Welcome!

Posted on April 25, 2011 by david| Comments Off

June 2011 Welcome to our brand new updated web site!  The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association developed the original site in 2007 to help members of Manitoba’s hard of hearing community find the information they need to live successfully with hearing loss.  With our new site we offer many improvements, including better navigation through drop-down menus, and the ability to archive our news items.  To your left you’ll see a short listing 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 our new 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

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

Upcoming webinar:

  • February 16, 2012, 7pm (EST) – Technology in the Workplace (Esther Kelly)
    Do you use walkie-talkies or two-way radios at work or answer multi-line telephones? Learn “outside of the box” solutions to these and many other workplace difficulties for people with hearing loss.

For more details, visit http://www.hearingloss.org/content/schedule

 

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

More People Have Hearing Loss Than Was Previously Thought

Posted on November 15, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

Research conducted at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health in Baltimore has found there are many more people with hearing loss than was previously thought.  Click here to read the full story posted on the CBC’s web site.  According to the World Health Organization (WHO) hearing loss is defined as not being unable to hear sounds of 25 decibels or less in speech frequencies.

Posted in Research

New Hope for Tinnitus Sufferers

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

A joint study conducted at West Texas A&M University has led researchers to a better understanding of tinnitus, and how it may be controlled.  To read about this exciting work click here.

Posted in Research

New Executive Director at CHHA National Office

Posted on November 2, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

CHHA Manitoba Chapter welcomes Robert Corbeil to his new position as Executive Director at the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association’s National Office.  Mr. Corbeil’s background in non-profit management will be a terrific asset to the organization, and we look forward to working with him.

Posted in National News

New Tinnitus Research

Posted on October 5, 2011 by admin1| Comments Off

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) in the United States reports that researchers have proposed a new theory; that tinnitus may be the result of a breakdown between the brain’s limbric system and the auditory cortex.  Read their report “Tinnitus:  Is This What Happens When the Brain’s Gatekeeper Breaks Down?”  The NIDCD report at http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/11/Pages/031611.aspx includes additional links.

Posted in Research