MIRACLES FOR MANY 'BIONIC' EAR CHANGES LIVES
The sounds of a waterfall, the fizz of a soda, the ticking of a clock, the vows of your child as they wed; most of us take these sounds for granted. But for millions, these are sounds unheard, joys unimagined.For a variety of reasons, many amoug us have suffered a profound hearing loss. Once they would have had no hope. But today, technology exists that can unlock the mysteries of sound, and make it possible for them to hear. This technology is changing lives across the globe and across all age groups.Bridge to Sound with a 'Bionic' Ear tells the stories of anguished parents trying to help their child; teenagers hearing for the first time; adults and seniors hearing again.
Reading Bridge to Sound with a 'Bionic' ear is like having a roomful of people telling you their hopes and fears, and how they came to make the life-changing choice to hear. It is packed with extensive research documentation, lists resources for those seeking help with their hearing health decisions, and much, much more. It should be on the bookshelf of everyone with an interest in hearing loss and cochlear implants.Bridge to Sound with a 'Bionic' Ear was compilied by Cynthia Farley, herself a cochlear implant user since 1995. She is also the founder of "Hear This Organization" a nonprofit entity dedicated to increasing public awareness of issues relating to hearing loss..
Welcome to the Age of Bionic Hearing!
(ARA) - Better. Stronger. Faster. That was the promise made by those fictional techno-doctors who used their imaginary electronic wizardry to reconstruct Jaime Sommers' character into The Bionic Woman. Fiction back in the 1970s -- today, a reality.
Many of the body's functions that have been either damaged or lost can be restored with technology so advanced, it would make even those fictional doctors green with envy.For those who are baby boomers, we have two things in common. First, we probably all remember that television show! Second, we have spent the better part of our lives unwittingly destroying our hearing. Noise exposure in today's society has risen to such an intense and pervasive level that significant and permanent hearing loss by late-middle age is the rule, not the exception. Without The Bionic Woman's doctors to outfit us with a supersensitive bionic ear, what are we to do?The only solution available to most Americans with hearing damage is hearing aids. However,...
Welcome to the Age of Bionic Hearing!
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A Call For Endurance: Fighting AIDS One Mile at a Time
Every November, thousands of people gather in New York City to partake in one of the most grueling (self-inflicted) physical undertakings known to mankind: the marathon. Each runner has his or her own personal story: some are running the race against all odds; others have been tackling adversity their entire lives. But no matter what the circumstances, each story is almost always inspirational.For one native New Yorker running the marathon next month, her personal story is not all that compelling. An ordinary young woman of good health, modest means and a predilection to run, her greatest challenge is to find enough time to train while maintaining a small business.Her personal challenge is not important. In fact let's just call her Madame X.
The story here is not about her, but her motivating factor to finish the race on November 7th: Madame X is running the marathon to raise awareness and funds for the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA).In 1988, several key African women...
A Call For Endurance: Fighting AIDS One Mile at a Time
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Raise - A - Awareness National Fundraiser Campaign to Support the "Living For A Cure" HIV/AIDS Information Gallery
(ContentDesk) August 18, 2005 -- One Earth Foundation to fight AIDS pandemic with the opening of "Living For A Cure?" HIV/AIDS Information Gallery. Order your wristbands and help Stop the Silence and Raise Funds to Protect Youth, Young Adults, and Adults. Every 15 seconds, a young person between the ages of 15-24 becomes infected with HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent of all new infections occur among this age group, and most do not know they carry this deadly virus. The simple act of buying a $2 "Living For A Cure" Red Awareness Wristband helps educate and protect a young person from HIV/AIDS.
????Silence, lack of knowledge and complacency are the biggest obstacles in the fight to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. One Earth Foundation and Around the House With Lesley Home Improvement Show has team up to raise funds to reverse this trend. One Earth Foundation, a HIV/AIDS education and prevention initiative organization has partnered to create a global fundraising and awareness campaign to...
Raise - A - Awareness National Fundraiser Campaign to Support the "Living For A Cure" HIV/AIDS Information Gallery
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