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Just look at this fantastic overview of the 10 signs of hearing loss. What could they be? 1. The child does not startle at loud noises. 2. She does not turn to the source of a sound after 6 months of age. 3. Does not say single words, such as “dada” or “mama” by 1 …
Science Daily reports: In the most comprehensive study of Ménière’s Disease to date, researchers have been able to suggest what goes wrong in the body when people develop the disease, and provide an insight into factors that lead to its development. The analysis also showed that Ménière’s patients were more likely to suffer falls and …
Join us on: –> February 27th 2014, 16:00 Moscow time for experts working with hearing-impaired children, parents and other interested listeners Lecturer: Mariya Boboshko, Head of the Hearing and Language Laboratory at the science and research center of the Saint-Petersburg State I.P. Pavlov Medical University. Presentation: “Diagnosing Central Hearing Impairment”. Participate: freely & openly in an …
Join us on: –> October 24, 2013 at 4 p.m. (Moscow time) for professionals working with hearing impaired children, parents and other interested listeners Experts: Vigen Bakhshinyan and George Tavartkiladze. Basis of discussion: one of the modules of the QESWHIC course, ‘Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System’ Please find the slides of the …
Join us on: –> October 10, 2013 at 4 p.m. (Moscow time) for professionals working with hearing impaired children, parents and other interested listeners NOTE the change of day and time: from now on Thursday afternoon! Lecturer: M.D., Prof. George Tavartkiladze, Director and founder of the National Research Center for Audiology and Hearing Rehabilitation. Presentation: …
[Elena Zueva] If parents are carriers of mutations in different genes, will a child who has a genotype with two faulty genes (for example, connexin and another) be hearing-impaired? We must be aware that every gene has a duplicate – one variant from the mother, and one from the father. So if we talk about …
“Very interesting article which clearly raises hope for all deaf people. Parents of deaf children, however, should not be tempted to wait with the decision to go ahead for Cochlear Implantation. Recent research has shown again that time is the crucial factor and children receiving their CI before the age of 1 year have the best …
Get familiar with recordings of the March 31st webinar: for experts; for parents. Forum Discussion with Tatyana Markova and Monika Lehnhardt: –> April 14, 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists, professionals and interested experts –> April 14, 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired/CI recipient children Participation: is open …
Meet the global expert: Dr. Tatyana Markova –> March 31, 2013 at 6.00 – 7.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for therapists and other professionals working with hearing impaired children –> March 31, 2013 at 8.00 – 9.30 p.m. (Moscow time) for parents with hearing impaired or deaf children Participation: please indicate planned participation in a comment to this post. Participation is …