AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 5

AudiologyOnline uses the latest in internet scanning and retrieval technology to find hearing health-related news and web sites from around the world. This information is then compiled and summarized by our President & Editor-in-Chief, Paul Dybala, Ph.D., and Associate Editor, Kristi Albers, M.A., so that you can take a virtual trip around the "hearing health world wide web" in 60 seconds!

This edition of "Around the Web" (ATW) includes: iHuh?, a hearing test for the Big City, hearing through your bones and melanoma of the cochlea.

If you have an item to add to this list, please send it to the Editor via the Contact Us section of the web site.

Sonova posts 08/09 full year results - 05/19/2009
sonova.com
Sonova (Phonak and Unitron) achieved strong organic sales growth of 7.8% in 08/09.

Loud earbuds sound like trouble ahead - 05/18/2009
charlotteobserver.com
One teen shares her story about listening to too loud of music, tinnitus and what she is helping teach others.

Advanced Bionics Launches 'Connect To Mentor' Web Site For Prospective Cochlear Implant Recipients - 05/18/2009
bionicear.com
In the first such online community of its kind Advanced Bionics is connecting cochlear recipients and candidates from across the country through its new "Connect to Mentor" Web site. The new site, part of the BEA (Bionic Ear Association) Mentor Program, allows cochlear implant candidates to contact volunteer "mentors" and communicate directly with hearing professionals.

Riding bikes is good for kids - 05/18/2009
mansfieldnewsjournal.com
And a good vestibular system is good for riding bikes!

Teen Hearing Loss - 05/18/2009
todaystmj4.com
Are teens not listening, or can they really not hear you? Statistics say some kids as young as 6 have permanent hearing loss because of noise exposure. Five million teenagers are dealing with some lifelong damage to their ears.

iHuh? - 05/18/2009
boston.com
LOVE the title of this article..."iHuh?". It pretty much sums up the word on the street regarding teens and iPod use.

Napeville girl makes her voice heard - 05/18/2009
suburbanchicagonews.com
12- year old Nicole and her father testify for helping hearing impaired students.

A Hearing Test Made for the Big City - 05/17/2009
nytimes.com
Center for Hearing and Communication has implemented what they feel is a "one of a kind" test to evaluate a hearing aids' real-world performance living in the Big Apple. A must read!

Local author seeks to help those suffering hearing loss - 05/17/2009
lansingstatejournal.com
There are approximately 30 million Americans experiencing hearing loss as a function of growing older. But one of them inspired Audiologist, Dr. Susan Dalebout, to write a book on the subject...her father.

Facing life on the street - 05/17/2009
charlotteobserver.com
Clinics like Charlotte Speech & Hearing Center is a nonprofit that worries it won't meet the "critical needs" threshold. The center gets over a third of its budget - from United Way. It uses the money to provide speech-language and hearing services to people of all ages, regardless of income, as well as free hearing aids.

Devices give new life to those with hearing loss - 05/17/2009
dothaneagle.com
In honor of May is Better Hearing month this article discusses the benefits of hearing aids for persons with hearing loss and features an audiologist.

The sounds of life - 05/16/2009
monroenews.com
One teenager is looking forward to visiting her audiologist to have her 2nd CI mapped and looks forward to the benefits of having two.

Golfers get free check-ups as research shows their sport can make them deaf - 05/15/2009
wharfedaleobserver.co.uk
Audiologists in the UK are taking the recent study about titanium golf clubs causing noise-induced hearing loss seriously - they are offering free screenings to golfers.

Hearing Through Your Bones - 05/15/2009
usnews.com
The AirForce would like bone conduction hearing evaluated to determine if hearing loss can still occur even when the ear is protected. Another reason to study bone conduction hearing is to continue the advance of communication devices using bone vibration.

Oakville's water polo goalie plays in silence - 05/14/2009
stltoday.com
One highschool water polo player has hearing loss. Since he cannot wear his hearing aids during play in the water, he uses a series of hand signals to communicate with his teammates. He was voted MVP of his team for extraordinary play this year.

Why hearing aid may not help some much - 05/14/2009
upi.com
Older adults with the most difficulty understanding spoken words had less brain tissue in a region important for speech recognition, U.S. researchers found.

Faster than the speed of sound... - 05/14/2009
marketwire.com
Hearing impaired auto racer excels with the help of Phonak Hearing Systems.

University of Kansas Medical Center gets tinnitus study grant - 05/14/2009
bizjournals.com
The University of Kansas Medical Center has received a $1.27 million Defense Department grant to study tinnitus, which is a ringing, buzzing or whistling in the ear.

Golf legend Arnold Palmer encourages people to have their hearing tested - 05/13/2009
scnow.com
Palmer immediately had his hearing tested after experiencing the common signs of hearing loss. He started using a hearing aid, and say it improved his quality of life. Now, he's hoping to share his personal stories with others, in hopes others will also get the help they need.

Looking at new research on skin cancer - 05/11/2009
news-sentinel.com
Melanoma can arise from any area on the skin, including the eye, the cochlea of the ear, the mucosa in the mouth, the genitalia and other places "where melanocytes will make a rest in the body," said melanoma expert Dr. Lawrence Mark of Indiana University. These kinds of melanoma have nothing do with exposure to UV light.

National Women's Health Week: The Importance of Healthy Hearing - 05/11/2009
healthyhearing.com
This nationwide initiative encourages women to follow simple but important steps toward a better all-around health - from head to toe, and passing through the ears.

Alert Homestead teachers help child overcome hearing loss - 05/10/2009
miamiherald.com
Two-year old teachers going above and beyond to help a recently diagnosed little girl learn how to communicate with sign language.

Cochlear implant helps student-athlete communicate - 05/09/2009
newsday.com
Heather Artinian has a lot to say. She speaks candidly and with the confidence not usually found in a high school sophomore. She's making up for lost time. For the first nine years of her life, she didn't hear and didn't talk.

Broomfield woman raising money to fight tinnitus - 05/09/2009
broomfieldenterprise.com
In 2007,Brown hiked up Mount Rainier in Washington and raised $350,000 for the American Tinnitus Association. This year she is organizing a local "Walk for the Cure."

Gadget Lab Hardware News and Reviews iPhone App Assesses Your Hearing Loss - 05/08/2009
wired.com
Hearing loss? Yep there's an app for that.

Improving Speech Intelligibility - 05/07/2009
thefutureofthings.com
Professor Miriam Furst-Yust from Tel Aviv University in Israel, has developed a new type of ear implant that can improve hearing for the hearing impaired. The device makes it easier to single out and understand speech in a noisy environment.

Listening to music can change the way you judge facial emotions - 05/06/2009
goldsmiths.ac.uk
So now..what is you can't hear the music?

Protecting your hearing in today's technological world - 05/06/2009
sbsun.com
It seems everywhere you look these days, people are plugged in. They have wireless ear pieces for their cell phones, earbuds for their MP3 players and stereo headsets for lounging at home. Technology adds to our productivity and provides entertainment, but it also can hurt our hearing.

Listen up: Loud music took a toll on a generation's hearing - 05/05/2009
dailyrecord.com
The bad news is that nearly 15 percent of Baby Boomers have some loss of hearing. The good news is that the 44- to 62-year-olds are much more eager to embrace new technology to aid and protect their hearing than their parents were.

Cranking the volume has its consequences - 05/05/2009
nationalpost.com
The noise in today's world is literally deafening, and even at eight years old, Kaylen Schmiedge knows that loud noises can damage her hearing.

Giving the gift of hearing - 05/04/2009
myfoxtampabay.com
Dozens of hearing-impaired people from the Tampa Bay area and around the state have a new outlook on life, thanks to a program called the "Gift of Hearing."

New research shows temporary hearing loss possible due to naval sonar in dolphins - 05/03/2009
mercurynews.com
For the first time, a team of marine biologists has demonstrated the possible repercussions on dolphin hearing and behavior of naval sonar, which is often blamed for causing marine mammals to strand on beaches.

Loud and clear - 05/03/2009
bendbulletin.com
Hearing loss once rendered Redmond's Ashley Bruce nearly deaf. That's never stopped her from performing, though;soon, she'll be on stage singing Ashley, 11,stars in Redmond High's production of 'Annie' this week

Hearing Loss Tops Parents' Concern for Kids - 05/01/2009
health.msn.com
Parents worry more about their children suffering hearing loss caused by excessive noise than any other common medical concern, including asthma and allergies, a recent survey says.

Walk4Hearing gaining attention - 04/30/2009
daltondailycitizen.com
Although many organizations sponsor walks for their cause, the very first Walk4Hearing set for May 16 in Chattanooga at Chattanooga State and adjoining Riverwalk is gaining popularity and "firing up" a little competition between Walk teams.

How Safe is that iPod You're Using? - 04/30/2009
sandiego6.com
Concerns are growing over teenagers permanently damaging their hearing just for the sake of entertainment.

House debates health insurance mandates - 04/30/2009
oregonlive.com
An estimated 1,290 children in Oregon have hearing needs that are not met. Covering the cost of hearing aids is less expensive, Cannon said, than paying for speech therapy and other needs hearing impaired children might develop in the future.

Service & Sacrifice: Tennessee help for top war injury - 04/30/2009
wbir.com
The most prevalent battlefield injury among American troops is tough to see. But tens of thousands of veterans suffer from the largely hidden wound. According to the Veterans Administration, hearing loss or a ringing in the ears ranks as the top war wound for veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, and World War II.

Chronic dysfunction of the eustachian tube - 04/29/2009
clinicaladvisor.com
A properly functioning eustachian tube allows gas diffusion which equalizes middle-ear pressure with that of the environment. An improperly functioning eustachian tube can result in negative middle-ear pressure. Left untreated, this condition may lead to complaints of hearing loss, tinnitus, otalgia, vertigo (and subsequent tympanic membrane atelectasis), fulminate cholesteatoma formation, and otitis media.1