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Hearing Is Not All Down To Your EarsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A fascinating event looking at sign language research is to be held at University College London on 20 March as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science (21-21 March). The vast majority of research studies on language and thought are based on languages which are spoken and heard, so this event will provide an innovative and fresh approach... (Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - March 20, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news

Carbaglu Approved for Rare Genetic DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Carbaglu Approved for Rare Genetic DisorderCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/18/2010 6:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Hearing General)
Source: MedicineNet Hearing General - March 19, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: consumer

Implanted Hearing System ApprovedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Implanted Hearing System ApprovedCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/17/2010 8:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/18/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Hearing General)
Source: MedicineNet Hearing General - March 18, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: consumer

Multiple SclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Multiple SclerosisCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010 (Source: MedicineNet Hearing General)
Source: MedicineNet Hearing General - March 18, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: consumer

FCC Focuses on Disabilities and H.R. 3101 in National Broadband PlanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On March 9 and 10, the NAD participated in two Federal Communications Commission (FCC) events related to the National Broadband Plan. At each of these events, the availability, affordability, and accessibility of broadband and the Internet were highlighted and promoted. With these factors in place, the ultimate goal of broadband adoption and use across America can be achieved. Each of these events also highlighted and promoted H.R. 3101. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 17, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

EHDI Programs and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Working TogetherEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: Early identification of children who are born deaf or hard of hearing is critical to ensure that their families have the resources they need to help their children acquire language, and achieve age-appropriate communicative, cognitive, academic, social, and emotional development. Despite the establishment of state newborn hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) programs, a lot of work remains. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 17, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Debra.Patkin Source Type: organizations

GJB2 Mutations and Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in 335 Patients from Germany with Nonsyndromic Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Evidence for Additional Recessive Mutations Not Detected by Current MethodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Audiol Neurotol 2010;15:375382 (DOI:10.1159/000297216) (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - March 16, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

NAD Responds to the FCC Declaratory RulingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: On February 25, 2010, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Declaratory Ruling (DA 10-314). In the Declaratory Ruling, the FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) addressed payment for certain types of Video Relay Service (VRS) by the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund). The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) commends the FCC for taking action, but we also have concerns about the Declaratory Ruling. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 13, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Bobbie Beth.Scoggins Source Type: organizations

Active stream segregation specifically involves the left human auditory cortex.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
An important aspect of auditory scene analysis is the sequential grouping of similar sounds into one "auditory stream" while keeping competing streams separate. In the present low-noise fMRI study we presented sequences of alternating high-pitch (A) and low-pitch (B) complex harmonic tones using acoustic parameters that allow the perception of either two separate streams or one alternating stream. However, the subjects were instructed to actively and continuously segregate the A from the B stream. This was controlled by the additional instruction to listen for rare level deviants only in the low-pitched stream. Compare...
Source: Hearing Research - March 13, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Deike S, Scheich H, Brechmann A Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

NAD Applauds FCC Selection of Karen Peltz Strauss as CGB Deputy ChiefEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) was thrilled to learn today that FCC Chairman, Julius Genachowski, named Karen Peltz Strauss, a former NAD attorney, as Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB). The CGB develops and implements FCC consumer policies, including disability access. Karen will focus on disability issues and will help the FCC implement the disability access components of the National Broadband Plan, including leading the effort to develop the Accessibility and Innovation Forum. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 12, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

NAD Educates EHDI Professionals on Value of Teaching Deaf Babies ASLEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Representatives from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) attended the 9th annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Conference on March 1-2, 2010 in Chicago, IL. Conference attendees learned about the NAD position on EHDI programs, American Sign Language (ASL), our organization, and other relevant issues at the NAD exhibit booth. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

Sound Localization by Cochlear Implant UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article attempts to sort through the variables and find commonalities in the research. It is clear that the majority of adults with bilateral cochlear implants are much better at horizontal localization with two implants compared with one, but their abilities do not reach those of normal-hearing listeners. The localization results for children and for bimodal (cochlear implant in one ear, hearing aid in the other) listeners are less clear, with some improvement over monaural listening, but not for all subjects.[...]© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents | Abstract | Full text (Source: Seminars in Hearing)
Source: Seminars in Hearing - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Devices: A ReviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Semin Hear 2010; 31: 028-036DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1246322ABSTRACTImplantable middle ear hearing devices (IMEHDs) were developed in an effort to improve on the limitations of traditional hearing aids. The last few years have seen significant advances in this technology with the emergence of several new devices, including fully implantable prostheses. As more patients are being implanted, experience with these devices has increased and refinements have been made. The indications also have expanded to include patients with mixed hearing loss in addition to those with pure sensorineural hearing loss, with application of the tran...
Source: Seminars in Hearing - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

Relationship between Expectations and Satisfaction for Baha Implant System in Patients with Single-Sided DeafnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Semin Hear 2010; 31: 015-027DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1246321ABSTRACTThe Baha auditory osseointegrated implant system is gaining clinical acceptance as an alternative treatment option for patients with single-sided deafness (SSD). As satisfaction is related to expectations, if postfitting performance with the Baha matches or exceeds initial expectations, the patient may consider this management a success and have satisfaction with treatment outcome. In contrast, unrealistically high preoperative expectations for this management approach may result in dissatisfaction if performance falls short after the sound processor is fitted....
Source: Seminars in Hearing - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

Implantable Devices for Rehabilitation of Persons with Hearing LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Semin Hear 2010; 31: 001-002DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1246325© Thieme Medical PublishersGet connected:Table of contents | Full text (Source: Seminars in Hearing)
Source: Seminars in Hearing - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: PREFACE Source Type: journals

Posture systematically alters ear-canal reflectance and DPOAE properties.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Several studies have demonstrated that the auditory system is sensitive to changes in posture, presumably through changes in intracranial pressure (ICP) that in turn alter the intracochlear pressure, which affects the stiffness of the middle-ear system. This observation has led to efforts to develop an ear-canal based noninvasive diagnostic measure for monitoring ICP, which is currently monitored invasively via access through the skull or spine. Here, we demonstrate the effects of postural changes, and presumably ICP changes, on distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) magnitude, DPOAE angle, and power reflecta...
Source: Hearing Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Voss SE, Adegoke MF, Horton NJ, Sheth KN, Rosand J, Shera CA Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

Dynamic state and evoked motility in coupled hair bundles of the bullfrog sacculus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Spontaneous oscillations, one of the signatures of the active process in non-mammalian hair cells, have been shown to occur in individual hair bundles that have been fully decoupled from the overlying membrane. Here we use semi-intact preparations of the bullfrog sacculus to demonstrate that under more natural loading conditions, innate oscillations are suppressed by the presence of the overlying otolithic membrane, indicating that hair bundles lie in the quiescent rather than the unstable regime. Transepithelial electrical stimulation was then used to test the effect of evoking entrained hair bundle movement with an e...
Source: Hearing Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Strimbu CE, Kao A, Tokuda J, Ramunno-Johnson D, Bozovic D Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

A Comparison of the Nonlinear Response of the Ear to Air and to Bone Conducted Sound.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nonlinear response of the ear to air-conducted sound has been studied to some depth. However, the nonlinear response of the ear to bone-conducted sound has received less attention. A comparison of the nonlinear response of humans to air and bone conducted sound is presented. Two different human subject test techniques were combined in this investigation. The first was a psychoacoustic investigation measuring the perceived cancellation of a bone-conducted sound stimulus with another air-conducted sound stimulus. The measurement was accomplished through a loudness-matching technique. The second investigation used dis...
Source: Hearing Research - March 11, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Clavier OH, Norris JA, Dietz AJ Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

Mutations in the OTOF Gene in Taiwanese Patients with Auditory NeuropathyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Audiol Neurotol 2010;15:364374 (DOI:10.1159/000293992) (Source: Audiology and Neurotology)
Source: Audiology and Neurotology - March 10, 2010 Category: Audiology Source Type: journals

Local 10-digit Numbers Are Superior to Toll Free NumbersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: Since November 2009, all VRS and IP Relay users have local 10-digit numbers. The NAD believes that local 10-digit numbers for VRS and IP Relay users are superior to personal toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers). However, many VRS and IP Relay users still have two numbers – a local 10-digit number and a toll free number. This was not the goal of the local 10-digit numbering plan. The NAD encourages VRS and IP Relay users to use their local 10-digit numbers and stop using personal toll free numbers. read more (S...
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 10, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Debra.Patkin Source Type: organizations

Update on Toll Free NumbersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: The NAD, working with TDI and other consumer groups, advocated strongly for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow people to use VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers (800 or 866 numbers) the same way hearing people use toll free numbers. See the NAD Consumer Alert for more information. Today, as a result of these efforts, all calls to VRS and IP Relay toll free numbers are connected. The FCC will review and may develop new policies for toll free numbers. Here are some things the FCC...
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 10, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Debra.Patkin Source Type: organizations

NAD Issues Call for Recognition Award NominationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) invites nominations for Recognition Awards to be presented during the 50th Biennial NAD Conference to be held July 6-10, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 10, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

Benefits of Adaptive FM Systems on Speech Recognition in Noise for Listeners who use Hearing Aids.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: The Adaptive FM processing resulted in significant improvements at the higher noise levels and was preferred by the majority of participants in most of the conditions. PMID: 20220201 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: American Journal of Audiology)
Source: American Journal of Audiology - March 10, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Thibodeau L Tags: Am J Audiol Source Type: journals

A World Perspective on Deaf PeopleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Buckley, G. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Growing Up Deaf in a Developing CountryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Eleweke, C. J. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

To Sign Is HumanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Bauman, H-D. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Achieving Successful Partnerships: Deaf Professionals and Designated InterpretersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Hoza, J. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

The Trials and Triumphs of Black Deaf StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Boyd, A. C. Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Science and Evidence of Success: Two Emerging Issues in Assessment Accommodations for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of HearingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the United States, students who are deaf or hard of hearing (SDHH) are required to participate in high-stakes standardized assessments under No Child Left Behind reforms. In 2006–2007, states added science to reading and mathematics as a tested content area. Many SDHH participate in these assessments using testing accommodations, but teachers have few evidence-based resources to draw upon when making accommodations decisions. Two research questions guided this study: (a) What were patterns of SDHH 2006–2007 test accommodations use in state standardized assessments in mathematics, reading, and science? (b) Wh...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Cawthon, S. W. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

An Investigation Into the Length of Hospital Stay for Deaf Mental Health Service UsersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study looked at the average length of hospital stay for inpatients in a specialist deaf mental health service over a 10-year period, in comparison to that of a general psychiatric hearing cohort. In addition, two case studies of deaf inpatients were carried out looking specifically at the prerequisite factors governing discharge. Finally, a comparison of the types of community-based services available to deaf and hearing service users was undertaken in order to establish whether there was now a similarity of provision for both groups. The conclusion reached was that deaf inpatients are likely to remain in hospital twi...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Baines, D., Patterson, N., Austen, S. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Coming to a Decision About Cochlear Implantation: Parents Making Choices for their Deaf ChildrenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods in a sequential approach to investigate the experiences of parents making decisions about cochlear implants for their deaf children. Quantitative findings from a survey instrument completed by 247 parents were extended and elaborated by qualitative findings from in-depth interviews with 27 of the survey respondents. Although parents used a variety of information sources when considering an implant, cochlear implant centers and doctors comprised their major source of information. Most parents found the decision-making process difficult and stressful, but a proportion ...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Hyde, M., Punch, R., Komesaroff, L. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Hearing Experience and Receptive Vocabulary Development in Deaf Children With Cochlear ImplantsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated receptive vocabulary delay in deaf children with cochlear implants. Participants were 23 children with profound hearing loss, ages 6–14 years, who received a cochlear implant between ages 1.4 and 6 years. Duration of cochlear implant use ranged from 3.7 to 11.8 years. Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Third Edition (PPVT-III) data were analyzed first by examining children’s errors for evidence of difficulty in specific lexical content areas, and second by calculating standard scores with reference to hearing age (HA) (i.e., chronological age [CA] – age at implantation) rather than C...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Fagan, M. K., Pisoni, D. B. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Reading Mechanisms in Orally Educated Deaf AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study was aimed at determining the reading mechanisms used by deaf adults who had completed secondary or higher education. Our main hypothesis was that they used a reading strategy consisting of identifying (some of) the key words of sentences and deriving an overall representation of their meaning. All the predictions derived from this hypothesis were supported by the results. In addition, an orthographic test showed that they possessed an orthographic lexicon richer than hearing group of the same reading level. This is in harmony with the key word strategy. Finally, most of the deaf participants (12 out of 14) reach...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Dominguez, A.-B., Alegria, J. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Reading Motivation, Reading Amount, and Text Comprehension in Deaf and Hearing AdultsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the variables of reading motivation, reading amount, and text comprehension in deaf and hearing adults. Research has shown that less than 50% of deaf students leave high school reading at or above a fourth-grade level (Allen, 1994). Our question is, how does this affect the levels of reading motivation and amount of reading in which deaf adults engage? Assessments of 30 hearing and 24 deaf adults showed that deaf participants reported significantly higher levels of reading motivation despite having been found to read at less than a sixth-grade level. No signi...
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Parault, S. J., Williams, H. M. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Assessment of Sign Language Development: The Case of Deaf Children in the NetherlandsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this article, we will describe the development of an assessment instrument for Sign Language of the Netherlands (SLN) for deaf children in bilingual education programs. The assessment instrument consists of nine computerized tests in which the receptive and expressive language skills of deaf children at different linguistic levels (phonology, vocabulary, morphosyntax, and narration) are assessed. We will describe how the instrument was developed and normed, and present some psychometric properties of the instrument. (Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Hermans, D., Knoors, H., Verhoeven, L. Tags: Empirical Articles Source Type: journals

Table of ContentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Standing Material Source Type: journals

SubscriptionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Standing Material Source Type: journals

EboardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education)
Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Standing Material Source Type: journals

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Source: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education - March 9, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Cover Source Type: journals

NAD Briefs Broadband and Cable Lawyers about H.R. 3101Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On March 2, 2010, Rosaline Crawford, director of the NAD Law and Advocacy Center presented information about the “Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009” (H.R. 3101) at the “Broadband and Cable Industry Law 2010” seminar sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI). PLI courses provide continuing legal education credit for practicing attorneys. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 8, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

NAD to Participate in National Broadband Plan EventsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
On March 9 and 10, the NAD will participate in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) events related to the National Broadband Plan. The NAD encourages consumers to register to attend these events in Washington, DC, or view the live streaming webcasts of these events. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 8, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

Too much of a good thing: Long-term treatment with salicylate strengthens outer hair cell function but impairs auditory neural activity.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Aspirin has been extensively used in clinical settings. Its side effects on auditory function, including hearing loss and tinnitus, are considered as temporary. A recent promising finding is that chronic treatment with high-dose salicylate (the active ingredient of aspirin) for several weeks enhances expression of the outer hair cell (OHC) motor protein (prestin), resulting in strengthened OHC electromotility and enhanced distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE). To follow up on these observations, we carried out two studies, one planned study of age-related hearing loss restoration and a second unrelated study...
Source: Hearing Research - March 6, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Chen GD, Kermany MH, D'Elia A, Ralli M, Tanaka C, Bielefeld EC, Ding D, Henderson D, Salvi R Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

NAD Announces CEO Application Period Has ClosedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: (This vlog is shown in captioned format; below is the official search committee announcement) The NAD CEO Search Committee (CSC) would like to announce the close of the CEO application period, which began in early January 2010. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 5, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: M.Draganac-Hawk Source Type: organizations

NAD Responds to "The Who" Super Bowl LyricsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Video: In 1969, the British rock group “The Who” recorded a two-record album titled “Tommy.” This album has a song entitled “Pinball Wizard.” The refrain to this song is: That deaf, dumb and blind kidSure plays a mean pinball! read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 5, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Bobbie Beth.Scoggins Source Type: organizations

NAD Commends Google Roll-Out of Automatic CaptionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) applauds Google’s decision to roll out auto-captioning for YouTube. All YouTube videos in English that have a clear audio track can be automatically captioned. In addition, Google has made turning on captions much easier by allowing YouTube account holders to set up closed captions to be “on” for all videos they view. Google also plans to provide the universal “CC” icon on the video player whenever possible.read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - March 5, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

Microvascular organization of the cat inferior colliculus.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brain neural activity depends critically on the blood supply to a given structure. The blood supply can differ within and between divisions, which may have functional significance. We analyzed the microvascular organization of the cat inferior colliculus (IC) to determine if the capillary distribution is homogenous throughout.The IC consists of the central nucleus (CN), the dorsal cortex (DC), and the lateral cortex (LC), each with different roles in auditory behavior and perception.Plastic-embedded tissue was studied from adult cats in 1 mum-thick semithin sections stained with toluidine blue; tissue was sampled from ...
Source: Hearing Research - March 3, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Song Y, Mellott JG, Winer JA Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals

Hearing Loss In Men Increased By Regular Analgesic UseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men, particularly in younger men, below age 60. Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the US, afflicting over 36 million people... (Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today)
Source: Hearing / Deafness News From Medical News Today - March 2, 2010 Category: Audiology Tags: Hearing / Deafness Source Type: news

NAD to Advocate for ASL at EHDI ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Representatives from the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) will attend the 9th annual Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Conference March 1-2, 2010 in Chicago, IL. NAD participation in this year’s EHDI Conference is a part of an ongoing effort to educate EHDI professionals on the importance of American Sign Language (ASL) in the language acquisition of deaf and hard of hearing babies. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - February 27, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

NAD Releases Memo on Accessible Drive-Through ServicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) released a memo for deaf and hard of hearing advocates to share with establishments that offer drive-through service. Advocates may use this memo when requesting accessible drive-through service. Drive-through windows are a service provided by restaurants, banks, pharmacies, and other businesses as a convenience to their customers. read more (Source: National Association of the Deaf)
Source: National Association of the Deaf - February 27, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: admin Source Type: organizations

Intelligibility of interrupted and interleaved speech for normal-hearing listeners and cochlear implantees.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Speech intelligibility is degraded in the presence of a competing talker for cochlear implantees, presumably because of impaired tracking and integration of speech segments glimpsed in the masker valleys. This hypothesis was tested by assessing the intelligibility of periodically-interrupted bisyllables produced by a male and female talker, for normal-hearing listeners and implantees. A 4-Hz square-wave modulator with random phase was used to interrupt bisyllables from each talker. Stimuli were either presented alone (Experiment I) or interleaved (Experiment II: the two talkers were alternated). In experiment I, the me...
Source: Hearing Research - February 27, 2010 Category: Audiology Authors: Gnansia D, Pressnitzer D, Péan V, Meyer B, Lorenzi C Tags: Hear Res Source Type: journals