Mojo Mathers

First Member of Parliament with Deafness Mojo Mathers (born 23 November 1966) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She became known through her involvement with the Malvern Hills Protection Society and helped prevent the Central Plains Water Trust’s proposal Continue reading Mojo Mathers

Teen with hearing impairment lands spot on dance team

Brooklyn teen with hearing impairment, lands spot on Nets dance team Ever hear about the deaf kid who became a professional dancer? Neither did Vako Gvelesiani, 13, of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, before his dream came true. Vako has been dancing since Continue reading Teen with hearing impairment lands spot on dance team

2nd cochlear implant for Mr Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh’s ‘Miraculous’ Hearing Surgery Rush Limbaugh calls it “miraculous.” And hearing experts say the cutting-edge cochlear implant the radio superstar received in his right ear recently will likely boost his on-air capabilities. “The prognosis for Mr. Limbaugh is quite Continue reading 2nd cochlear implant for Mr Limbaugh

Visually Guided Hearing Aid

The VGHA can approximate or even surpass the normal human ear’s ability to choose what to tune into and what to ignore. It does this by making two preexisting technologies—an eye-tracker and an acoustic beam–forming microphone array—work together to counter Continue reading Visually Guided Hearing Aid

International Ear Care Day 2014

Ear Care can Avoid Hearing Loss WHO estimates that there are 360 million persons in the world with disabling hearing loss (5.3% of the world’s population). At least half of all cases of hearing loss are avoidable through primary prevention, Continue reading International Ear Care Day 2014

SIEMENS Sirion & Orion

Intruducing Orion and Sirion Hearing Aids by SIEMENS Jensen Hearing is happy to introduce the Orion™ and Sirion™ family of hearing instruments: Siemens’ flexible, sturdy range of advanced BTE and ITE hearing instruments for virtually every ear and all degrees of Continue reading SIEMENS Sirion & Orion

The Most Beautiful Sound in the World

Our hearing helps us make sense of the world of noise and sound around us. While we oogle at the beautiful sights, we seldom think about what we hear. Beautifulnow and The Sound Agency have teamed up and made the Continue reading The Most Beautiful Sound in the World

Audiology Conferences and Workshops 2014

Audiology Conferences and Workshops 2014 Please contact us if you like your audiology conference/workshop to be listed on our site. Listing is free. AudiologyNOW! 2014 March 26-29, 2014 Orlando, Fl. AudiologyNOW! 2014 XXXII World Congress of Audiology May 3-7, 2014 Continue reading Audiology Conferences and Workshops 2014

PHONAK custom made – changing filters

Custom made hearing aids are built to fit the ear canal. Sometimes wax can get into the hearing aid and damage the speaker unit. As such hearing aids are built with filters to prevent such problems. PHONAK custom made hearing Continue reading PHONAK custom made – changing filters