23 March 2010, 1:48 pm
Most people understand the importance of sign language to the deaf community.
Without sign language deaf people would have to resort to writing down everything they wanted to communicate and attempt to read lips. Yes, sign language is extremely important to the deaf community, but what about the rest of us? What can learning sign language [...]
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23 March 2010, 1:48 pm
For one or two years researchers have fought to come up with a definite reason for an ear condition that leaves its sufferers experiencing a continuous high piercing noise coming from their ear.
Initial solutions targeted more on procedures and a mixture of different meds that brought with them tinnitus treatment risks.
As a definite cause wasn’t [...]
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23 March 2010, 10:59 am
The North American Tinnitus organisation guesstimates that over 50,000,000 Americans experience tinnitus while only 12,000,000 have a serious enough condition to seek medical attention. Sadly , the ATA also guesses that roughly 2 million patients are so severely affected that they are unable to function on a daily basis.
If you are a tinnitus sufferer, you [...]
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1 March 2010, 11:59 pm
Following years of laboratory testing there is now evidence that the damage that loud noise causes to our hearing can be reduced by taking a pill.
Human trials of the pill have now begun. It is predicted that a person will show an improvement in hearing test results after taking a drink with the substance dissolved [...]
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1 March 2010, 11:37 pm
The sounds we are exposed to in today’s modern world are getting louder as we pump up the volume on our entertainment in the cinemas, at music concerts and on out home systems; not forgetting the increase in the noise from the cars and lorries on our roads and the constant din from industrial machinery [...]
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1 March 2010, 11:35 pm
While hearing problems are usually assumed to be exclusive to older people, this perception is not completely accurate. In reality, it may be present at birth, which will have direct implications on a child’s development if it is not diagnosed and dealt with right away. These hearing troubles can be short term or long term, [...]
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1 March 2010, 11:28 pm
If you are having difficulties with your hearing, it is important to seek medical attention or you could be left with permanent hearing loss. It’s important that you contact a doctor immediately so that you can get the proper medical attention as soon as possible. The cause of your problem can often be determined by [...]
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