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February 2010 Why hearing with two ears is better than one
Frequently asked questions about bilateral cochlear implants Should I get two cochlear implants at the same time? Some bilateral cochlear implant recipients have both devices implanted during the same surgery. Other bilateral recipients receive their second device later during...
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New twilight lecture at The Ear Foundation
Ruminations of an Old Man - A Fifty Year Perspective on Clinical Practice, by David Luterman, D.Ed. Thursday 11 March 2010 @ 5.30pm - FREE The Ear Foundation has welcomed David Luterman back to present this lecture on 50 years...
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Janine Roebuck sings it loud!
Glamorous but never a diva, opera singer Janine Roebuck throws a few notes the way of Alice Lagnado in an interview for February's One in Seven magazine. She talks about forging a successful career as a singer despite being...
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EXCLUSIVE interview with Rebecca Dunne from forthcoming BBC drama, 'The Silence'
When will The Silence be hitting our screens? We are hoping that The Silence will be launched in May. If not, then in June on BBC. Which character do you play? I play one of the main girl's deaf...
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Hearing aids can improve your love life!
By Karen Finch FSHAA FRSA, Managing Director of The Hearing Care Centre (Suffolk) With Valentine's Day just past, and love in the air, I was very interested to read about a survey, which suggests that the use of hearing...
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New community at Deaf4Life
We were contacted by Deaf4Life this week about its free community which helps to 'bring the D/deaf community together'....
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Meet Ruby, the youngest baby to have the Nucleus 5 cochlear implant
Like any other baby, Ruby Hallows loves to hear her favourite songs 'The Wheels on the Bus' and 'Baa Baa Black Sheep.' However, it was only a couple of months ago that the one year-old heard these tunes for...
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DJ Judge Jules: Turn it down or risk going deaf
RNID researchers have discovered that more than one in five people listen to music at sound levels of 100 decibels or more – the equivalent of hearing a pneumatic drill ten feet away. DJ Judge Jules, 43, has paid...
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Looking for the charity management class of 2010
A unique professional development programme run by a consortium of leading charities is now recruiting graduates and high flyers to join in September 2010. Charity Works provides a dynamic one year mentoring and learning programme for up to 24...
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Wasabi smoke alarms in today's news
Chris Evans was talking about a smoke alarm which has been designed for deaf people, on his BBC Radio 2 show this morning. Instead of an ear-piercing wail, the device unleashes the chemical compound 'Allyl Isothiocyanate', which gives horseradish,...
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There's a buzz about National Tinnitus Week
Imagine wearing a pair of headphones that are playing the sound of a whistling kettle. Imagine wearing those headphones all day, and all night, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Horrific it might sound, but that’s what...
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Stephanie Beacham evicted from CBB in fifth place
Stephanie Beacham described her Celebrity Big Brother experience as blissful, when she was evicted in fifth place on Friday. The former 'Dynasty' actress, who has 80 percent hearing in her left ear and no hearing in her right, told...
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