Subject: HearingExchange News Welcome to the second edition of HearingExchange News! You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to it at HearingExchange.com. Feel free to forward this to anyone you think would be interested. Subscription and removal information is at the end of the newsletter. ---------------------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE: * What's New * News & Articles * Message Boards * Get Involved ========================================== " " " " " " " " " " " W H A T ' S N E W " " " " " " " " " " " New this week: Paula's Corner Since opening HearingExchange a mere two months ago, I've been getting emails on a daily basis. People are looking for practical advice and information on dealing with hearing loss and related issues. At Paula's Corner, I'll be adding new content on a regular basis. My newest article is called "5 Things Parents of Children with Special Needs Should Know." Click here to check out Paula's Corner and to read the articles: http://www.HearingExchange.com Do you have questions about growing up hearing impaired or parenting a hearing impaired child? I'd love to answer them. Email me at mailto:parent@hearingexchange.com. Our Resource Directory is growing! We now have over 100 links related to hearing loss for you to review. Go to http://www.hearingexchange.com/resources/ when you're looking for assistive devices, hearing aid manufacturers, listservs and much more. Use our Add a Link feature to refer great links you have found. We will review and post them promptly. ========================================== " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " N E W S & A R T I C L E S " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Interested in learning about the controversy over cochlear implants? Read the debate between Donna Sorkin, Executive Director of Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Nancy Bloch, Executive Director of National Association of the Deaf. Visit: http://www.thirteen.org/soundandfury/cochlear/debate.html Are you unsure if you have a hearing loss? The American Academy of Otolaryngology offers a simple, 5 minute test to help you determine if you should have your hearing tested. More than 20 million people in the United States have some type of hearing loss. Are you one of them? Find out at: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/hearing_test.htm How is your deaf or hard of hearing child doing in school this year? Does his teacher know some basic ways to help him succeed in the classroom? Modify our sample letter to the teacher and give it to your child's teacher as well as to the Art, Music, Computer, P.E., etc. specialists. The basic tips will go a long way in keeping your child involved in the classroom. Go to: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/camp.htm Interested in cochlear implants? The FDA approved the newest model from Cochlear Corporation last week. The Nucleus 24 Contour is said to provide closer contact with the hearing nerves for improvements in sound quality, speech recognition and power efficiency. Read the full article at: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/cochlear-1101.htm These articles and more can all be found at http://www.hearingexchange.com. ================================================================== " " " " " " " " " " " " " " M E S S A G E B O A R D S " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Have something to say? Say it on our Message Boards! Has your child had a cochlear implant? Remember those initial weeks? Offer your experience to families going through the procedure now. Visit the Cochlear Implant forum at: http://6412.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=164667&ClientID=225387 and jump into one of the discussions. Know anyone whose hearing fluctuates? A mother of a 10 month old would like to hear from you. Visit the Deaf/Hard of Hearing area at http://6412.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=164665&ClientID=225387 to read about her baby's hearing tests and offer your input. Our Parenting forum has several topics of discussion. Do you have an infant with hearing aids? What about experience with Auditory Verbal Therapy? Is your child mainstreamed in a public elementary school? Offer your input on these topics and more at: http://6412.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=164669&ClientID=225387 Looking for information about special education? Visit our Special Education forum to read our ongoing discussion. Go to: http://6412.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=164672&ClientID=225387 Did you lose your hearing loss suddenly or later in life rather than at birth? Then you may be interested in our Late Deafened message board. Share your experiences with your hearing loss with others like you. Visit: http://6412.community.everyone.net/community/scripts/topics.pl?NodeID=164670&ClientID=225387 ================================================================== " " " " " " " " " " " " G E T I N V O L V E D " " " " " " " " " " " " Do you work with deaf or hard of hearing children or adults? Do you want to? We recently added an Employment Board! Post your resume or list an open position at your organization today! Go to http://www.hearingexchange.com/jobs/ Like to write? HearingExchange is currently accepting article submissions. We encourage you to participate by submitting your original articles, tips or ideas for articles. Visit this page to read more about submitting your work: http://www.hearingexchange.com/article_submissions.htm Are you hosting an event of interest to the adults, parents or professionals who deal with hearing loss? Looking for workshops or seminars on this issue? Visit our Event Calendar and browse around. Be sure to click on the actual date of an event to read more about it. Post your events by clicking here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/events/calendar.cgi Are You an Expert? We Need You! We're currently seeking qualified experts. If you're an expert or know someone who is, please send us their email address or have them contact us at mailto:info@hearingexchange.com. We need experts in the fields of Speech Language Pathology, Otolaryngology, Parenting and Audiology. All experts must have experience with hearing impaired adults and/or children. Linda Daniel of HEAR in Dallas is our Auditory Verbal Therapy expert. She's happy to answer your questions related to this method of therapy. You can click here to read past questions answered by Linda and our other experts: http://www.hearingexchange.com/experts/ ========================================== Your input is always welcome at HearingExchange. Send us your comments, suggestions and any news related to hearing loss. Looking forward to "hearing" from you, Paula Rosenthal, Founder & Editor HearingExchange http://www.HearingExchange.com Exchanging Ideas & Information on Hearing Loss To subscribe to this newsletter go to: http://www.hearingexchange.com/mail/subscribe.cgi This newsletter may be forwarded and distributed to friends, family and discussion lists.