Researchers are exploring different ways to improve how cochlear implant users perceive speech and music in noisy environments.
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Some commercial wireless earphones could work as basic hearing aids, a new study claims.
They are cheaper to buy and don’t require a doctor’s prescription. But OTC hearing aids come with some limitations.
Strictly continues its work in busting norms in who can or should dance – and who they can dance with.
They are easy to get, and far less costly than prescription hearing aids. But over-the-counter devices are not the answer for everyone with hearing issues.
Deaf people from different parts of the world can have different accents, whether they speak, sign or both.
Families with deaf children often seek a lot of advice and help, but too rarely find the robust Deaf community in the US full of people with experience and expertise.
It’s refreshing to see disabled actors in disabled roles, but can’t the academy acknowledge films that highlight disability without falling into stereotypical representations?
As long as you don’t tune out the world and protect your hearing, it’s hard to overdo it.
The brain uses visual information and vibrations to substitute the missing sense of hearing.
Those with disaster experience said they hadn’t received proper warnings, which led to confusion, helplessness and panic. There was a sense that ‘we always come last’.
Rather than presenting a disability as an obstacle, life writing can explore the joys, frustrations and creativity of living with disability or Deafness.
Before COVID-19, if you told me that I’d need to construct a tent in which to operate this year, whilst wearing spoggles and a respirator mask, I would not have believed you.
The absence of BSL interpreters at daily briefings and patronising mask guidance have made a grim time even worse for some citizens.
The 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act offers a chance to celebrate the greater inclusion of disabled Americans in mainstream society, but much work remains to be done.
Measures to control or reduce workplace noise exposure are critical to reducing hearing loss in workers.
Ghana urgently needs an official Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) policy. Such a move has the potential to humanize education for people who are Deaf and alleviate the linguistic discrimination they face.
Scientists are working on technology to analyse and advise your attempts to learn sign language.
A New Zealand theatre company stages plays that blend spoken and sign language, giving audiences a chance to experience Deaf culture and identity.
The latest proposed cuts to deaf education services just fuel the deaf community’s mistrust of the ‘hearing’ authorities that wield the axe.
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Susan Lawler is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
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Conjoint Lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Arts, University of Newcastle
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Reader in Linguistics, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Birmingham
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Director of Bruce Lefroy Centre for Genetic Health Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor, University of Southern Queensland
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Honorary Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research Group Leader, Hearing Loss Pathologies, Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne
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Head of Ear Health, Telethon Kids Institute, Curtin University
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Honorary Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
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Reader in Communication and Deafness, City, University of London
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Professor of Developmental Psychology, City, University of London
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Lecturer in Language and Communication Science, City, University of London
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Reader and Course Director MSc Environmental and Architectural Acoustics, London South Bank University
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