Extra Effort: Central student turns hearing loss into opportunity to excel

Megan Mikkelson can hear her future calling her. Tied for first in her class of 318, the Central High School senior isn't about to let anything stop her - least of all profound hearing loss.

ETSU's new cochlear implant clinic sees it's second patient

Cochlear implants are a miracle of modern science that allows people with profound hearing loss to have a sense of hearing.

Georgia Program Offers New Digital Amplified Phone Free to Residents With Hearing Loss

DECATUR, GA-- - Georgians who are deaf or hard of hearing can now obtain a new amplified cordless phone for free thanks to Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. , the statewide nonprofit that ...

Digital, amplified phone available to hearing impaired

Southern Crescent residents, who are deaf, or hard of hearing –– from one percent hearing loss, to profound deafness –– can now obtain a new amplified, cordless phone for free, thanks to the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. (GACHI).

First FDA-Approved Study of Stem Cells to Treat Hearing Loss Begins at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

HOUSTON , Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and Cord Blood Registry® (CBR) are launching the first FDA-approved, Phase I safety study on the use of cord blood stem cells ...