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March 2010 Marlee Matlin launches reality series on YouTube
Marlee Matlin had an idea for a reality show that she hoped would bring some insight into the lives and struggles of deaf people and how they cope. But while reality TV has brought us wife swappers, party girls,...
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RNID launches iPhone app to check the state of the nation's hearing
A new innovative iPhone application that allows people to check their hearing anywhere in the world has been launched today by RNID. The app is the latest version of RNID's popular Hearing Check that has seen over half a...
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Robert Pattinson’s hearing worries
Robert Pattinson is surrounded by thousands of screaming fans wherever he goes, but he's revealed that it doesn’t bother him as he is ‘almost completely deaf’. At the London premiere of his latest movie Remember Me, the noise from...
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Bionic eye to get long-term trial in Oxford
Scientists at Oxford University have announced the first long-term trial of a new eye implant - as major a breakthrough as cochlear implants were for deaf people....
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Complete your hearing experience with Cochlear Hybrid
Your struggle with high frequency hearing loss may soon be over! Hybrid, the exciting and innovative new solution from Cochlear is designed to restore the full richness and clarity of sound, in a totally new dimension. It does this...
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Hearing Dog of the Month!
Five year-old mongrel Beth was named by her sponsors after their mother, who was known as Beth to her closest friends and family and had a hearing dog of her own. Carolyn Jones says she sponsored Beth as “a...
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Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants
Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints....
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New research shows that hearing aids could help tinnitus sufferers
New research which shows that hearing aids could help thousands of people across the country who suffer from the debilitating condition, tinnitus, has been welcomed today by Suffolk’s leading hearing care specialist. According to the national charity Deafness Research...
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My Miss Universe experience
I am Siobhan Brindley-Lewis, 24, from Birmingham. I am the first deaf person to enter the Miss Universe Great Britain competition. The competition was held last year on the 3rd May 2009 in Birmingham. I didn’t win the title...
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Elle’s nursery and school journey
By Sharon Hathway, mother of Elle, who was born profoundly deaf in 2001. Part 1 Although Elle and I had a bond from birth, I knew something was different just by the way she cried when we were on...
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Nucleus 5 CI transforms Peter's life
Hearing birds chirping, rain falling on a roof or even your children playing with the dog is an everyday experience for a lot of people. But for Peter Gunness, hearing these things for the first time has been like...
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Famous Helen Keller quotes to celebrate Deaf History Month
March 13 to April 15 is Deaf History Month. Some of the world's most famous quotes belong to a remarkable women who is honoured during this time of year. Hellen Keller, while never hearing the famous quotes she shared...
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Deaf children with cochlear implants report the same quality of life as hearing kids
Profoundly deaf children with cochlear implants rate their quality of life equal to their normal-hearing peers, according to new research by auditory specialists from UT Southwestern Medical Center. In addition, the earlier a child is implanted with a cochlear device...
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SIGNstific comes to the Science Museum
Exciting new programme SIGNstific is coming to the Science Museum in London! This will comprise of a range of shows, workshops and storytelling led by Deaf presenters, and DeafBlog readers are invited to be special guests at their debut...
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Deaf and Blind Youth Service Launched in Leeds
Leading deaf and blind charity coHearentVision has launched its new contemporary Youth Service for children and young people in Yorkshire. Based in Leeds, the coHearentVision Youth Service will provide a one-stop-shop where sensory loss children and young people can...
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Sabina Iqbal wins Tesco magazine Mum of the Year Award
For the fifth year, UK mums have been honoured at the Tesco magazine Mum of the Year awards. The awards recognise the achievements of exceptional mums whose love, dedication, bravery or kindness has touched the lives of the people...
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Glue ear special
What is glue ear? Glue ear is a condition where the middle ear fills with glue-like fluid instead of air. With fluid blocking the middle ear, it becomes difficult for sound to pass through to the inner ear and...
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Painkillers increase risk of going deaf
Regularly popping painkillers such as paracetamol can significantly increase the danger of going deaf, new research has revealed. Users of the three mainstream painkillers widely available over the counter from pharmacists – paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen – are all...
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