Welcome!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by david| Comments Off

Welcome to our web site!  The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association developed the site to help members of Manitoba’s hard of hearing community find information to help them live successfully with hearing loss.  We provide hints to help improve communication,  as well as information about Meniere’s Disease, personal stories about coping with hearing loss, and many other topics of interest to hard of hearing people, as well as their friends and families.   Our Access page includes a listing of Winnipeg venues with assistive listening technology, tips on dining out, and a partial listing of places of worship with assistive technology.  Our pages are easy to navigate through drop-down menus, and all of our news items are archived.  To your left you’ll see two short listings of links to other web sites – more links can be found by clicking on the Links button in the menu bar above.

If you encounter problems with the site, please send us a note by clicking the Contact Us button at the top of your screen.  Thanks, enjoy your visit, and drop by often!

Posted in Announcements

5 Sources of Hearing Damage

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin1| Comments Off

CBC News:  “A recent survey by the Winnipeg School Division shows gym teachers risk losing their hearing after spending long periods of time in noisy gymnasiums.  But audiologists and other hearing specialists say there are a lot of other ways to damage your hearing.”

Click this link to read the May 2, 2012  story reported by CBC News Winnipeg: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2012/05/02/mb-hearing-loss-list.html?ref=fh,www.mymanitoba.com

Posted in Manitoba News, Research

“Why Won’t They Get Hearing Aids?”

Posted on April 21, 2012 by admin1| Comments Off

An April5, 2012 story by Susan Seliger published by the New York Times relates many interesting facts about why people with hearing loss do not get hearing aids.  The story emphasizes the importance of retaining good hearing to ensure full participation in everyday life.

Ms. Seliger reports that according to Dr. Eric Hagberg, a Youngstown, Ohio audiologist, “The average person has been having trouble hearing for 7 to 10 years before they come in — they say it’s only been a few months, but we’ve found it’s years.”  And she further quotes Dr. Frank Lin, assistant professor of otolaryngology and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University who says, “If you think you have a hearing loss, you probably do.”

Click this link to read the story:  http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/why-wont-they-get-hearing-aids/

 

Posted in General Interest

Manitoba Health helps pay the cost of telecommunications devices

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin1| Comments Off

Manitoba Health will provide financial assistance for the purchase of telecommunications devices for anyone with a profound hearing loss or speech impairment who would benefit from having this equipment.  This assistance applies to devices such as TTYs, iPhones, Blackberrys, iPads and similar devices as long as they can be used by the individual for the purpose of communication such as texting.  Computers may be included in the program in the future.  For more information on this program click this link:  www.gov.mb.ca/health/mhsip/telecommunications.html or contact Rebecca at Manitoba Health at 786-7365.

Posted in Manitoba News

CHHA National Conference

Posted on March 11, 2012 by admin1| Comments Off

The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association  conference and annual general meeting takes place May 17 to 19 2012 in Ottawa.  The theme for this year’s conference is Wellness and Health for Persons who are Hard of Hearing Around the World.  For details about workshops and speakers, and registration kit click this link: http://www.chha.ca/conference/index.php

 

Posted in Announcements

CHHA February General Meeting

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Admin2| Comments Off

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Manitoba Chapter is hosting a public meeting Friday February 3rd at the Central Speech and Hearing Clinic in conjunction with the regular CSHC Adult drop-in.  There will be a Q&A panel discussion on “Coping with Hearing Loss”. We will hold a brief business meeting before the presentation.  Door prizes, raffle, coffee, treats, and social time to follow!  Silver collection.  All are welcome. 

Posted in Announcements, General Interest

Hearing Loss Association of America Webinars

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

For details about upcoming webinars and to review transcripts/replay previous presentations, visit http://www.hearingloss.org/content/webinars

 

Posted in Education

Captioning Returns to Winnipeg Movie Theatre

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Admin2| Comments Off

After an absence of some months while the theatres updated their equipment to the new digital format closed captioning has returned to one location in Winnipeg.

The Cineplex Silver City location at Polo Park is the first to offer the new “CC Viewing System”.  All theaters within the location are capable of providing captions. The movie must come from the distributor with captions and that seems to be the norm now.  Renovations are underway at Cineplex Silver City location at St. Vital shopping Centre and the Cinema City location at Kenaston and McGillivray Blvd is to be upgraded to a first run theatre with captioning sometime this summer.

When contacted at the beginning of December the staff at the Empire Theatre at Grant Park indicated that they hoped to have their captioning up and running in the next couple of weeks.

I know that going to the movies is something that was just not possible for many hard of hearing people.  So now that the captioning is being provided I would encourage those who enjoy movies to try it out!

To see a list of films with captioning go to http://www.cineplex.com/Theatres/ClosedCaption.aspx

and enter your city and the date when you want to go.

Posted in General Interest, News Categories

Seeking Deaf and Hard of Hearing Survey Participants re Future Accessible Emergency Services

Posted on December 1, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

The following announcement was included in the November 2011 Abilities Bulletin published by The Canadian Abilities Foundation (http://www.abilities.ca):

The Neil Squire Society is looking for participants to take their survey on the Future Accessible Emergency 911 and Emergency Alert Services for Mobile Telephones. They are trying to find out how the next generation of Emergency 911 services and Emergency Alerts can be made more accessible. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, have low vision, or have a mobility impairment that affects your hand function, they are asking you to complete the survey. The surveys can be done over the telephone, online or by downloading a Microsoft Word Document version of the survey and emailing it to their office. Once you have completed the survey you can choose to add your name and email address and you will be entered into a draw to win a $200 gift certificate for the “The Bay”. Email: rd.info@neilsquire.ca Website: http://tinyurl.com/NSquireEmergencyservicessurvey

Posted in Research

News from the Better Hearing Institute

Posted on November 30, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

The Better Hearing Institute (http://www.betterhearing.org) published information about the prevalence of tinnitus and efficacy of treatment on November 29, 2011.  While the article leans toward promotion of hearing aids to alleviate tinnitus symptoms, it’s still interesting reading.  The article includes links to additional information about tinnitus and hearing loss.  You can view the item at http://betterhearing.org/about/enews/em112911.html.

Posted in Research

See the CTV news clips about Manitoba’s new cochlear implant program

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Admin2| Comments Off

Previously patients had to travel to Ottawa or Newfoundland to have the surgery but under a program announced earlier in the year by the Minister of Health the surgeries for both children and adults will performed at the Health Sciences Centre.

Access these two links to see the news clips from CTV Winnipeg News.

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip561920#clip561920

http://watch.ctv.ca/news/clip573506#clip573506

Posted in Manitoba News