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News items on 'Hearing Impairment'
Survey calls for IT to help deaf
(eHealthInsider 27/10/2009)
More than half of deaf and hearing impaired patients regularly face difficulties communicating with their GP surgery and would like practices to make greater use of IT solutions, according to a new survey.
Half of deaf patients can't communicate with their GP
(Patient UK 16/10/2009)
A new survey of 525 people highlights the barriers to healthcare experienced by patients with hearing loss (1 in 10 patients). 56% of respondents said hearing difficulties had led to poor communication at the surgery. 30% of these communication problems had lead to missed symptoms, confusion about medication or a lack of time to exchange information in a consultation. 37% said they had had difficulties because staff - both GPs and practice staff - did not consistently face them when speaking.
Convertibles 'bad for the ears'
(BBC 07/10/2009)
Driving a convertible car can seriously damage your ears, experts have warned. Cruising with the top down at speeds of 50-70mph (80-112km/h) exposes the ears to sound levels sometimes nearing those made by a pneumatic drill, they argue. Long or repeated exposure to this noise of the engine, road, traffic and wind could cause permanent hearing loss, a US meeting of ENT experts was told. Researchers said convertible drivers should consider wearing some form of ear protection, as motorcyclists do.
Music player noise limit planned
(BBC 28/09/2009)
Train and bus passengers keen not to share the beat of fellow travellers' portable music devices might be happier to hear about a new plan from the EU. A maximum noise default setting will be set on new portable music players, the European Commission has suggested. But the standard decibel setting could be overridden by music fans still keen to turn up the volume. The proposal came after research claimed that one in 10 users could suffer permanent hearing loss.
(Daily Express 22/09/2009)
FOR the first time in her life partially deaf actress Stephanie Beacham can hear sound from her right side. Stephanie, 62, who starred in Dynasty and recently played Martha Fraser, Ken Barlow's love interest in Coronation Street, can detect sounds on her completely deaf side after being fitted with a revolutionary new hearing aid. Using the latest technology the device picks up sound using a microphone in her right ear and transmits it to the left ear.
Camera links deaf people to health help
(The Scotsman 26/08/2009)
A WEB cam project enabling deaf people to access NHS 24 is to be launched later this month. It is one of two pilot schemes being run by the organisation which will be inspected by health secretary Nicola Sturgeon today. The scheme will see those who use sign language as a way of communication have special access to the Breathing Space resource, which offers help with depression. Recent studies in the Lothians have shown that the mental health of deaf people can sometimes be forgotten.
Text 999
(BBC 11/05/2009)
A national trial is being launched this autumn to help deaf people send text messages to contact the police, ambulance, fire rescue and coastguard. The new system will allow hard of hearing people to send a text to 999 to contact the emergency services. If the trial is successful the service could be up and running in 2010. For the estimated nine million deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK the new service will transform the way they call for help in an emergency.
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Dogs for deaf being shut out of city shops
(The Scotsman 08/05/2009)
THEY are as skilled as their guide dog counterparts as they act as ears for their deaf owners. But while cases of guide dogs being refused entry to the city's shops and restaurants are rare, it seems lesser-known hearing dogs do not have it so easy. Charities who are highlighting the issue as part of Deaf Awareness Week say cases of dogs and owners being shut out in Edinburgh is an all too common occurrence, despite the fact they have the same legal rights.
Stem cell 'deafness cure' closer
(BBC 02/04/2009)
Stem cells that could be used to restore hearing have been successfully created, scientists have said. A Sheffield University team took stem cells from embryos and converted them into cells that behave like sensory hair cells in the human inner ear. Their discovery could ultimately help those who have lost hair cells through noise damage and some people born with inherited hearing problems. But any cure is still some years away, experts told the journal Stem Cell.
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