Spring 2006 Issue
Expanding the Vision of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
In 1988, when he was serving as the Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. C. Everett Koop brought the issue of universal newborn hearing screening to the attention of the nation when he declared: ... Read More »
World Flight Takes Off
Ambition makes a dreamer and initiative and decisiveness transform the dreamer into a leader. These qualities take flight in 28-year-old Johan Hammarström, one of a three-man crew attempting a round-the-world ... Read More »
DRF CenterStage
Gala Organizer Has Personal Commitment to DRF Mission
Mrs. Rebecca Ginzburg of New York City is a vivacious wife and mother of three and an analyst for Viking Global Investors, a money ... Read More »
Research Grant Applications Pour In
Promising Research Proposals Under Consideration
DRF is pleased to announce that we received 58 applications for our prestigious 2006-2007 annual research grants in the area of hearing ... Read More »
Ready with an Encouraging Word – In Two Languages!
Ms. Ruth Paul, long-time supporter of the Deafness Research Foundation (DRF), recalls the “aha!” moment when she first realized she needed hearing aids. She was in a job interview for a position ... Read More »
FYI
MP3 Players Under Attack
A Louisiana man has sued Apple Computer Inc., claiming that their iPod products are defective in that they can make a person deaf and yet they do not display any ... Read More »
Heard Around the World
Starkey Hearing Foundation Gives Gift of Hearing to Central Americans
An estimated 3,500 adults and children in Central America will be receiving the gift of hearing. This spring, The Starkey ... Read More »
Ringing in the Ears: Hope and Help for Tinnitus sufferers
If you experience tinnitus (ringing, buzzing, hissing, roaring or other sounds perceived in the ears or head), you are not alone. Approximately 40 million Ameri-cans hear these “phantom” sounds ... Read More »
Here’s the Wind Up! Ketchner Ready for the Majors
Sports fans will want to keep their eye on this young man who has his eye on the ball – baseball, that is. Ryan Ketchner, 24, is a pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and his goal and ... Read More »
High TECH, low Co$t: New Non-Profit Makes Hearing Aids Affordable
For years, debate has raged over the cost of hearing aids, at times, pitting manufacturers and hearing healthcare professionals against the very people they hope to serve. Truth be told, both offer ... Read More »
Taxes Can Be Taxing
We all know the old saying, “There’s nothing certain in this world except death and taxes.” Neither of these inevitabilities is anything to look forward to but if I had to choose, I’d pick ... Read More »
Deafness Research Foundation Tapped the Talent of the Otological Community
As we look forward to the day when research unlocks the remaining secrets of hearing loss, we want to also remember the basis of current and future research. In this new column, “Pioneers in ... Read More »
Ear Wars: Otitis Media Is the Phantom Menace
Otitis media (middle ear infection) is the second most common infectious disease in children after the common cold. Although the body’s own natural defenses would cure most cases of otitis ... Read More »
Today’s Sound Technology, Tomorrow’s Hearing Technology
Indisputably, hearing technology has advanced considerably in the last decades. Nonetheless, the basic instrument to improve moderate-to-severe hearing loss, the hearing aid, has remained fundamentally ... Read More »
Implant Technology and Ear Prostheses
Cochlear implants (CIs) are the most well-known of the implant technologies to improve hearing ability. Though we consider cochlear implant technology to be cutting-edge, its origins date back ... Read More »
In Praise of Poultry
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the lab on the other side. And that lab belongs to Doug Cotanche, Ph.D.
The director of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology ... Read More »
