June 2008

Disabled models to compete in reality TV show

Some of Britain's most beautiful disabled women are to be given the chance to become a top model in a ground-breaking BBC television series. Britain's Missing Top Model, which starts tomorrow (Tuesday), hopes to challenge the boundaries that appear to... continue reading

June 30, 2008 at 8:31 PM | | Comments (1)

The 14-month-old girl who can hear for the first time

A baby girl who was born deaf can now hear after becoming one of the youngest people in Britain to have a cochlear implant. Ava Pearson, 14 months old, can listen to bedtime stories and jiggle about to music thanks... continue reading

June 25, 2008 at 8:35 PM | | Comments (0)

Living with cochlear implants, by Elaine Webster

I was born in 1969 with significant hearing loss as a result of maternal rubella. Although I had no useful hearing in my right ear, I had some hearing in my left ear and benefited for many years from... continue reading

June 18, 2008 at 12:08 AM | | Comments (0)

One-day seminar at The Ear Foundation – what do we know about implantation?

A one-day focused seminar will run at the National College for School Leadership, on 27 June in Nottingham. Following the introduction of Newborn Hearing Screening worldwide, implantation in the first year of life is now accepted management of profoundly... continue reading

June 17, 2008 at 7:39 PM | | Comments (0)

Baby monitors for deaf people

The sound of a baby crying is definitely one of the most precious things in life that some parents take for granted. The case is different though with a deaf mother or father. Not being able to hear your... continue reading

June 16, 2008 at 8:08 PM | | Comments (0)

Sound Advice

Sound Advice is the new service from the Ear Foundation for adults and children with Cochlear Implants. In collaboration with The Link Centre, Cochlear and Advanced Bionics, the Foundation aims to help users get the most from their implant... continue reading

June 12, 2008 at 11:11 PM | | Comments (0)

Children's cochlear implant books

There has been a surge in the publishing industry when it comes to children's books that talk about cochlear implants. ‘Abby gets a cochlear implant’, written by Maureen Cassidy Riski, illustrates the process of how Abby gets a cochlear... continue reading

June 10, 2008 at 5:37 PM | | Comments (2)

The Barker family story

Joshua, 8 and Dominic, 5 are two lively, fun-loving little boys with a real love of life. They are also both profoundly deaf. Mum Amanda tells her story: When Josh was born, we had no reason to believe that there... continue reading

June 7, 2008 at 12:09 AM | | Comments (0)

Ménière's and music: the sound of silence

Doctors have told Lindsey Dryden that she may go deaf at any moment, but she's learnt that need not mean giving up her passion for music. In the Independent this week, Lindsey told her story. She explains: People who don't... continue reading

June 6, 2008 at 10:34 PM | | Comments (0)

The bands played on ... and slowly I went deaf

Years of playing and listening to loud music left Denis Campbell in need of a hearing aid. Now, the sports reporter and former rock star says his generation must face up to the damage caused by noise. The audiologist didn't... continue reading

June 2, 2008 at 4:36 PM | | Comments (0)