by hifla | Jun 15, 2021 | House Institute Foundation, News, Uncategorized
Three areas of ongoing research from around the world. Hearing Aids of the Future Uses Brainwaves to Isolate a Single Speaker Current hearing aid technology lacks the precision to isolate the voice of the individual speaking directly to the hearing aid user. At best,...
by hifla | Jun 15, 2021 | Global Hearing Health, House Institute Foundation, Uncategorized
By Erin O’Donnell, Associate Director of Education and Global Health BUILDING A FUTURE OF GLOBAL ACCESS 466 million is a number that is emerging everywhere, slapped onto hearing-related websites, and thrown into urgent policy briefs. This is the estimated...
by hifla | Jun 15, 2021 | House Institute Foundation, Lifestyle
By Javia Headley, Marketing Communications Manager “Sometimes hearing aid technology means whistling feedback sounds when someone hugs me too close. It also means discovering new songs on Spotify and finally appreciating the high frequency notes interwoven in slow...
by hifla | Jun 15, 2021 | Donor Spotlight – Your Stories, House Institute Foundation
At the House Institute, we have seen firsthand the powerful ways in which hearing technology can change lives. This year, as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of William House, MD, restoring hearing to the profoundly deaf, we also celebrate the lives that have been...
by hifla | May 28, 2021 | Donor Spotlight – Your Stories, House Institute Foundation
By Tori Heninger, A House Institute cochlear implant patient I want to thank the House Institute and especially, Dr. William Luxford, my cochlear implant surgeon 3 times over, for helping me with my journey towards a better life through listening, language, and...
by hifla | May 28, 2021 | Donor Spotlight – Your Stories, House Institute Foundation
By Francesca Heninger, A House Institute cochlear implant patient Sister Tori (right) and baby Francesca Even before I was born, the doctors knew that something was off about me. My mother was sure that I would be born deaf because my older sister is also deaf....