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TV

Deaf Culture and Hearing Aids in the Media: 7 Movies and TV Shows with Deaf Characters

October 9, 2014

3 min read

Audicus highlights seven movies and Tv shows that prominently feature deaf or hearing impaired characters with hearing aids.

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Be a Rockstar: Treat Your Hearing Loss and Get a Hearing Aid!

October 9, 2014

4 min read

Audicus highlights famous actors, politicians, musicians, and movie stars that suffered from hearing loss and wore hearing aids.

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Got Ear? Audicus’ Online Hearing Aids Ear Photo Campaign

October 9, 2014

3 min read

Audicus highlights some of the best ear photos for "Got Ear?", its hearing aid ear photo campaign. August edition.

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Earworms or Why Do Songs Get Stuck in My Head?

October 9, 2014

3 min read

Earworms are the mysterious phenomenon of having a song stuck in your head. Audicus explains why they happen and how they are a part of the hearing lifestyle.

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People

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: Hearing Aids and the NYPD

October 9, 2014

3 min read

If you're a NYPD police officer with a hearing aid, it could now cost you your job. Hearing aids should be tools of empowerment, not discrimination.

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Natural Hearing Solutions from the Animal Kingdom

October 8, 2014

3 min read

Audicus discusses how various species hear and how that could influence hearing aid technology. A paw-fect read for animal lovers.

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An Ear for Music: Genetic or Acquired Skill?

October 8, 2014

2 min read

Is having an ear for music genetic or an acquired skill? Scientists are discovering new information about the way humans hear music, with interesting findings.

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Hearing Aid Alter Egos

October 8, 2014

2 min read

Marvel Comics and American Girl Doll create toys with hearing aids to inspire confidence and understanding in children with hearing aids and hearing loss.

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New Book Explores Hearing Loss Among Americans

October 8, 2014

2 min read

Katherine Bouton's new book, Shouting Won’t Help: Why I – and 50 Million Other Americans – Can’t Hear You, explores hearing loss and hearing aids in America.

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People

A Snapshot of Hearing-Impaired Individuals

October 8, 2014

3 min read

Audicus discusses statistics about America's hearing impaired individuals, breaking notions about age, sex, race, and income levels.

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Leaves

Nature's Hearing Aid: How Costa Rican Bats Use Leaves To Listen In On Their Roost-Mates

October 8, 2014

2 min read

Researchers discovered a bat that uses leaves like an acoustic horn to magnify the sound of calls: a tool for sound manipulation, and an innovative hearing aid.

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TV

Caption That! Closed Captioning for the Hearing-Impaired

October 7, 2014

2 min read

Audicus describes an array of captioning services that can help the hearing impaired and those with hearing aids navigate events, venues, and daily life.

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Digital Hearing Aids Video Roundup: Hearing for the First Time

October 7, 2014

2 min read

From the heartwarming to the tear jerking, here are Audicus’ favorite videos of patients hearing for the first time with the help of their digital hearing aids.

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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: What You need to Know

October 7, 2014

3 min read

Audicus discusses the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) treaty and how it affects people with hearing loss.

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International Persons with Disabilities Day, as it relates to Hearing Loss

October 7, 2014

2 min read

On International Persons with Disabilities Day, we look at how society has become more inclusive for the hearing impaired this year and what could improve.

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Mandela Memorial's Fake Sign Language Interpreter

October 7, 2014

2 min read

The sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's memorial service was a fake, disappointing those in the hearing impaired community.

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Hearing Loss and the Confessional

October 7, 2014

2 min read

Hearing loss makes going to confession tricky. A priest has invented a device that uses two laptops to help hearing-impaired people give their confessions.

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San Antonio Restaurant Makes Its Services More Hearing-Impaired Friendly

October 7, 2014

2 min read

The hearing-impaired-friendly restaurant Rita's on the River in San Antonio is making news by incorporating ASL interpreters into their service.