Monthly Archives: October 2014

Marvel Reveals A New Hero With Cochlear Implants

From The Hearing Blog This is amazing!  Remember when Marvel created the Blue Ear- a hero with hearing aids?  Now there is Sapheara, a new superhero who has bilateral cochlear implants and a gem necklace to protect her against danger. … Continue reading

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NIDCD Recognizes National Protect Your Hearing Month and National Audiology Awareness Month

NIDCD Recognizes National Protect Your Hearing Month and National Audiology Awareness Month October is National Protect Your Hearing Month and National Audiology Awareness Month. This month, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and the It’s a … Continue reading

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Take A Lipreading Quiz

It’s not easy! Take the quiz  here.  Share your score as a comment!

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Hearing Loss Does Not Have To Hold You Back In Sports

Did you know that the football huddle was created for a deaf quarterback named Paul Hubbard?  Did you know that baseball hand signals were created for a deaf play named Ed Dundon in the 1800s?  William Hoy is another player … Continue reading

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October Is National Audiology Awareness Month

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Be mindful of kids’ dietary needs this Halloween

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10 Tips For Living With Hearing Loss From The We’re All Ears Community

We’re All Ears, a blog by Connect Hearing asked their Facebook community to share their best tips for living with hearing loss.  Read the 10 tips below, and see the full article here. 1. Always face the person who is … Continue reading

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What can you accomplish in 10 seconds at a football game?

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Ever Seen The Inside Of An Audiometer?

We had some work done on our audiometer today and got to see it taken apart! #AuDPeeps  

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Science is so beautiful

A picture of the sensory hair cells of a chick won the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology’s annual BioArt competition.  Read about it here.  

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