EU to set volume limits on MP3 players

Now hear this, if you still can: The European Union said Monday it wants makers of popular digital music players to recommend users turn the volume down to preserve their hearing.

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Opry in Tenn. offers captions for hearing impaired

The Grand Ole Opry remains steeped in a tradition of sound, but the 83-year-old country music program will offer captions for the hearing impaired for the first time Saturday.

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Hard to hear at holiday parties? Blame your brain

It's almost New Year's Eve, a time for plunging into boisterous crowds bathed in loud music. And for some of us, that means turning to an old friend and hearing things like this: "Did you know (BOOM-da-da-BOOM) went over (Bob! You look wonder-) so she said (clink-clink) and then I (Here, have another one) what would you do?" Huh? Too noisy to hear! But wait — how come these younger people understood what she said? What's wrong with your ears? Actually, part of the problem may be your brain.

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EU tells music lovers to turn down MP3 players

The European Union told music lovers Monday to turn down the volume of MP3 players, saying they risk permanent hearing loss from listening too long at maximum levels.

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AP IMPACT: US Troops Losing Hearing

Soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home in epidemic numbers with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their ears, prompting the military to redouble its efforts to protect the troops from noise.

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A great infographic showing information related to the top 10 occupations or jobs that run a high risk of hearing loss.

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A researcher has discovered that degenerated microRNAs in the 'hair' cells of our ears are a major cause of deafness, holding out the promise of a potential new cure.

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In late-April, 2007, I was scheduled to meet with the surgeon and to set an appointment for the surgery.

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In college, we didn't have much meeting time, but in the pros, we have so much meeting time. I think coaches really noticed it my first year.

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How to Make Hearing-Impaired Relatives Comfortable at Holiday Gatherings

Large social groups can be intimidating to relatives and guests who are hearing-impaired, so try to apply a bit of sensitive accommodation to make their visit a pleasure instead of an exercise in frustration.

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BRUSSELS — Noise from personal music players is a routine annoyance for travelers on buses, trains and planes.

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Maybe this is not hard news, but it is still news to a lot of people that there are more and more options when it comes to protecting your irreparable hearing.

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A finding that 55 million Americans have hearing loss in in high-frequencies should set off alarms. Many sounds in human speech fall in the high frequencies so this kind of hearing loss will affect how well one carries on conversation or copes with other situations.

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Sudden hearing loss could be a warning sign of increased stroke risk, Taiwanese research suggests. People hospitalised for sudden hearing loss had more strokes in the following five years than otherwise healthy appendicitis patients.

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It was a kiss from a child. She is her mother's joy. It was an expression of unconditional love.

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This is disturbing when a case goes to federal court and the court upholds firing a man from his security job because he wears a hearing aid. This is ridiculous! And it is discrimination, plain and simple.

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The Walk4Hearing is a nationally coordinated effort sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America.

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Originally enacted in 2000, the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Act provides funding for early hearing detection and intervention programs nationwide. The U.S. Congress is currently considering reauthorization of this landmark legislation.

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Soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home in epidemic numbers with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their ears, prompting the military to redouble its efforts to protect the troops from noise.

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The charity concedes that most young people are reluctant to wear earplugs because of their "medicinal" appearance and because they think they will block out the music. The plugs are worn by just 3% of young people on nights out.

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The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) announced today that Panasonic, Uniden, Thomson, and V-Tech will have 100% of their new cordless telephones comply with the TIA-1083 interference standard.

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As the numbers of cochlear implant recipients increases, professionals often do not have the benefit of trained personnel to accommodate an expanding caseload. The Cochlear Implant Fellowship Program is designed to facilitate the training of professionals in the field of cochle …

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RIT professor at National Technical Institute for the Deaf receives grant to develop interactive software to aid deaf and hard of hearing students in improving English grammar and vocabulary. Software will be geared toward middle school, high school and college students.

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Purdue researcher receives $2.8 million grant to determine more realistic way of determining accurate hearing loss in deaf and hard of hearing people. Study will include 1,000 people over a 5 year period.

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The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), a Bethesda, Md. advocacy group, filed formal complaints with the FCC in August, Brenda Battat, the HLAA's associate executive director, said in e-mailed comments about Apple's iPhone.

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I fear this warning will fall on deaf ears. More than two-thirds of young people who regularly use MP3 players face premature hearing damage because the volume is too high, a charity warns.

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About 100,000 profoundly deaf people now hear with cochlear implants, which work by stimulating the auditory nerve with a string of electrodes implanted in the inner ear.

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MICHAEL BELLUSCI'S quotation in his high school yearbook was, "It ain't rock if it ain't loud." Growing up in Flushing, Queens, he played guitar and drums, idolized Jimi Hendrix and performed in cover bands.

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Cochlear implant rehabilitation requires patience, persistence and practice for people with hearing loss and those around them.

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Amazon Unbox disregards federal laws pertaining to equal access for deaf and hard of hearing consumers. Downloadable videos to TiVo do not include captions or subtitles for those with hearing loss.

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