Deaf/HH Hodgepodge and Absurdities

Watch a time lapse video of this guy setting the world record for the most shirts worn at one time. If you want to put on 100lbs in four hours, this is how you do it. Kind of funny. Either he's getting big or his head is getting smaller.


Researchers at New York University School of Medicine Investigate the Use of Nasal Stem Cells to Replace Damaged Hair Cells in the Cochlea

Nasal stem cells, called olfactory neural stem cells (ONSCs), help give rise to new olfactory cells in the nose. These sensors let us detect the distinct aroma of a rose or the odors emitted by different foods, die off and are regenerated regularly. The olfactory neural stem cells
in mammals are totipotent—they can give rise to any kind of cell found in the body. The fact that stem cells can differeniate into any cell type in the body, from skin to muscle cells, has made them a very appealing target of research studies assessing their therapeutic potential. Everything from regenerating nerve tissue in spinal injuries to replacing cells that produce insulin in diabetics is being investigated. Because ONSCs can be harvested from living adults, and not embryos, they are free of the ethical dilemmas involved using embryonic stem cells. Importantly, the use of one’s own cells for a therapeutic procedure would preclude the debilitating effects of graft rejection by the recipient’s immune system.


American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association Year-end Report for AHRF 2006

(Exceprt - click on link for more on page 4) .
The XVI Deaflympics will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 1-12, 2007. The American Hearing Impaired Hockey Association hosted tryouts for the USA team during the 33rd Annual Stan Mikita Hockey School for the Hearing Impaired. Open tryouts began on Thursday, June 15 and concluded on Sunday, June 18. Participants surviving the first cut were invited to a training camp in August 2006 for further evaluation. Final selection will be made in Chicago in January 2007.


Cure for hearing loss is getting closer. There is a new non-profit organization called The National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation.

The National Organization for Hearing Research Foundation was established to fund and support research into the causes, preventions, treatments and cures of hearing loss and deafness. The foundation operates according to three basic principles:
*Hearing research is our priority, as 35 million Americans are afflicted at tremendous societal and human cost, and effective treatments remain elusive.
*The necessary breakthroughs can only result from intensive, interdisciplinary, and innovative biomedical research.
*As many other organizations address matters of public education, social awareness, and amelioration of suffering and disadvantage, NOHR Foundation will devote its resources to biomedical research, with rare exceptions.


Korean Sign Language recognition. The technology on ASL recognition is also gaining traction and would be a matter of time until it can be used successfully.