Zia Dredge, 9, has a clear message for Hearing Awareness Week: Deafness doesn't have to hold you back
4 years ago

Zia Dredge, 9, has a clear message for Hearing Awareness Week: Deafness doesn't have to hold you back

ABC  

Zia Dredge was three weeks old when she was diagnosed with severe hearing loss, a shock that sent her parents into a tailspin of worry and concern about their child's future. Key points: Nine-year-old Zia Dredge says there's no reason for kids "to get down" about hearing loss New research shows 94 per cent of Australians are unaware children born deaf can learn to hear, listen and speak About 60,000 babies have their hearing screened under the Queensland Healthy Hearing Program Go direct to the source Photo shows Words sit atop a black background reading: "Get Australia's #1 news app". "Children that are going through our program have got clear, natural spoken language and I would challenge people that didn't know they have a hearing loss to pick it up." Ms Dredge said there were no signs in her pregnancy and no family history of hearing loss, but Zia's hearing loss was identified in the Healthy Hearing screening for all newborn babies in Queensland. "Hearing loss in young children can directly impact their development if left untreated," the spokesperson said.

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This World Hearing Day, experts stress the need for equitable hearing care
2 weeks, 3 days ago

This World Hearing Day, experts stress the need for equitable hearing care

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization estimates that by 2050, nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide may experience hearing loss, with over 700 million needing rehabilitation. Identifying the problem in children A survey conducted by the Madras ENT Research Foundation among schoolchildren in Chennai a few years ago, revealed that 5% of students had undiagnosed hearing loss, says Dr. Kameswaran. “Without timely treatment, …

Groundbreaking 'cure' for deafness could be on the way after two children born with impaired hearing listen to music for first time thanks to gene therapy
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Groundbreaking 'cure' for deafness could be on the way after two children born with impaired hearing listen to music for first time thanks to gene therapy

Daily Mail  

Two children who were born deaf can now listen and dance to music after undergoing ground-breaking gene therapy. Dr Yilai Shu from Eye & ENT Hospital of Fudan University examining a young patient The DFNB9 strain of deafness is caused by a failure to produce a protein known as otoferlin But two showed more advanced improvements and were even able …

Hearing loss: Newborn screening gets expanded
11 months, 1 week ago

Hearing loss: Newborn screening gets expanded

The Hindu  

As late identification of hearing problems among the newborns can result in permanent hearing loss, newborn screening has been given a priority. Children born with hearing loss will not develop speech since they don’t hear it and therefore early interventions are a must, experts at AIISH said. AIISH has developed a dedicated newborn screening system through which infants are screened …

Breakthrough gene therapy treatment restores hearing in children born deaf
1 year, 1 month ago

Breakthrough gene therapy treatment restores hearing in children born deaf

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A breakthrough gene therapy treatment in China has restored hearing in …

Wearing hearing aids can slash risk of an early grave by a QUARTER, study suggests
1 year, 2 months ago

Wearing hearing aids can slash risk of an early grave by a QUARTER, study suggests

Daily Mail  

Hearing aids may help the hard of hearing live for longer, a study suggests. US researchers found that people with hearing loss were 24 per cent less likely to die early if they regularly wore the device, compared to those who never wore it. Dr Janet Choi, lead author and an ear, nose and throat surgeon at the University of …

Some children born deaf in China finally able to hear after gene therapy, report says
1 year, 4 months ago

Some children born deaf in China finally able to hear after gene therapy, report says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese scientists have claimed some children in the country who were …

New hope for reversing hearing loss as cell therapy nears first trial
1 year, 6 months ago

New hope for reversing hearing loss as cell therapy nears first trial

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cell therapy to improve hearing could transform the lives of …

Hearing loss: Causes, impact on adults and children, treatments suggested by expert
1 year, 10 months ago

Hearing loss: Causes, impact on adults and children, treatments suggested by expert

Hindustan Times  

We are all plugged in all the time, pushing our senses to the limit, in an effort to survive in a demanding, stressful and ever-changing world as perhaps the most important of our sensory capabilities - listening helps orient us to the environment and serves as a means of communication between individuals. Hearing loss: Causes, impact on adults and children, …

Aarogyasri, CMRF, Manipal Hospital enable 70 deaf kids hear
2 years ago

Aarogyasri, CMRF, Manipal Hospital enable 70 deaf kids hear

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister's Relief Fund and Dr YSR Aarogyasri Health Scheme have enabled over 70 children between two to three years old to receive cochlear implants, thereby giving them the ability to hear. Speaking on the eve of International Cochlear Implant Day being observed on February 25, Saturday, Cochlear Implant Surgeon Dr V. Venkata Krishna Sandeep said Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada, …

Loose Women: Kaye Adams told she may need hearing aid or cochlear implant following deafness fears
3 years, 5 months ago

Loose Women: Kaye Adams told she may need hearing aid or cochlear implant following deafness fears

Daily Mail  

Loose Women's Kay Adams, 56, revealed that she has been told her hearing is ‘borderline hearing aid’ in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday. Shock: Loose Women panellist Kay Adams, 56, revealed that she has been told her hearing is ‘borderline hearing aid’ in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday Kaye told that she and fellow Loose Women panellist Nadia …

Experts call for better care of hearing impairment
6 years ago

Experts call for better care of hearing impairment

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2019-03-07 Children learn about earcare in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on March 3, 2017. BEIJING -- Chinese experts have called for improved awareness of hearing impairment and increasing the use of hearing aids as the country has about 100 million people with hearing disabilities. Long Mo, deputy director of the China Rehabilitation Research Center for Hearing and …

Sonova gives hard of hearing a life without limitation
6 years, 4 months ago

Sonova gives hard of hearing a life without limitation

China Daily  

A man cycles in front of the headquarters of Swiss hearing aid maker Sonova in the town of Staefa, Southeast of Zurich, on March 30, 2011. Sonova, as the world's leading innovative hearing solutions provider, has developed well in China and is making the most of the great opportunities to serve more and more people with hearing loss in the …

World Hearing Day: 900 million people may suffer from hearing loss by 2050, says WHO
7 years ago

World Hearing Day: 900 million people may suffer from hearing loss by 2050, says WHO

India Today  

According to new estimates released by the World Health Organization, a staggering 900 million people will suffer hearing loss by 2050. WHO said it in a report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Lagos. Following are some reasons for the increase in problems related to hearing: The growing age population Persistence of risks …

Listening to India’s hearing impaired
7 years, 3 months ago

Listening to India’s hearing impaired

Al Jazeera  

New technology has helped to lift the burden for those struggling with hearing loss, but more is needed, experts say. New Delhi – Nearly two decades ago, when Shruti Gupta was diagnosed with congenital hearing loss at the age of one, her life took a dramatic turn. “After going through the agony of hearing loss myself, I decided that there …

World Deaf Day: Listen to symptoms very early
8 years, 5 months ago

World Deaf Day: Listen to symptoms very early

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: It is considered the second most common cause of disability after locomotor disability. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening has been introduced as a medical procedure for early detection of congenital hearing loss. Dr. Abraham Paul, leading paediatrician and convenor of newborn hearing screening programme of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, while stressing on the importance of newborn hearing screening says, “In …

One million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Natarajan
11 years, 3 months ago

One million deaf children in India awaiting medical aid: Natarajan

Firstpost  

The minister was speaking after inaugurating the 9th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants and Related Sciences in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: Noting that about one million deaf children in the country are in need of modern medical treatment like cochlear implantation, Union Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said a holistic effort by government, medical fraternity and others would help in propagating …

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