North America's Biggest Induction Loop
Hearing Loop Systems recently announced a contract to loop Michigan State University's Breslin Center all 14,759 seats. The stadium is the arena for one of America's top college basketball programs, as well as many other major events and concerts.
Blogging from the Beloved Country
Remote villages in the Mpumalanga provinceof South Africa will benefi t from the Oticon Xanthia Hearing Clinic, which will provide school screenings for hearing loss and community hearing clinics to identify and refer those with treatable hearing loss. Led by Jackie L. Clark, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Dallas, the effort will underwrite the cost of sending two young audiologists to meet the hearing healthcare needs of the impoverished communities. To enable hearing care professionals and other supporters of the mission to experience the day-to-day successes and challenges of this life-changing undertaking, the doctors on the Mission to Xanthia team will post their thoughts on a blog which can be viewed by clicking on Professionals at www.oticonusa.com.
An Awards Sweep
Starkey's Sweep technology earned a Silver 2010 International Design Excellence (IDEA®) award in June from the Industrial Designers Society of America. World-renowned designers and design experts from 29 countries judged 1,800 entries and honored Starkey's innovative touch panel on the spine of its behind-the-ear hearing aids, which allows wearers to adjust volume and change the memory setting with a simple sweep or touch of a finger. The award winners were featured in Fast Company magazine and are housed permanently in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.
Listening to the Rainforest
The Peruvian Amazon was the destination for a July 2010 expedition of students of mixed hearing abilities from around the U.S. Spearheaded by Hear the World, an initiative of Phonak, the tour educated students about the importance of hearing, the consequences of hearing loss and the ever-growing need to break the stigma surrounding hearing loss and those living with it. The rainforest provided a complex listening environment exploding with life. Thus it was the perfect backdrop for hearing loss simulation experiments and underwater sound exercises. Videos of the expedition can be found by clicking on the video tab at Hear the World's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/CanYouHearTheWorld.
