Better Hearing Institute Urges People with Diabetes to Get Their Hearing Checked and Joins in Global Effort to Promote World Diabetes Day

Since moving to Maine in the 1990s, Lisa Klop, AuD, has grown a practice and established professional activities for her fellow audiologists. This article appeared in Advance for Audiologists, November 2009 issue, page 18 and is authored by Jolynn Tumolo.

Shawnae Jebbia, Miss USA 1998 joins The Balancing Act to talk about her exciting life after being crowned—then suddenly how everything came to a halt after she began to lose her hearing. After seeking the help of doctors, Shawnae was diagnosed with the onset of Meniere’s disease-- which was affecting her ability to hear.

Andrea Boidman, chief operating officer of Deafness Research Foundation (DRF) and publisher of Hearing Health, sat down with 1998 Miss USA Shawnae Jebbia at the DRF offices in New York City on June 3, 2009, to discuss Jebbia’s journey through the diagnosis and treatment of an early-onset of Meniere’s disease.

A new algorithm from Siemens attempts to mimic/restore the pinna effect for BTE fittings. This article appeared in the Hearing Review, September 2009 issue, page 20 and is authored by Josef Chalupper, PhD, Anna O’Brien, MAuD, and Jens Hain, Dipl Ing.

Siemens Promotes May is Better Speech and Hearing Month on America's largest stage educating the public about hearing loss and the importance of hearing health.

Focusing on ears have magical results. Just ask Mickey Mouse. And for young children with hearing loss, there's a lot that goes on between those little ears that might need just a sprinkling of magic, too. That's what the Disney Pediatric Kit is all about.