A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Are Not Catching on With U.S. Consumers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- It has now been possible to buy a hearing aid over them counter (OTC) for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so. More education is needed about just who these OTC hearing aids can help, according to the American... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Year After Launch, OTC Hearing Aids Aren't Catching On With U.S. Consumers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 -- It ' s now been possible to buy a hearing aid over-the-counter for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so.
More education is needed about just who these over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids can help, according to the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bad Bunny Addresses Grammys Captioning Controversy, Album of the Year Loss: “I Sing for Those Who Want to Listen to Me”
Bad Bunny admits that he initially saw the Grammys live captioning controversy involving his performance as “normal” before questioning “why don’t they have someone” who could caption his song in Spanish. The award-winning Puerto Rican rapper, singer and songwriter who has regularly broken…#badbunny #grammys #spanish #puertorican #vanityfair #elapagón #recordingacademys #nonenglish #paramount #deaf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Audiologist warns hearing loss could be a sign of incurable condition
Untreated hearing loss has been linked with depression and dementia. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Americans Who Are Deaf Can Now Use 988 Suicide Helpline
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 -- The U.S. government ' s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people. The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Americans Who Are Deaf Can Now Use 988 Suicide Helpline
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023– The U.S. government’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people.
The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 11, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Kim Kardashian's'Tone Deaf' Message Slammed After Steve Harwell Death
Kim Kardashian has been slammed by a number of Instagram users who have taken issue with her latest choice of caption following the death of Steve Harwell. While reality TV star and entrepreneur Kardashian did not make any direct reference to Harwell in her most recent Instagram upload, a number…#kimkardashian #steveharwell #kardashian #harwell #smashmouth #roberthayes #allstar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Werner hit with more than $36 million jury award in its failure to hire deaf driver applicant
Werner Enterprises has been ordered to pay more than $36 million to a man who said his application to drive for the truckload carrier was rejected because he was deaf. The jury verdict was handed down Friday in Federal District Court for Nebraska in a lawsuit brought against truckload carrier…#wernerenterprises #federaldistrictcourt #nebraska #omaha #eeoc #victorrobinson #roadmaster #driversmanagement #gragar #gragarm (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deaf driver wins $36 million judgment against Omaha trucking company
LINCOLN — A federal jury has rendered a $36 million judgment for a man who was deaf and was turned down for a truck-driving job by Omaha-based Werner Enterprises, despite graduating from a company-owned driving school. For such discrimination cases, however, punitive and compensatory damages are…#lincoln #omaha #wernerenterprises #victorrobinson #eeoc #charlotteburrows #daviddavis #stlouis #jillsamuelson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Deaf Children'Equal, Healthy and Whole,' Pediatricians' Group Affirms
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 -- It ' s time for everyone to change the words we use when we talk about kids who are deaf or hard of hearing.
This is one of the main messages from newly updated guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics on hearing... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Audiological diagnosis in a case of retrocochlear pathology post traumatic brain injury: a case report - Nagapoornima M, Nayak SM, Manalel LG, Rebeiro NJ, Ross A.
This case report is a follow up of a patient with traumatic brain injury (TBI) post road traffic accident; hearing loss, speech understanding difficulty and tinnitus being the main complaints. CT scan showed brainstem contusion. The diagnosis of retro-coch... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: TBI Source Type: news
AAP's Hearing Test Clinical Update Is the First Since 2009 AAP's Hearing Test Clinical Update Is the First Since 2009
The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its recommendations on risk assessment, terminology, and other care components for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Neurology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Birkenstock ’s IPO Makeover: How a PE Firm and a Rich Investor Made Sandals Hip
It may strike you that delving into Birkenstock with the stock market in turmoil is a tone-deaf, last-gasp-of-summer frivolity. Yet the circumstances of this maker of Teutonic-hippie-cum-hipster sandals are emblematic of what concerns not only culture vultures but also hard-core investors right now.#birkenstock #teutonic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multiple failures in Scotland's audiology services, report finds
A Scotland-wide review has made more than 50 recommendations to improve services. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hard-of-hearing Prefer a Different Sound When It Comes to Music
Contemporary music can pose challenges for individuals with hearing impairments, but adjustments in sound mixing could potentially create a positive impact (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - August 22, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Deaf Communication Source Type: news
