AudiologyOnline Takes You Around the Web in 60 Seconds! - Vol. 5, No. 4

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: ears have tiny motors, bionic eye is close thanks to CI technology, prosthetic ear implanted on artist's arm, Bach had an impressive sized fenestra rotunda, and many more.

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.

Siemens family program promotes science, engineering - 04/28/2009
reliableplant.com
Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc. will host Bring Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day at the company's corporate office in New Jersey on April 23 in a mission to promote careers in science and engineering through hands-on activities alongside their parents.

MP3 may have more power than you think - 04/27/2009
wthitv.com
If you listen to an MP3 player at full blast it's almost the same as hearing the constant sound of a jet taking off.

Monitor Your Hearinghttps://www.myfoxtwincities.com/ - 04/27/2009
myfoxtwincities.com
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. In the past several decades technology has helped increase the quality of life of people with hearing loss.

Aging well: "Life changing" products help ease vision, hearing loss - 04/27/2009
steamboatpilot.com
One woman's job is to recommend product to assist persons with vision and hearing loss. When they can't afford hearing aids she recommends FM systems.

The beauty of BAHAs - 04/26/2009
deafnessresearch.org.uk
Bone anchored hearing aids (BAHAs) have been in use in the UK for around twenty years but are not widely known even among medical professionals. Read about one user's experience.

Prenatal Learning - What Is It and When Does It Begin? - 04/26/2009
healthnewsdigest.com
Because the auditory system is fully developed before birth, researchers believe unborn babies begin the learning process in the womb.

Hope to hear from you: Surgery brings joy, sound and 'a teaching film' - 04/26/2009
tulsaworld.com
Most of his life, Justin Garrett can remember his family complaining about noisy crickets on warm nights. He always wondered what that sounded like. Recently Garrett opted for a cochlear implant and his journey was made into a documentary: From Silence to Sound.

Turn It Down: an EAResponsible Concert - 04/26/2009
eastsidebusinessjournal.com
Audiologists and musicians may seem like a contradicting pair, but the two will unite a to bring hearing awareness to an audience that may not be aware of the damage they are inflicting on their ears. Evergreen Speech & Hearing Clinic in partnership with Oticon, Westone Music, and H.E.A.R., hope to influence a generation that is constantly exposing themselves to loud sounds.

Conference to help those with hearing loss - 04/26/2009
press-citizen.com
Individuals who have acquired hearing loss in adulthood, and their communication partners, can enroll in a four-day University of Iowa conference to improve their communication abilities in social environments.

Research on hearing loss ramps up on multiple fronts press - 04/26/2009
oregonlive.com
War is getting noisier. Troops in Afghanistan and Iraq are coming home with unprecedented levels of hearing loss from new military equipment and blasts from roadside bombs. Scientists working in a largely hidden research center on Portland's Marquam Hill see opportunity nd hope. They work in the largest audiology research facility in country and the only one of its kind devoted to veterans disabled by hearing loss. Deep inside a Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center parking garage lies a 21,000-square-foot sci-fi catacomb of soundproof booths and laboratories where fiendishly clever devices are being tested by scientists in white coats.

Now hear this: Your ear has a tiny motor - 04/26/2009
deseretnews.com
Just when you thought you'd heard everything about the human ear, scientists have unraveled another mystery and discovered an unexpected but tantalyzing new feature: It has a motor.

Deaf and blind clown focuses on ability - to bring out smiles - 04/26/2009
jsonline.com
Never has that been truer than for Kenneth Ray, a West Allis man who has spent his life working to overcome deafness and blindness. Now, he is trying something new: He has enrolled in clown school. With a purple wig on his head and his face covered in makeup, Ray, 59,knows that he can entertain people without exhibiting any sign of his disabilities.

Boy's hearing improved thanks to Elks - 04/24/2009
mjtimes.sk.ca
Elks donate an FM system to one little 3-year old with hearing loss.

Fort Atkinson family behind push for cochlear implant coverage - 04/24/2009
wkowtv.com
First there was Grace, then Grace's Law in NJ. Now there is Abigail. A Wisconsin family pushes Wisconsin legislators to pass a law requiring insurance coverage for CI's in children.

Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants - 04/23/2009
miamiherald.com
Wisconsin could become the first state requiring private insurance companies to cover cochlear implants for children with severe hearing problems.

Bionic eye tests by 2011,say Australian scientists - 04/23/2009
https://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/200904/2550803.htm?desktop
Based on cochlear implant technology, Australian researchers working on an artificial eye say they are likely to begin clinical tests of a bionic eye within two years.

Researchers discover 'electric motor' in inner ear - 04/23/2009
ksl.com
What we continue to learn about the human body is nothing short of amazing. Researchers in Utah and Texas have discovered a new nano-scale motor in the ear that is powered by its own form of electricity.

Boomers Back in the Job Market: Stay Ahead by Getting Your Hearing Checked - 04/22/2009
lexch.com
If you're among the millions of baby boomers that the recession has driven back into the job-hunting workforce, don't overlook one of your most important professional assets -- your ability to hear clearly.

Bad assumptions about hearing protection - 04/22/2009
manmonthly.com.au
Bad assumptions on hearing protection are discussed for workers exposed to excessive noise.

Who are the better listeners - men or women? - 04/21/2009
lifesalaugh.wordpress.com
A quite entertaining blog entry looking at our listening skills and says this: "When you think about it, given the fact that men's voices are in the low range and women's voices tend to be in the high range (unless they're a 3-pack-a-day smoker), maybe it is all part of God's plan. By the time we all reach our golden years, men lose will lose the ability to hear women's high pitched squeaky voices, women will lose the ability to hear men's low grumbling voices and none of it will matter. We'll all be sitting around talking to ourselves, unable to remember what we said in the first place."

Seegene Introduces Fast And Accurate Diagnostic Test For Meningitis - 04/21/2009
medicalnewstoday.com
Dr. Jong-Yoon Chun, Founder and CEO of Seegene said, "This test will help to save lives and prevent unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions by providing precise information of meningitis causing pathogens at the earliest possible stage."

HLAA Represents Hearing Loss at White House Meeting - 04/21/2009
hearingloss.org
HLAA requested that the First Lady give attention to hearing loss - both more protection in the field and support for returning veterans and their families who are trying to cope with hearing loss sustained in war. HLAA has heard from veterans with multiple injuries that of all of their disabling conditions, hearing loss causes them the most difficulty in readjusting. The latest number of veterans returning with hearing loss is 70,000.

A hear and now problem - 04/21/2009
coastreporter.net
A reporter makes a mistake in a story due to her hearing loss. She now discusses why she has put off getting a hearing aid: she hates things in her ears and vanity.

Protect your ears from further damage - 04/18/2009
tbo.com
An aging expert provides tips on protecting our hearing and preventing further damage.

Inside the mind of a child with autism - 04/16/2009
boston.com
April is Autism Awareness Month. In this article "Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew" is discussed.

Watch what you say, I can hear you now - 04/16/2009
canada.com
After his newborn daughter passed her hearing screening, this father found out he had moderate-to-severe SNHL. Read about his experiences.

An authority on hearing aid science - 04/16/2009
dailyitem.com
Dr. Paul James Moser often thought of his father while writing a college textbook about electronic aids for people with hearing loss. His father, the late George Paul Moser, became an otolaryngologist after suffering a childhood hearing loss.

How to Recongize Signs of Hearing Loss - 04/16/2009
ss-times.com
If you couldn't hear well, would you wait five to nine years or longer to address the problem?

Of Hearing Loss in Mice and Men - 04/15/2009
miller-mccune.com
Nothing makes Today In Mice happier than to see humans and rodents working on parallel tracks to crack science's toughest challenges.

IPod Addicts Lose Hearing, Annoy the Rest of Us - 04/15/2009
bloomberg.com
Not only are iPod users putting their hearing at risk, they are annoying the heck out of many sitting near them.

When someone you know wears a hearing aid - 04/14/2009
bclocalnews.com
One daughter writes about her perspective of wearing hearing aids through her mother's experiences and trials.

Hello Van Gogh, Can You Hear Me Now? - 04/13/2009
nytimes.com
There are crazy things in this world and this is one of them: an artist had surgeons install a porous polyethylene ear-shaped prosthesis in his forearm that he hopes to have pick up sound and transmit to the internet. We all know ears and hearing are beautiful like art, but to this extreme?

Our ears may have built-in passwords - 04/13/2009
newscientist.com
With a new biometric technique, human OAEs may be the future of identifying one's identity and protecting their security over the phone.

Loop' system helps hearing impaired worship - 04/13/2009
fdlreporter.com
Looop systems are recently gaining momentum in Wisconsin due in part to the aging population.

New Alarm Technology More Effective at Waking People Than Standard Smoke Alarms - 04/13/2009
marketwire.com
People at risk of sleeping through standard smoke alarms now have a new safety option available to them. To address recent fire safety research, Lifetone Technology™ has developed a new fire alarm with the technologies proven to be most effective at waking older adults, people with hearing loss and children during a fire.

Early implants, aids bringing deaf children into hearing world - 04/12/2009
jsonline.com
Thanks to rapid advances in technology, the education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing can be much different today than the instruction kids with such disabilities received five or 10 years ago.

Speech therapists signal for help - 04/11/2009
herald-zeitung.com
the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA) has taken its cause to the Capitol supporting bills which will help many Texans, including those suffering from speech or auditory disorders, families and speech therapists.

Concerts: How to Protect Your Hearing! - 04/11/2009
examiner.com
We know the signs of damage done at a concert but the general public may not.

Doctor! Doctor! I can't hear a thing - 04/09/2009
timesonline.co.uk
The damage that many people have done to their ears in their youth, playing loud music and going to rock concerts, has caught up with them.

Hampden Academy student feels the music - 04/09/2009
bangordailynews.com
Hearing-impaired student overcomes obstacle to compose piece for competition in Blue Hill.

Military sonar blamed for mass dolphin strandings - 04/08/2009
timesonline.co.uk
Excessive sound not only dangerous to humans...Mass strandings of dolphins and whales could be caused because the animals are rendered temporarily deaf by military sonar, experiments have shown.

Callier Audiologist Honored for Distinguished Career - 04/08/2009
utdallas.edu
For the past 37 years, Dr. Ross Roeser, executive director emeritus of the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders, has had an extraordinary influence on the field of audiology. As a result of his commitment to audiological practice, research, administration and educational excellence, the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) presented him with its Distinguished Achievement Award.

Say Good-Bye to Mercury Hearing-Aid Batteries - 04/07/2009
machinedesign.com
Going green in the world of hearing aid batteries.

Ministry of Sound tells clubbers to practise "safe decks" - 04/07/2009
mirror.co.uk
UK:'Don't Lose the Music' night - the first of its kind, will feature a silent disco in one room and a tinnitus simulator in another, along with normal club rooms. Emma Harrison, from the RNID said: "We want young people to be clued-up about listening to music too loud, for too long. "There's lots of information out there to advise young people about safe sex, responsible drinking and sun protection - but very little awareness of hearing health.

Edmond run benefits children who have hearing loss - 04/04/2009
newsok.com
The 5K Hearts for Hearing Spring Classic will be May 16 at Mitch Park, with proceeds benefiting Oklahoma children with hearing loss.

AG Bell Denounces Demonstrations - 04/03/2009
agbell.org
AG Bell denounced last week repeated demonstrations against the association and its members by several groups claiming that AG Bell discriminates against individuals who are deaf who use sign language, ASL.

Zounds Hearing Aid Centers Files Bankruptcy - 04/03/2009
costar.com
AZ based Zounds Hearing Aid Centers recently filed bankruptcy.

Hearing Aids Early in Life - 04/03/2009
kfyrtv.com
Our ears are a huge part of our lives. We pierce them, poke them with Q-tips, cover them when it's cold outside, but few people take steps to make sure they can hear out of them properly. In fact only one-fifth of people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one.

Hearing and Speech Foundation's research chamber up and running - 04/02/2009
blounttoday.com
Researchers with the Hearing and Speech Foundation's (HSF) research and development team struggle with this question every day. And every day, they come closer and closer to discovering the answer.

Deaf actress moves Seattle crowd with message of courage - 04/02/2009
seattlepi.com
For some people, the tears came during the story of a deaf girl who hit the big time in Hollywood. Others grabbed for tissues as teachers were thanked for speaking up on behalf of those who can't speak themselves. A few got choked up just seeing Marlee Matlin, the Academy Award-winning actress who was the keynote speaker Wednesday night at the Council for Exceptional Children Convention and Expo.

Anti-Loudness Protein Could Help Future Rockers - 04/01/2009
sciam.com
Fans of club music and rock concerts who like the volume cranked up to 11 but want to save their hearing might someday pop a pill rather than plugging their ears.

A Novel Theory on Seasickness - 04/01/2009
sciam.com
New research from the University of Minnesota may be challenging previous held beliefs on what causes motion sickness.

Phone Service for the Deaf Becomes a Fraud Tool - 04/01/2009
pcworld.com
A telephone service designed to help deaf and speech-impaired people communicate is being misused by fraudsters, a PayPal executive said Wednesday.

Professor receives state association's highest honor - 03/31/2009
wmich.edu
Dr. Gary D. Lawson, associate professor and clinical supervisor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, received the MSHA's Honors of the Association Award.

SoCal Clinic Uses Dizzy Chair to Stop Dizziness - 03/30/2009
nbclosangeles.com
The Epley Chair does not look comfortable. And frankly, it's not meant to be. This is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment designed by Dr. John Epley in Oregon, and used by a handful of inner-ear specialists around the country.

How They Built Bach's Face - 03/29/2009
counterpunch.org
For Bach music lovers: after examining his remains researchers found he had an "impressive size of the fenestra rotunda—the opening between the middle ear and the cochlea".

Student's work opens hearts and ears to cause - 03/27/2009
tcudailyskiff.com
New childrens books written by a SLP student feature a character with bilateral CI's...

Can You Hear Me Now? - 03/26/2009
easthamptonstar.com
Article discusses "surfer's ear"....

Unique college welcomes veterans with hearing loss - 03/25/2009
navycompass.com
A college specializing in technical education for students with hearing loss is reaching out to U.S. troops who have suffered significant hearing loss as a result of exposure to gunfire and explosions during their military service.

Brain changes when hearing is lost - 03/25/2009
examiner.com
People who are blind often state their other senses become heightened to compensate the loss of sight. But what of those with other sensory deficits? In a fascinating study, scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University [VCU] have discovered that hearing loss leads to a remodeling of the brain in which auditory regions are overtaken by the sensory system that corresponds with touch.

That cannot be a hearing aid! - 03/24/2009
star-telegram.com
Private practice audiologist discuss how technology has transformed hearing loss and the hearing aid industry...encouraging patients to take the next step.

Do you hear what I hear? - 03/23/2009
livingstondaily.com
If you live your daily life like many Americans do, you may have to turn to digital hearing devices to improve your hearing at a much earlier age than your parents' generation.

Hearing Love: For Elephants it's All about Total Communication - 03/23/2009
healthyhearing.com
Interesting: Elephant toes and trunks actually pick up "sounds" transmitted through the ground by other elephants (not exactly light on their feet) from over a mile away! It gets better. Researchers have also found in a recent study elephants have, in addition to auditory abilities, two additional sensory systems to detect a potential mates seismic activity. Yes that is true, elephants not only product audible mating calls but also seismic calls (use of vibration in the ground).