http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:41:52 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/tinnitus-sufferers.php Tinnitus As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive research review in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:39:28 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/tinnitus-sufferers.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/tinnitus-sound.php Tinnitus Henry Ford Hospital study finds that a non-invasive imaging technique can actually aid in the diagnosis of tinnitus and may detect a reduction in symptoms after different treatments, offering hope to the more than 50 million patients with tinnitus. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:37:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/tinnitus-sound.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/deaf-patients.php Deaf Communication Under a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, deaf patients at the Fort Washington Medical Center in Prince George's County, Md., will be screened and provided with sign language interpreters whenever interpreter services are necessary for effective communication. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:58:03 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/deaf-patients.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/lip-reading.php Deaf Communication This research confirms how difficult the vital skill of lip-reading is to learn and why RNID is campaigning for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to have improved access to classes. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:08:00 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/lip-reading.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/world-sound.php Deaf Communication Following a major breakthrough in the provision of cochlear implants for profoundly deaf children and adults, the latest drive to raise awareness of the procedure has been launched on campaigning website, World of Sound. World of Sound talks to professionals, parents and implant recipients, gathering their comments about the impact of changes following the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance on cochlear implants announced earlier this year. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:11:22 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/world-sound.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/cochlear-implants.php Deaf Communication A cochlear implant is a small and complex electronic device that can assist a person in developing a sense of sound when they are otherwise profoundly deaf or hard of hearing. The implant is comprised of two portions; an external portion that sits behind the person's ear, and another portion that is surgically placed underneath the person's skin. Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:52:06 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/cochlear-implants.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/deafness-cause.php Hearing Impairments Despite modern medicine, one in 1,000 American babies are born deaf. The numbers increase markedly with age, with more than 50% of seniors in the United States experiencing some form of hearing loss. A new, landmark study by a world-renowned geneticist and hearing loss expert at Tel Aviv University has uncovered one of the root causes of deafness. Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:58:59 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/deafness-cause.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/progressive-hearing-loss-insights.php Hearing Impairments In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is associated with progressive hearing loss. The new gene - called a microRNA - is a tiny fragment of RNA that affects the production of hundreds of other molecules within sensory hair cells of the inner ear. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:02:07 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/progressive-hearing-loss-insights.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/sign-tube.php Deaf Communication Sign-tube.com is a dedicated video sharing web site for the deaf community to share news, information, and events with people across the world. A British site, Sign-tube.com allows members to upload videos and presentations using sign language. It appears most of the videos are in BSL or British Sign Language. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:20:07 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/sign-tube.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/cochlear-implant-elderly.php Deaf Communication Contrary to conventional medical wisdom, a new study by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers shows that healthy elderly patients with severe to profound hearing loss can undergo a surgical procedure to receive cochlear implants with minimal risk. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:09:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/cochlear-implant-elderly.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/sound-waves.php Deaf Communication Lip reading is a critical means of communication for many deaf people, but it has a drawback: Certain consonants (for example, p and b) can be nearly impossible to distinguish by sight alone. Tactile devices, which translate sound waves into vibrations that can be felt by the skin, can help overcome that obstacle by conveying nuances of speech that can't be gleaned from lip reading. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:02:07 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/sound-waves.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/speech-reading.php Deaf Communication When someone speaks to you, do you see what they are saying? We tend to think of speech as being something we hear, but recent studies suggest that we use a variety of senses for speech perception - that the brain treats speech as something we hear, see and even feel. In a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Lawrence Rosenblum describes research examining how our different senses blend together to help us perceive speech. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:14:33 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/speech-reading.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/see-sounds.php Hearing Impairments A new study identifies specific chromosomal regions linked to auditory visual synaesthesia, a neurological condition characterized by seeing colors in response to sounds. The research, published online on February 5th in the American Journal of Human Genetics, makes major strides towards identifying the genes that underlie synaesthesia and may eventually lead to improved understanding of typical and atypical cognitive development. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:50:40 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/see-sounds.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/teach-child.php Deaf Communication There are many reasons that sign languages have been introduced into a child's life. Most of the time we as parents don't think about sign language or teaching the language to our children if they are not hearing impaired. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:25:25 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/teach-child.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/british-sign-language.php Deaf Communication British Sign language (or BSL) is a visual-gestural language which makes use of three dimensional space and the movement of hands (and other parts of the body) to convey meaning. It has its own vocabulary and syntax. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:54:31 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/british-sign-language.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/learning-sign-language.php Deaf Communication American sign language is probably the most popular and widely used. It isn't hard to learn. Yes, it does take a little bit of time, but anything worth while is going to take time. Besides, the satisfaction that you will feel once you have mastered the language, well, it's like nothing else you're ever going to experience. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:38:44 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/learning-sign-language.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/american-sign-language.php Deaf Communication American Sign Language is a complete language. It is very complex and uses motions of the hands to make signs and facial expressions, and posture to communicate. Usually referred to as ASL, the language is a way to use hand movements, gestures, and facial expressions to convey thoughts. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:30:14 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/communication/american-sign-language.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/disaster-preparedness.php Hearing Impairments We need to consider emergency evacuation routes, flashers for the deaf, ramps for people with special mobility needs, special lighting for people with eyesight problems in emergency situations. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:43:29 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/disaster-preparedness.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/living-with-tinnitus.php Tinnitus It's important for Tinnitus sufferers to focus on what they want instead of what they don't want. For example; if you focus on how bad your tinnitus is, it can't possibly get any better. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:36:42 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/living-with-tinnitus.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/experience.php Tinnitus Perhaps the tinnitus was caused by all of those over-the-counter decongestants I was taking for my flu, or maybe it was the stress of being at the pinnacle of my performing career, or maybe it was the news that my wife, Nancy, was giving up a good paying job, or a combination thereof. Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:21:38 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/hearing/tinnitus/experience.php