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Help at hand for people with hearing problems - Altrincham Messenger 26th October 2009
"PATIENTS who are hard of hearing can now be given quick and easy treatment in the community, rather than having to go into hospital.
Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust has been selected to run a one-stop shop scheme which will allow audiology patients to save time, money and effort. "
Convertible car drivers 'risk serious damage to hearing', study warns - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"Actor Pierce Brosnan didn't know the risk he really ran as James Bond when driving the spy's convertible BMW ZR in GoldenEye.
He may have stayed ahead of the villains but at some cost to his hearing, claim experts."
Convertibles 'bad for the ears' - BBC Health News 6th October 2009
"Driving a convertible car can seriously damage your ears, experts have warned.
Cruising with the top down at speeds of 50-70mph (80-112km/h) exposes the ears to sound levels sometimes nearing those made by a pneumatic drill, they argue. "
Holly Loach overcomes deafness to play the piano - The Sunday Telegraph 20th September 2009
The ten-year-old granddaughter of Ken Loach has learned to play the piano thanks to a pair of groundbreaking implants that restored some of the hearing she lost after contracting meningitis as a baby.
Profoundly deaf grand-daughter of Ken Loach confounds medical world to reveal musical talent - Daily Mail 20th September 2009
A ten-year-old girl who was left profoundly deaf after suffering meningitis as a baby has defied the odds - to become a talented pianist.
Holly Loach, grand-daughter of film director Ken Loach, was left brain damaged after she was diagnosed with life-threatening pneumococcal meningitis as a 13-month-old toddler.
Deaf awareness training for Trafford NHS staff - Altrincham Messenger 8th September 2009
STAFF at Trafford Healthcare NHS Trust have taken part in deaf awareness training provided by Genie Networks, a charity that supports deaf people in the borough.
Don't ignore your ears popping - it may mean you're about to go deaf - Daily Mail 7th September 2009
Alan Knight was driving on a motorway when he heard a 'popping' in his left ear.
Suddenly, all the sound from his left side seemed muffled and faint. 'It was just like the pop you get in an aeroplane or when you're driving up and down steep hills,' says Alan, 48. 'But whereas then the "pop" makes everything clearer, on this occasion I could no longer hear anything from that side.
Girl, 9, learns 600 sign language so she can talk to her deaf mother - Daily Mail 26th August 2009
Learning another language is a skill that most adults struggle to master.
And when the words have to be signed rather than spoken it's doubly difficult.
But nine-year-old Tayla Reynolds has taken it in her stride and become one of the youngest people to learn the art of sign language.
Stem cell 'deafness cure' closer - BBC Health News 1st April 2009
Stem cells that could be used to restore hearing have been successfully created, scientists have said.
A Sheffield University team took stem cells from embryos and converted them into cells that behave like sensory hair cells in the human inner ear.
How 'hearing' dogs help deaf children get more out of life - Daily Mail 16th March 2009
Born deaf into a hearing family, seven-year-old Evie Crook spent much of her early life locked inside her own world.
‘It’s as though she was on the outside looking in,’ explains her mother Becky, 40. ‘However hard we tried to include Evie in family life, she was always battling with the frustration of feeling she was different.’
Warning over child ear infections - BBC Health News 22nd February 2009
The future health of thousands of UK children could be affected because their ear infections are not being treated properly, a charity says.
Deafness Research UK says that antibiotics are given routinely in many cases, but often do not work.
Seven-year-old is youngest person to have hearing dog - The Telegraph 16th February 2009
A seven-year-old girl has become the youngest person in Britain to use a hearing dog.
Call for over 55s hearing tests - BBC Health News 26th January 2009
The government is being urged to provide free hearing tests for everyone over 55 by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID).
The charity has commissioned research which, it says, shows the majority of the public supports the idea.
'My ears just went pop' - BBC Health News 25th January 2009
One minute the shouts of 100 excited children were ringing in her ears, the next all she could hear was a noise like rushing water.
The children were still shouting - but Yvonne Watts couldn't hear them.
The primary school head teacher, from Northamptonshire, was directing the end-of-year school play when she felt her ears went "pop".
MP3 players damaging hearing, warn doctors - The Telegraph 21st January 2009
MP3 players are leading to more and more hearing problems in young people, with damage to the inner ear now registered in one in five 16 to 20-year-olds, German doctors have warned.
Letters: Gig-goers need to listen up about the risk of hearing loss - The Guardian 10th January 2009
Mark Barnes's article (Come on, feel the noise, 9 January, Film & Music) will strike a chord with anyone who has ever left a music gig with a ringing sensation in their ears or dull hearing. This is the first sign of hearing damage, though few of us recognise it as such. RNID's Don't Lose the Music campaign aims to change this. Four million young people in the UK are at risk of hearing damage from amplified music. Many don't know that the very thing they love could be harming them.
Golfers' hearing at risk from 'sonic boom' created by new clubs, doctors claim - The Sunday Telegraph 4th January 2009
Golfers face going deaf from the "sonic boom" created when their clubs strike the ball, doctors have warned.
Light-wave implant hope for deaf - BBC Health News 22nd November 2008
An implant which works by firing infrared light into the inner ear is being investigated by US researchers.
Nerves in the ear can be stimulated by light as well as sound and the team from Northwestern University, Illinois, is aiming to harness this.
I was struck deaf in an instant - but a quick diagnosis might have saved my hearing - Daily Mail 1st November 2008
In the world of crime novels, the annual Audible Sounds of Crime awards are a pretty big deal and I was thrilled to be shortlisted for my fifth novel in my bestselling Nic Costa series.
But I turned down the invitation to attend. Much as I would have loved to get together with other crime writers and readers, since losing my hearing suddenly four years ago I find crowded places too much to handle.
Although I'm deaf in only my left ear, when there is noise all around I'm unable to distinguish sounds and can't hear anything.
Battle deafness raises fear of a shortage on the front line - The Times 31st October 2008
The increase in the number of British troops suffering from hearing disabilities after combat in Iraq and Afghanistan could leave regiments struggling to fulfil their commitments, it was claimed yesterday.
Liam Fox, the Shadow Defence Secretary, said that the growing problem could have a “big impact on the number of soldiers available for deployment” and needed to be investigated fully.
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