Tech for speech & hearing impairment 
Jagran Post
Hyderabad: Microsoft India employees have developed a technology that would help for hearing and speech impaired people to communicate with others. The employees have also developed a device for the blind that helps them navigate their way to ...

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Hearing loss 
CNET
The concerns are very real; a recent study found that one in five adolescents now suffers some hearing impairment. How loud is too loud? If you regularly experience "ringing" in the ears, see your doctor! Cranking the volume of your headphones up loud ...

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ReSound Donates Hearing Aids to Oxygen Docu-Series "Tanisha Gets Married" 
MarketWatch (press release)
Clive Muir, the fiance of reality TV star, Tanisha Thomas, has a hearing impairment that has worsened over the last five years. The docu-series follows Clive to the audiologist's office, where he is assessed and fitted with ReSound hearing aids.

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ReSound Donates Hearing Aids to Oxygen Docu-Series "Tanisha Gets Married" 
Exec Digital (press release)
Clive Muir, the fiancé of reality TV star, Tanisha Thomas, has a hearing impairment that has worsened over the last five years. The docu-series follows Clive to the audiologist's office, where he is assessed and fitted with ReSound hearing aids.

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Hartman: Hearing loss doesn't stop free-agent back 
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Maybe Coleman can become the first offensive skill player with a severe hearing impairment to play in the NFL with the Vikings. Frank Kalil -- the father of the Vikings' No. 1 draft choice, offensive tackle Matt Kalil -- was recruited by Lou Holtz to ...

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More Navy ship testing likely off South Florida coast 
Sun-Sentinel
But the testing, which the Navy said is essential to the nation's combat readiness, could cause temporary hearing impairment to thousands of dolphins, whales and sea turtles, as well as permanent damage in some cases, according to a newly released ...

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Hearing the call for help 
Downtown Express
Approximately 38 million Americans suffer from hearing impairments ? approximately 40 percent of which go undiagnosed, especially among the elderly, CHC data shows. One in three people over the age of 65 years old experience hearing loss; ...

 

Hearing-impaired Bronx boy is one of 12 kids in nation to win Scholastic ... 
New York Daily News
He was born with a hearing impairment that made it difficult to learn with other children. Jose, 13, entered sixth grade at Equality Charter School in Co-op City at a first-grade reading level. But after two years of diligent work with trained support ...

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Hearing and Touch Have Common Genetic Basis: Gene Mutation Leads to Impairment ... 
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (May 1, 2012) ? Vision and hearing are so crucial to our daily lives that any impairments usually become obvious to an affected person. Although a number of known genetic mutations can lead to hereditary defects in these senses, ...

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Tinnitus Key Cellular Mechanisms Identified 
Medical News Today
About 10% of the population is affected by hearing loss and tinnitus, a perception of sounds, such as ringing or buzzing in the ear in the absence of corresponding external sound, which typically develops after acoustic over-exposure to loud noises.
Key cellular mechanism behind the onset of tinnitus identified MTBeurope
Tinnitus discovery leads to hope for drug treatment Healthcare Global

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