World Hearing Day will be observed on 3 March 2022 with the theme, “To hear for life, listen with care”. Through this theme, we can all focus on the importance of safe listening to keep good hearing throughout our lives. Many common causes of hearing loss can be prevented, including hearing loss caused by exposure […]
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Not so long ago, Deaf children were punished for using sign language in the classroom. Recounting his experience in the 1960s, one deaf person told one of my colleagues many years later: “I had a lot of punishments for signing in classrooms… One morning at assembly, I was caught again, then ordered to stand at […]
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A saliva test taken by parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies was feasible and well-received, according to a new study. The research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, could pave the way for testing of congenital […]
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The United Nations has called on Governments throughout the world to adopt practical but progressive systems to transfer resources from segregated settings/special schools into mainstream schools. In a newly published research paper, the authors examine recent Government reviews and inquiries into the education of Australian students with disability to determine whether future planned actions align […]
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Tinnitus Awareness Week is observed throughout the world in early February and the purpose of it is to educate the public about the symptoms of tinnitus and how it affects people. Tinnitus is the perception of noise or ringing in the ear and 20 percent of people experience it. It affects millions of people. Tinnitus […]
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