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March 2006 Parrot saves deaf owner from fire
A parrot has saved the life of his owner from fire by mimicking the sound of the smoke alarm and running up and down his legs. Peter Taylor, from Mirfield in Yorkshire, had taken out his hearing aids and was...
Phil Collins is latest rock star to lose hearing
According to media reports, 55-year-old singer Phil Collins is gradually losing his hearing and becoming increasingly lonely in his beautiful Swiss home near Geneva. The problems are said to have begun in 2000 when Collins first became aware of a...
Noise at work regulations fall on deaf ears
Despite the 6 April 2006 dateline when the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 come into effect, evidence suggests that only a handful of firms are preparing adequately for them. Following on from the EU Physical Agents (Noise) Directive,...
NHS Screening Programme to cut age of diagnosis
The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is celebrating today after the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme was put in place last week across England. Around three babies are born deaf every day in England, but the NHS Screening Programme can...
Who frontman deafened by rock
Roger Daltrey, former frontman of The Who has revealed that a lifetime of high-decibel rock has left him virtually deaf. The 62-year-old says his hearing is now so frail that he only plays mellow music, mostly classical, at home. "I...
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Deaf football player has his say
15-year-old James plays for a deaf football team and has written a special report for CBBC about training without words. James trains at the deaf coaching centre in Birmingham and is keen to show hearing players that being deaf doesn't...
Hearing tests now in place for all babies
All babies born in the UK from today will be tested for deafness and hearing problems soon after birth. More than 1,600 babies are expected to be screened each day as part of the NHS newborn hearing screening programme. The...
Is your iPod making you deaf?
US health experts have urged further research into possible links between personal music players and potentially irreversible hearing loss. The National Institutes of Health said new studies were needed into the effects of in-ear headphones used in music players like...
Deaf character returns to Eastenders
Ben Mitchell, the nine-year-old son of Phil Mitchell, has returned to Eastenders. After catching meningitis early on in life, he narrowly avoided death and was left partially deaf in one ear. Charlie Jones, the hearing actor who plays Ben said:...
500th cochlear implant celebrated in Nottingham
On Saturday 11th March a double celebration was held at Nottingham Castle, to mark a landmark achievement in the number of cochlear implant operations carried out at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC). The start of the party was marked by the...
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Junior doctors learn sign language
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland are being trained in sign language so they can communicate with their deaf patients. A specialist course, which also includes training in deaf awareness, is being offered during medical training at Queen's University in Belfast....
Devon school welcomes deaf pupil
All 48 children and staff at Lamerton Church of England Primary School near Tavistock, Devon, have learned sign language in order to help their new deaf pupil, 4-year-old Olivia Dillon. Olivia has a cochlear implant which gives her partial hearing...
Why is a deaf musician surprising?
Grammy-winning percussionist Evelyn Glennie argues that overcoming the common assumption that the hearing-impaired can't become professional musicians actually constitutes more of a challenge than her own personal goal of becoming a top musician. Glennie has recently been visiting Japan to...
Getting on his bike to help deaf charity
Andrew Breen, a history student at Greenwich University, is preparing to ditch his books and cycle 280 miles across Cambodia with his deaf friend Carl Morris, 29. The 21-year-old has pledged to raise more than £2,900 for the National Deaf...
Warning over hearing regulations
Firms have been warned that they could face a barrage of compensation claims from staff if they fail to heed moves to protect workers' hearing. Tight regulations will come into force next month aimed at reducing workplace noise and protecting...
Welsh youngsters encouraged to befriend their deaf peers
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has been given a £7,000 Millennium Volunteers grant towards its Peer Befrienders project, which trains young people to provide counselling and befriending for children with hearing difficulties. The RNID is one of...
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Exploring Deaf issues in 'Milan'
An event exploring how Deaf issues are expressed in Nick Sturley's fantasy epic novel 'Milan' will be held in Chelmsford on 18th March. The novel is based on the infamous Milan 1880 conference, that effectively outlawed sign language teaching. The...
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