Some students with hearing difficulties feel lonely and excluded from daily campus life.
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This is an opportunity for Deaf people to finally be properly educated in a language they understand.
Making South African Sign Language official is more symbolic than useful in the lives of a very marginalised community.
Researchers are exploring different ways to improve how cochlear implant users perceive speech and music in noisy environments.
OTC hearing aids promise to increase the accessibility and affordability of the devices for millions of adults who live with untreated mild to moderate hearing loss.
Schools and universities are embracing and promoting the use and teaching of South African Sign Language but more still needs to be done.
Only 3.7% of people in the U.S. with hearing difficulty own hearing aids. Thanks to a federal law in progress of being implemented, OTC hearing aids may help bridge the gap.
Teaching deaf babies sign language improves the success of cochlear implants – and also safeguards their long-term physical and mental health.
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Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor of Audiology, University of Pittsburgh
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