Week of 12.11.01 HearingExchange News http://www.HearingExchange.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Welcome to the current edition of HearingExchange News! Feel free to forward this to anyone else you think would be interested in it. Subscription and removal information are at the end of the newsletter. If the links don't work or you are an AOL user: please copy and paste the links into your browser. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IN THIS ISSUE: * Letter from the Editor * What's New * Featured Site * Feature Articles * News * Ask the Experts * Message Boards * Featured Book * Poll Results * Accessible Programs * Get Involved ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " L E T T E R F R O M T H E E D I T O R " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Hi everyone, As a parent of a hearing impaired child, I worry a lot about how well my six year old will adapt socially when she is mainstreamed in public school next fall. Thankfully, her special ed school offers a weekly social skills class for her and her peers. The children engage in role modeling and learn relevant language to understand and express their feelings. Does your child's school offer this? How do you work on social skills with your deaf or hard of hearing child? Tell us about it here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=000196 Have a good week! ~ Paula = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = " " " " " " " " " " W H A T ' S N E W " " " " " " " " " " Have you visited our Message Boards lately? We've added several new topics to our forums. Now, you can easily find and post messages related to sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, auditory neuropathy, genetics, mainstreaming and much more. Be sure to register if you haven't already. We now have more than 640 members on our boards! http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi Our next chat is tomorrow, Wednesday at 9:30 pm Eastern. I hope you will join us for what is sure to be a lively hour. We will be discussing children with hearing impairments and developing their social skills for the first half hour. The second half hour will be open to general discussion. Click here to get to the chatroom: http://www.hearingexchange.com/chat/chat2.htm For detailed instructions on how to chat, send a blank email to mailto:chatinstructions@sendfree.com. I hope to see you there! This Friday join Elaine Blackford in her first Auditory Neuropathy (AN) chat at 9pm ET. We are pleased to have Elaine on board at HearingExchange. Elaine's son was one of the first children in the U.S. diagnosed with AN and also one of the first with this diagnosis to receive a cochlear implant. Elaine has spoken publicly about their experiences. She is also the founder of a terrific site filled with information. Visit it at http://auditoryneuropathy.tripod.com/ANindex.html Don't forget, we also have moderated chat sessions on Mondays at 9pm ET. Your host is Curly, aka Carrie Tynan, a dynamic, freelance writer who has also published a web site called, "Carrie's Living with My Disabilities." View it here: http://clix.to/writerfiction For those of you following my Hearing Loss Journal, I have added a new excerpt. Read about my experiences as a parent of a late-diagnosed, hearing impaired child here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/journals/display.cgi?id=2&sort=date&storyview=toc&chapter=1&cat=5 Be sure to register and start your own journal at HearingExchange. It is a terrific way to help others to understand what it is like to have a hearing loss or parent a child with one. To get started on your journal, just click here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/journals/stories.cgi?sort=date&cat=stories Cochlear Corporation, the world leader in cochlear implants has become a sponsor of HearingExchange. Please visit their site to learn about the new 3rd Generation Behind the Ear cochlear implant processor that will be available in the near future. Click here: http://www.cochlear.com/?source=hearingexchange I have added new categories and links to the Resource Directory. Find resources on early intervention and links to helpful sites on genetics here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/resources/ ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " F E A T U R E D S I T E " " " " " " " " " " " " " The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is a professional organization with a new consumer area offering many informative articles and resources for both children and adults with speech and hearing impairments. Includes an online directory for a locating a local audiologist or speech-language pathologist. Visit the ASHA site today at http://www.asha.org/index.cfm/?source=hearingexchange ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " F E A T U R E A R T I C L E S " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Tips For Traveling With Special Needs Kids by Lisa Simmons The holidays are fast approaching and so is the holiday tavel season. Maybe your plans include a holiday visit with extended family members or maybe just a family get-away while the kids are on school break. Either way, you'll want to start planning now. Traveling with a special needs child can be wonderful for everyone, but it's definitely not a spur of the moment activity. Read the full article here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/featured_article_121001.htm Want to know what parents of deaf and hard of hearing children think? Check out "Top Ten List of Things Parents Want Professionals to Know" by parents at the Moog Center for Deaf Education: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/top_ten.htm Learn more about the center here: http://www.oraldeafed.org/schools/moog/index.html ============================================================ " " " " N E W S " " " " December 11, 2001 - The Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) announced today that Advanced Bionics® Corporation, manufacturer of the Clarion® CII Bionic Ear™ cochlear implant system, has increased its support of the National Campaign for Hearing Health (The Campaign), a public education and advocacy initiative sponsored by the Deafness Research Foundation. Advanced Bionics’® $140,000 donation will support the Campaign’s initiatives, particularly increased coverage for cochlear implants and related services through public and private insurance plans. Read the full story here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/henews-121101a.htm = = = = December 11, 2001 - For the first time, Cochlear Corporation, manufacturer of the Nucleus® cochlear implant systems, exhibited in the technology category at Deaf Expo 2001, the nation's largest consumer trade show for deaf and hearing impaired individuals, held in Pomona, Calif., November 16-17. Cochlear representative, Chris Writer, facilitated a panel discussion with Nucleus cochlear implant recipients and gave a presentation on innovations in Nucleus cochlear implant technology. Learn more: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/henews-121101b.htm = = = = The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is pleased to announce the release of its newest resource, "Something to Talk About: Spoken Language Approaches for Children with Hearing Loss." Read more here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/articles/henews-120501b.htm These and other current news briefs and articles are all available on the main page of HearingExchange. Go to http://www.HearingExchange.com and review the News and Articles sections of the site as well as their archives. ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " A S K T H E E X P E R T " " " " " " " " " " " " " Question for Neil Bauman, PhD. Coping Skills and Tinnitus Expert: I have been diagnosed with a sensorineural hearing loss. It has come on within a period of several months, and seems progressive. How does one rule out auto-immune inner ear disease in a case like this? Read Dr. Bauman's answer here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/experts/neil_bauman.htm To read past questions from our many experts, click here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/experts/past_questions.htm ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " M E S S A G E B O A R D S " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Have something to say? Say it on our Message Boards! Once registered, you can easily post a new topic or reply to current threads. From our "What" it's Like forum: Have you shopped for hearing aids recently? Tried different kinds? Please share your experiences in this thread. With so many options, hearing aid users appreciate comments from others. Read Indgo's questions here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=000240 - - - - - From our Tinnitus forum: Are you dealing with tinnitus? Found ways to help you cope? Let us know what works and what doesn't here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=20&t=000001 - - - - - From our Teachers, Therapists, Audies, etc. forum: Are you training to become an Auditory-Verbal Therapist? One of our members is interested in networking. Share your experiences with her at this thread: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=7&t=000031 - - - - - From our Assistive Devices forum: Does anyone use the Logicom CI listening device with their or their child's cochlear implant? One of our members is interested in your feedback on this new device. Please post here: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=24&t=000001 These topics and more can be found on our message boards. Click here to see a list of all the forums available: http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/Ultimate.cgi =========================================================== " " " " " " " " " " " " " F E A T U R E D B O O K " " " " " " " " " " " " " Tinnitus: Questions and Answers covers a full range of issues related to tinnitus. Causes, cochlear implants, drugs, sudden hearing loss, masking and much more are discussed in an easy to read, well organized manner. The questions came from tinnitus patients who wrote to Dr. Jack Vernon and the American Tinnitus Association. Get this book here: http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=2181&sourceid=34200770&bfpid=0205326854&bfmtype=book ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " P O L L R E S U L T S " " " " " " " " " " " " Our last poll asked, "What type of hearing loss do most of your friends have?" Your answers: 86% Normal Hearing 11% Hard of Hearing 1% deaf/Deaf This week, our poll asks: "Do you have tinnitus?" Be sure to vote in our poll at the main page of http://www.HearingExchange.com. ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " A C C E S S I B L E P R O G R A M S " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Each week we update our site with movies and theaters around the U.S. that offer captioned movies for the deaf and hard of hearing and movies that have audio descriptions for the visually impaired. More theaters and movies are added regularly so stay tuned to this page: http://www.hearingexchange.com/tv_programs.htm ============================================================ " " " " " " " " " " " " G E T I N V O L V E D " " " " " " " " " " " " * Paula's Pearls - Syndicated Content Did you know the articles in the Paula's Pearls section of HearingExchange are now available for syndication? 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