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Hearing Loss Up 30 Percent in American Adolescents

(Aug. 17) -- Teens might be wise to listen up when parents ask them to turn down the volume. According to a new study, American adolescents are suffering significantly more hearing loss than they were 30 years ago, and one in five now have a problem. A team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital evaluated two...

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Education Amplified

We've all heard it -- or didn't hear it.

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Video Of Cooper, Adorable Boy Hearing Parent's Voice For The First Time, Goes Viral (VIDEO)

Although it was first posted in October of 2011, heartwarming footage of Cooper, a boy diagnosed as "profoundly deaf" hearing his parent's voice for the first time has resurfaced on the Internet -- sparking waves of happy tears web-wide.

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The Stigma Behind 'Deafness Denial' - And Why It's Not an Age Issue

Apparently us Brits are in the grip of 'deafness denial' as four million of us refuse to admit that we're losing our hearing, despite the symptoms being loud and clear.

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Meet The Merriam (And Webster) Of American Sign Language

When John Miller became a teacher for deaf and hard of hearing children he saw a void.

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Pardon? Why Brits Are In âDeafness Denial'

If you are forever being told to turn the TV down, regularly ask for a question to be repeated three times or more, or struggle to hear in a crowded room - chances are you're losing your hearing... but are yet to admit it.

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06/03/12 sad Source: AllDeaf.com So I am not sure if this is the correct place to post this but oh well.
06/03/12 Wooten: Americans put a premium on being loud Source: The Eagle Citizen People in the next apartment who are determined to be deaf someday, playing the bass so loud it rattles your teeth.
06/03/12 Y.O.U. students hear from federal inmates Source: Ville Platte Gazette - Ville Platte LA It is easy for young people to turn a deaf ear to their parents, teachers, ministers, counselors and others who are trying to help them learn to make wise decisions.
06/03/12 The 'time traveler' who is 'using a cell phone' in a... Source: The Week An Irish filmmaker claims to have found an anachronistic cell phone user in a classic 1928 silent film.
06/03/12 Charity urges Diamond Jubilee celebrations are... Source: Exeter Express & Echo - Exeter - Devon - UK "We encourage Diamond Jubilee party organisers in Tiverton to follow our basic deaf awareness tips to ensure friends and neighbours with hearing loss don't miss out on the weekend's royal celebrations."

Background on otology

Otology is a branch of biomedicine which studies normal and pathological anatomy and physiology of the ear (hearing and vestibular sensory systems and related structures and functions) as well as its diseases, diagnosis and treatment.

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