physician and get the best hearing aid you can afford." bmahany@tribune.com Options for those who are hearing impaired Some 36 million American adults (approximately 17 percent) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. For the MDHearingAid, visit mdhearingaid.com. For other more-affordable options ($295 to $895), Weingarten, who carries a pocketful of $30 amplifiers when he goes on medical missions to third-world countries, recommends the website hearingaidscentral.com.
    Tribune
    When it comes time to crank the volume on everyday banter, there are hearing aids that won't break the bank It's a statistic that confounds and frustrates just about anyone who works to make sure the sounds of everyday living are heard: Only about 1 in...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Ears and Hearing, Trials, Contracts, Insurance

    4. Mar 22, 2011 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  4. Top Down, Volume Up: Study Finds Convertibles Can Harm Hearing

    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back.
    The 33 News
    Leslie Clay always wanted a convertible--and three years ago she got one--and hasn't looked back. "It was great," Leslie said. "It's a very liberating experience and I don't know if I'll ever drive a car that's not a convertible again." When the weather...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Ears and Hearing, Career and Workplace, Human Body, Health and Safety at Work

    5. Mar 22, 2011 |Story| Daily American

  5. Somerset denies ROTC bid for reinstatement

    The fallout from Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2011-12 budget continues to influence decision making at Somerset Area School District.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    The fallout from Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed 2011-12 budget continues to influence decision making at Somerset Area School District. Less than two weeks after the district decided to close half of its school buildings, Air Force Junior ROTC...

    Tags: Psychologists, Politics, Career and Workplace, Health and Medical Professionals, Tom Corbett

    6. Mar 17, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. Signing social Saturday

    The monthly signing social for deaf or hard-of-hearing people or others who sign will begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Red Rooster Coffee House, 202 S. Main St. The social is the third Saturday of each month. Details: Nancy Schlichenmayer, 605-380-...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Health

    7. Mar 7, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  7. Aberdeen educators help students break silence

      Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound — his little brother’s crying, for instance.
    edickey@aberdeennews.com
      Ethan Hoag might not want to hear every sound — his little brother’s crying, for instance.  But it’s important for Ethan, a Simmons Elementary first-grader, to hear what his teacher is saying — and a classroom sound system...

    Tags: Schools, Physical Conditions, Ears and Hearing, Watertown, Health

    8. Jan 26, 2011 |Story| LA Canada

  8. Senior Living Q & A:

    Q. <em>I just got new hearing aids and am wondering if there is somewhere I can recycle my old ones. They are so expensive that I hate to just throw them away when someone else could be using them.</em>
    Q. I just got new hearing aids and am wondering if there is somewhere I can recycle my old ones. They are so expensive that I hate to just throw them away when someone else could be using them.  "Ear of the Lion" is a Lions Club International non-profit...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Physical Conditions, Human Interest, Health, Clubs and Associations

    9. Jan 7, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  9. Upgrade your grandmother's ear trumpet

    While most people put on headphones to tune out, UC Irvine has found a way to help people tune in with the help of an app called the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eartrumpet/id385494796%3Fmt=8">EarTrumpet</a>.
    While most people put on headphones to tune out, UC Irvine has found a way to help people tune in with the help of an app called the EarTrumpet. The EarTrumpet assists hearing and tests hearing, determines the problem and adjusts the settings for the...

    Tags: Education, Apple iPod, Health and Medical Professionals, University of California, Irvine, Ear, Nose, and Throat

    10. Feb 4, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. Measures would tap trust funds for budget relief

    American News Correspondent
    PIERRE — Several legislators want to take more money from South Dakota’s government trust funds for health care and education than has been previously allowed under state laws.  Rep. Paul Dennert and Rep. Brock Greenfield have introduced...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Government Health Care, Politics, Constitutional Issues, Republican Party

    11. Feb 19, 2011 |Story| Aberdeen News

  11. Aberdeen: Signing social set for today

    A signing social for deaf or hard-of-hearing people or others who sign will begin at 3:30 p.m. today at the Red Rooster Coffee House, 202 S. Main St. The social is the third Saturday of each month. Details: Nancy Schlichenmayer, 605-380-1974.

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Health

    12. May 3, 2011 |Story| KWCH

  12. Do earbuds cause hearing loss in teens?

    There are many things that cause hearing loss, but some experts say it's the MP3 earbuds that cause the most damage.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    There are many things that cause hearing loss, but some experts say it's the MP3 earbuds that cause the most damage. A new study says 1 in 5 teens have some kind of hearing damage. A local expert says that's on the conservative side. In an in-depth...

    Tags: Physical Conditions, Health

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