New hearing device for babies hailed

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New hearing device for babies hailed | Herald Sun

A NEW device that shows whether deaf babies are benefiting from hearing aids and cochlea implants has been hailed as a step forward.

The device developed in Australia at a cost of $2.2 million during the past 11 years measures changes in brainwave patterns via electrodes placed on a baby's head.

Professor Harvey Dillon from National Acoustic Laboratories said until now there was no test that could tell how much hearing some babies had until the child was old enough to cooperate.

He said the new technology would let people see on a computer screen what sounds the brain was detecting.

"With HearLab we will be able to test these babies even when they are only a few weeks old," he said.

Human Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said HearLab showed how Australian scientists were leading the world in research into deafness and hearing loss.

"This incredible device will help bring sound into the lives of children across the nation," Ms Plibersek said in a statement.

Australian scientists developed the world's first bionic ear, which was implanted into a patient in 1978.

Ten HearLabs are being rolled out at paediatric centres, with plans to install another six next year.
 
First thing I thought was "well, interesting!" since I'd be so curious to know if my son does indeed hear something with his HAs! But then... Just hearing doesn't mean much. The hard work is processing sound, and to really know what he does understand... You must wait anyway. Or implant him anyway. There's no easy escape from that hard choice, I guess.
 
Here we go again when the new technology have to come to the new babies. It is just like experiment for them to see if they can hear or not. This is making me sick when they talked about having a CI or "more advance device", that I want to vomit. :iobarf:

:thumbd: I wish they would just stop this nonsense and not mess around with deaf babies. This is really making me mad. :mad:
 
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New hearing device for babies hailed | Herald Sun

A NEW device that shows whether deaf babies are benefiting from hearing aids and cochlea implants has been hailed as a step forward.

The device developed in Australia at a cost of $2.2 million during the past 11 years measures changes in brainwave patterns via electrodes placed on a baby's head.

Professor Harvey Dillon from National Acoustic Laboratories said until now there was no test that could tell how much hearing some babies had until the child was old enough to cooperate.

He said the new technology would let people see on a computer screen what sounds the brain was detecting.

"With HearLab we will be able to test these babies even when they are only a few weeks old," he said.

Human Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said HearLab showed how Australian scientists were leading the world in research into deafness and hearing loss.

"This incredible device will help bring sound into the lives of children across the nation," Ms Plibersek said in a statement.

Australian scientists developed the world's first bionic ear, which was implanted into a patient in 1978.

Ten HearLabs are being rolled out at paediatric centres, with plans to install another six next year.
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Wow! That's good to hear on finding a better way to gauge a baby's hearing response. Early detection is key. This will eventually help with the Universal Newborn/ Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Act in the United States.
 
Um, this device simply measures how much a baby can hear and determines if the baby has a hearing loss or not. And if so, how much hearing loss. Nothing to do with CI. That's the decision of the parents.
 
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