the DeafBlog: July 2011 Archives

Strum along to the craziest festival event this summer

Forget Will and Kate's wedding... on Sunday 31 July at WOMAD festival, the charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) will be attempting to break the world record for the greatest number of people playing air guitar at the... continue reading

July 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

My hearing challenges

By Lynne Geddis It was not until I was five years old that my family became aware that I had a slight hearing problem. My GP put this down to a bad case of measles and I got on... continue reading

July 27, 2011 at 4:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

Passive smoking ‘can make teenagers deaf’

Teenagers could suffer hearing loss because of passive smoking, according to new research. Inhaling other people’s tobacco smoke almost doubled the risk of impaired hearing among adolescents, it was claimed. The levels of damage were mild but could be... continue reading

July 26, 2011 at 10:36 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Cochlear™ Volunteer Advocates – a network of support

By Kate King, Advocacy Manager Most of our Nucleus™ cochlear implant recipients and Baha® System users start their journey by reaching out to someone who has had a similar experience with hearing loss. It’s often a great benefit to... continue reading

July 26, 2011 at 8:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Sara Cox offends deaf people with Twitter comments about subtitles

Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox has outraged deaf people this week, after tweeting that subtitles on a film were “daft”.... continue reading

July 21, 2011 at 4:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Computer toolkit will help cochlear implant recipients get the most out of music

Deaf people who have received a cochlear implant, may soon be able to enjoy music better, with a toolkit being developed at Southampton University. Music professor David Nicholls and Dr Rachel van Besouw from the University's Institute of Sound... continue reading

July 19, 2011 at 10:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Cyrus helped deaf children in Haiti

Teen star Miley Cyrus was humbled during a charity trip to Haiti after visiting children suffering from hearing disabilities. The singer/actress travelled to the city of Port-Au-Prince earlier this year, with her mother, Tish, to see the relief efforts... continue reading

July 14, 2011 at 5:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Jane Lynch is deaf in one ear

Jane Lynch has revealed that she is actually deaf in one ear. The 50-year-old Glee star said that she first realised when she was playing with her brother as a seven year-old. She told the National Enquirer, "My brother...

July 12, 2011 at 11:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Yorkshire's Sensory Star Awards - last chance to vote!

Ten inspirational children with hearing and/or sight loss, have been shortlisted for an award at Yorkshire’s Sensory Star Awards 2011, to celebrate their remarkable success and accomplishments to date, despite their disability. The winner will be chosen through public vote,...

July 8, 2011 at 8:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Spelling challenge launched in aid of deaf children

School children are being urged to take part in a special challenge to improve their spelling and learn about sign language.... continue reading

July 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mayor of Rushcliffe presents cheque to The Ear Foundation

As Cllr Mrs Marie Males comes to the end of her term of office, she presented a cheque for £10,000.00 to The Ear Foundation, which has been her chosen ‘Charity of the Year’ during her year in office as... continue reading

July 4, 2011 at 6:42 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)