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Audio systems pioneer Villchur dies at 94 in NY

(AP) -- Edgar Villchur, who went from repairing radios in his New York City shop to inventing groundbreaking audio equipment and hearing aids, has died. He was 94.

Technology / Other

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sound safety: Novel device with rock 'n' roll roots may protect listeners

Engineers investigating "listener fatigue" -- the discomfort and pain some people experience while using in-ear headphones, hearing aids and other devices that seal the ear canal from external sound--have ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laser printing speeds parts on demand to manufacturers

Pull into the auto repair shop with a smashed bumper, and there's no wait while they order a replacement. Instead, the technician downloads specifications from the manufacturer's database. You both watch as a laser beam probing ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early detection, intervention key to rehabilitating infant hearing loss

Delaying treatment may hinder speech and language development, University of Michigan audiologist cautions.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small remote control for hearing aids with bluetooth

A tiny remote control now enables people who wear Siemens hearing aids to transmit audio signals from a television, phone, or MP3 player directly to their hearing devices. They hear the sound much more clearly ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bone-anchored hearing aids appear beneficial for hearing-impaired children

Bone-anchored hearing aids appear helpful in improving hearing and quality of life in children with hearing loss in one or both ears, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology – Head & ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New mobiles have gadgets for the elderly

As the mobile world booms with complex technological smartphones and tablets, two rival firms are carving up a growing but largely ignored market for the elderly.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Individuals with partial hearing loss may benefit from hybrid cochlear implant

Hearing loss can affect anyone, at any time. But it can be especially frightening for someone who suddenly starts to lose his hearing during adulthood. Tom Groves, 77, first noticed his diminishing hearing when he was in ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tuning in to a new hearing mechanism

More than 30 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, and about 6 million wear hearing aids. While those devices can boost the intensity of sounds coming into the ear, they are often ineffective in loud environments such ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Bone-anchored implant offers solution for some with hearing loss

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using a device that conducts sound through bone to give new hope to the hearing impaired who are not helped by traditional hearing aids.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obama signs technology access bill for disabled

(AP) -- Blind and deaf people soon will be able to more easily use smart phones, the Internet and other technologies that have become staples of life and the workplace.

Technology / Other

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Healthy ears hear the first sound, ignoring the echoes

Voices carry, reflect off objects and create echoes. Most people rarely hear the echoes; instead they only process the first sound received. For the hard of hearing, though, being in an acoustically challenging ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Digital helpers for the hearing impaired

Every fifth German is hearing impaired. In their private and in their work lives, they are restricted - such as when making a telephone call. Researchers are now ready with a digital solution, one that can partially compensate ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer

Findings reported today from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person's healing just might help -- especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 05, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 6

Restore hearing thanks to new drug

Researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, have discovered that a potent new drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats. The landmark discovery found that injection of an agent called 'ADAC', ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0