UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Serial Number 76/583996

Applicant is requesting reconsideration of a final refusal dated June 6, 2005, which made final the requirement for a disclaimer.  After careful consideration of the law and facts of the case, the examining attorney withdraws the final requirement for a disclaimer as to applicant’s “battery chargers” and “battery rechargers.” 

However, the examining attorney must deny the request for reconsideration as to applicant’s “batteries” and “rechargeable electric batteries” and adhere to the final action with respect to these goods since no new facts or reasons have been presented that are significant and compelling with regard to the point at issue.

Accordingly, applicant’s request for reconsideration is denied as to “batteries” and “rechargeable electric batteries.”  The time for appeal runs from the date the final action was mailed.  37 C.F.R. Section 2.64(b); TMEP Section 715.03(c).  The examiner reiterates the final requirement and provides additional evidence below.

Disclaimer Requirement – Partial Requirement that Applies to “Batteries” and “Rechargeable Electric Batteries” Only

Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “COCHLEAR” as to “batteries” and “rechargeable electric batteries” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes a feature of applicant’s goods. Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a). 

The Office can require an applicant to disclaim exclusive rights to an unregistrable part of a mark, rather than refuse registration of the entire mark.  Trademark Act Section 6(a), 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).  Under Trademark Act Section 2(e), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e), the Office can refuse registration of the entire mark where it is determined that the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods.  Thus, the Office may require the disclaimer of a portion of a mark which, when used in connection with the goods or services, is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).  TMEP §1213.03(a).  If an applicant does not comply with a disclaimer requirement, the Office may refuse registration of the entire mark.  TMEP §1213.01(b).

A term is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant goods and/or services.  In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3 USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987);  In re Bed & Breakfast Registry, 791 F.2d 157, 229 USPQ 818 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re MetPath Inc., 223 USPQ 88 (TTAB 1984); In re Bright‑Crest, Ltd., 204 USPQ 591 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §1209.01(b).  A mark that describes an intended user of a product or service is also merely descriptive within the meaning of Section 2(e)(1).  Hunter Publishing Co. v. Caulfield Publishing Ltd., 1 USPQ2d 1996 (TTAB 1986); In re Camel Mfg. Co., Inc., 222 USPQ 1031 (TTAB 1984); In re Gentex Corp., 151 USPQ 435 (TTAB 1966).

The applicant applied to register the mark “COCHLEAR” for, among other things, batteries and rechargeable electric batteries.  The proposed mark merely corresponds to wording, which is not arbitrary, but bears a logical relationship to the batteries and rechargeable electric batteries provided by the applicant. 

As applicant correctly pointed out, the cochlea is a spiral-shaped cavity of the inner ear that resembles a snail shell and contains nerve endings essential for hearing.  Meanwhile “cochlear” is defined as “of the cochlea” (see attached definitions). 

Moreover, “cochlear” is a type or class of implant used to aid in hearing.  In this regard, the examiner refers to the attached excerpts from the examining attorney's search of the Internet using the GOOGLE® search engine in which “cochlear implant” appeared in over 200,000 stories.  See attachments.  The submitted excerpts are a representative sample of the “hits” retrieved by the indicated search.  Sample search summary page(s) and representative excerpts from the search have both been provided.  Search result summary pages have probative value since search engine results as well as Web site contents are equally accessible to the consuming public and both constitute evidence that the public may be exposed to the term.  See In re Fitch ICBA Inc., 64 USPQ2d 1058 (TTAB 2002). Printouts of articles downloaded from the Internet are admissible as evidence of information available to the general public, and of the way in which a term is being used by the public.  TMEP §710.01(b).   In re Total Quality Group Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1474, 1475-76 (TTAB 1999); Raccioppi v. Apogee Inc., 47 USPQ2d 1368, 1370-1 (TTAB 1998).  With regard to evidence the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has also stated that newswire stories have probative value because of the increasing use of the personal computer to obtain news and information, see In re Cell Therapeutics Inc., 67 USPQ2d 1795 (TTAB 2003); and that foreign publications and English language websites have probative value since the Internet is a tool widely available to all.  See In re Remacle, 66 USPQ2d 1222 (TTAB 2002) at note 5. 

Please note that URL and date information is included in the excerpts.  Therefore, no additional declaration should be required for the evidence to be considered.

Additionally, the examining attorney refers to the excerpts from a search in the Lexis/Nexis ® computerized database in which the term “cochlear implant” appeared within two words of “hearing” in over 900 articles in the past two years alone.  The examiner also refers to the additional excerpts from the examiner’s search in the Lexis/Nexis® computerized database for “cochlear” with in 10 words of “batter!” (word is truncated).  Over 40 representative excerpts are attached from the searches.  See attachments.

In applicant’s Request for Reconsideration, applicant reiterated its argument that “at worst the term ‘COCHLEAR’ suggests an intended purpose for the batteries.”  Request for Reconsideration, page 4.  However, applicant also indicated that the goods are used in connection with an implant that stimulates the cochlea.

In this case, the mark is not just suggestive.  It is descriptive of the intended use of the applicant’s batteries, namely, that they are for use in cochlear implants.  Applicant has already stated that the batteries will be used for implants.  The examiner also notes that the attached information from applicant’s website shows that applicant is in the business of providing cochlear implants. 

Please note that the examining attorney must consider whether a term is merely descriptive in relation to the identified goods, not in the abstract. In re Polo International Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1061 (TTAB 1999) (Board found that DOC in DOC-CONTROL would be understood to refer to the “documents” managed by applicant’s software, not “doctor” as shown in dictionary definition); In re Digital Research Inc., 4 USPQ2d 1242 (TTAB 1987) (CONCURRENT PC-DOS found merely descriptive of “computer programs recorded on disk;” it is unnecessary that programs actually run “concurrently,” as long as relevant trade clearly uses the denomination “concurrent” as a descriptor of this particular type of operating system); In re Venture Lending Associates, 226 USPQ 285 (TTAB 1985); In re American Greetings Corp., 226 USPQ 365, 366 (TTAB 1985) (“Whether consumers could guess what the product is from consideration of the mark alone is not the test”); TMEP §1209.01(b).

Based upon the foregoing, it is clear that “cochlear” is a class or type of implant and that applicant’s batteries are for cochlear implants.  Thus, the term “cochlear” merely describes one of the intended uses or purposes for the goods. 

In light of the foregoing, a disclaimer of the term “cochlear” is required. Thus, the final requirement for a disclaimer is continued as to applicant’s “batteries” and “rechargeable electric batteries.”

Please note that a disclaimer does not physically remove the disclaimed matter from the mark, but rather is a written statement that applicant does not claim exclusive rights to the disclaimed wording and/or design separate and apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.

The computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.  TMEP §1213.08(a)(i).  The following is the standard format used by the Office:

No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “COCHLEAR” as to “batteries” and “rechargeable electric batteries” apart from the mark as shown.

See In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).

Abandonment of Certain Goods if Appeal is Not Pursued

If applicant does not pursue an appeal in this matter, then the following goods to which the final requirement(s) apply will be deleted from the application: batteries, rechargeable electric batteries.  The application will proceed forward for the remaining goods.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).

If applicant has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned.

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Maureen L. Dall

Trademark Attorney, Law Office 110

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Phone: 571-272-9714

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Wilkes Barre Times Leader (Pennsylvania)

January 1, 2006 Sunday

SECTION: E; Pg. 1

LENGTH: 816 words

HEADLINE: Mom's fight provides hope for many others;

Cindy Balsam's efforts to help daughter results in DVD that aids other children.

BYLINE: DEENA YELLIN, The Record (Hackensack N.J.)

BODY:

...for help.

She secured oxygen for the house and found medical and therapeutic devices. She hired therapists and arranged for Nettie to have cochlear implant surgery to improve her hearing.

"Some people thought I pushed her too hard, but now everyone sees how Nettie's life has improved because of it. She ...

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Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week

December 25, 2005

SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 103

LENGTH: 1288  words

HEADLINE: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS;

Research add new data to cochlear implants body of knowledge

BODY:

...0169690, D-48, Miami, FL 33136, USA.

 Study 2: Endosteal electrode implantation appears to be feasible for cochlear implant recipients with residual hearing.

 "Over the years, an increasing number of patients with some degree of residual hearing have received cochlear implants," otologists in Germany explained. "In these cases, the marginal benefit provided by hearing aids alone is not sufficient; however, as ...

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The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

December 22, 2005 Thursday 

Final Edition

SECTION: EAST MEMPHIS APPEAL; Pg. EM12-13

LENGTH: 217 words

HEADLINE: Business Achievements

BODY:

...serve children who range from having a mild hearing loss to children who are profoundly deaf. By using devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, the children learn to listen and speak without using sign language. The school relies on the community to support the needs of its students. ...

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National Public Radio (NPR)

December 20, 2005 Tuesday

LENGTH: 834  words

HEADLINE: Elderly with hearing loss turning to cochlear implants

BODY:

...heard three generations all at the same time for the first time.

SHAPIRO: More older Americans are having trouble hearing. Cochlear implants will be an option for only about 5 percent of them. To be eligible, an older person must hear less than ...

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Derby Evening Telegraph

December 19, 2005 Monday

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LENGTH: 176 words

HEADLINE: Operation gives Adam the 'ears' he wanted

BODY:

...fitted. This involves ensuring that sounds are experienced at comfortable levels and perceived correctly, as well as training in the use of the device. Because hearing with a cochlear implant is different, implant recipients go through  this training process to help them get used to their new way of experiencing sound.

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COURIER MAIL

December 15, 2005 Thursday 

First with the news Edition

SECTION: FINANCE; Pg. 27

LENGTH: 429  words

HEADLINE: Cochlear is market star with 9% jump

BYLINE: Chris Jones

BODY:

...36.7 million amid flat sales and strong competition in the US.

Cochlear is the world's largest maker of inner-ear hearing devices.

The cochlear implant was the world's first bionic ear. It was invented 25 years ago by Victorian researcher Graeme Clark, working with ...

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USA TODAY

December 15, 2005 Thursday 

FINAL EDITION

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 22A

LENGTH: 857 words

HEADLINE: Give air marshals better training

BODY:

...shooting death still under review," News, Friday).

First, I am hearing-impaired. I wear bilateral cochlear implants, and although my hearing ordinarily is wonderful, sometimes with the background noise at airports, I can give inappropriate responses to screeners because I don't ...

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Copyright 2005 The Deal, L.L.C.

Daily Deal/The Deal

December 12, 2005 Monday

SECTION: NEWSWEEKLY

LENGTH: 2017 words

HEADLINE: Deal diary

BYLINE: by Dennis Fitzgerald

BODY:

...year Merrill teamed with Citigroup Global Markets to advise Advanced Bionics Corp., a Valencia, Calif.-based maker of cochlear implants for the hearing-impaired. Hartman advised Omnicare Inc. in its hostile takeover of NCS HealthCare Inc. Meanwhile, BofAs ...

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Business Week Online

December 7, 2005 Wednesday

SECTION: TECHNOLOGY

LENGTH: 1048 words

HEADLINE:  Cochlear's Roberts: "We Have a Unique Opportunity";

Having mastered devices that restore hearing to the deaf, the leading maker of cochlear implants is targeting those with less severe hearing loss

BODY:

...advances in the next three to five to 10 years. There's a lot happening.

Most people with hearing loss get hearing aids rather than cochlear implants. What's wrong with traditional hearing aids?

Hearing aids aren't good for a lot of people. Just making the sound louder doesn't work ...

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UPI

December 5, 2005 Monday  4:22 PM EST

LENGTH: 322 words

HEADLINE: Hearing devices best before age 3 -- study

DATELINE: PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 5

BODY:

Deaf children who get cochlear implants for hearing before age 30 months have the best chance of normal speech development.

So says a new Stanford University study of the implantable hearing devices.

Cochlear implants provide artificial electrical stimulation that the brain processes as sound.

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The Baltimore Sun

December 4, 2005 Sunday 

FINAL EDITION

SECTION: TELEGRAPH; Pg. 1A

LENGTH: 1908 words

HEADLINE: Life's loud noises leave a generation struggling to hear;

Noise takes toll on a generation

BYLINE: FRANK D. ROYLANCE, SUN REPORTER

BODY:

...off because he felt they made him appear disabled. "I thought people were staring at me," he says.

The most radical treatment for hearing loss is the cochlear implant, which converts sound into electrical signals and sends it to the auditory nerve. But it's generally reserved for people who are ...

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The Boston Globe

December 04, 2005 Sunday 

THIRD EDITION

SECTION: MAGAZINE; Pg. 41

LENGTH: 715 words

HEADLINE: BALANCING ACT;

MEMORY ISN'T THE ONLY THING THAT BEGINS TO FADE AS WE GET OLD

BYLINE:  BY PAMELA FERDINAND

BODY:

...about the price of a hearing aid.

His lab also is working along with others on a vestibular implant - similar to a cochlear implant for the hearing-impaired - that would monitor head movement and stimulate the nerves carrying information about balance and motion from the inner ear to the brain. The technology is " ...

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Health Insurance Week

December 4, 2005

SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 86

LENGTH: 422  words

HEADLINE: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY;

Cochlear implantation feasible in some children younger than 1 year

BODY:

...who are younger than 1 year."

 "A prospective study was conducted of 18 children who had confirmed severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss and received cochlear implants at our medical center before 12 months of age," the scientists wrote in the journal Pediatrics. "The length of device usage ...

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December 2, 2005

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LENGTH: 133 words

HEADLINE: NEW HOPE ON DEAFNESS

BODY:

 COCHLEAR implants could restore hearing to children who are born deaf by triggering the reconnection of sound-transmitting nerves, a new study suggests.

 The findings ...

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Managed Care Law Weekly

November 27, 2005

SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 127

LENGTH: 414  words

HEADLINE: UNIVERSITY OF FRANKFURT;

Modified implantation approach preserves residual deep frequency hearing

BODY:

...two patients documented an increase in sentence intelligibility when compared with only the cochlear implant," according to the study report.

 "Hearing preservation in cochlear implant surgery is possible," the researchers concluded. "Insertions of 360 degrees provide a full=functioning cochlear implant to stimulate sufficient ...

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Copyright 2005 Lakeland Ledger Publishing Corporation 

The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)

November 20, 2005, Sunday

SECTION: Life; Pg. D1

LENGTH: 1219 words

HEADLINE: A WORLD OF UNDERSTANDING; HEARING-IMPAIRED LAKELAND TEENS FEEL AT HOME AT HIGH SCHOOL FOR DEAF IN ST. AUGUSTINE

BYLINE: GARY WHITE The Ledger

BODY:

...Spigner, also diagnosed as deaf in infancy, has some perception of sound and wears a hearing aid in her left ear.

Cochlear implants work differently from hearing aids. Rather than amplifying sound heard through the ear, an implant electronically transmits sonic information to the brain, which interprets ...

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November 20, 2005 Sunday 

Boca Raton Edition

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LENGTH: 886 words

HEADLINE: A SHINING SILVER WHO NEVER TARNISHES;

AFTER 65 YEARS AS RABBI HE STILL RUNS WEEKLY SERVICES AT AGE 93

BYLINE: Lisa Goddard Special Correspondent

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Law & Health Weekly

November 19, 2005

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LENGTH: 388  words

HEADLINE: STATE UNIVERSITY OF GHENT HOSPITAL;

Implanted children more intelligible than those with conventional hearing aids

BODY:

...study in the International Journal of Audiology (Comparison of the overall intelligibility, articulation, resonance, and voice characteristics between children using cochlear implants and those using bilateral hearing aids: A pilot study. Int J Audiol, 2005;44(8):452-465).

 For additional information, ...

...Francis Ltd., 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RN, England.

 Keywords:  Ghent,  Belgium, Articulation, Cochlear Implant, Hearing Aid, Hearing Disorders, Intelligibility, Medical Device, Pediatric, Resonance, Voice.

 This article was prepared by Law  &  Health Weekly editors from staff and ...

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November 8, 2005

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LENGTH: 1993 words

HEADLINE: Audiology telepractice moves from theory to treatment; Trends in Health Care

BYLINE: Krumm, Mark

BODY:

...regional clinics could offer sophisticated hearing tests to infants, children, and adults in rural communities. Aural rehabilitation, digital hearing aid programming, and cochlear implant programming or mapping also could be achieved through telepractice technology with few software modifications.

...Windows-based and can be readily integrated for use in telepractice service delivery. Specifically, virtually all digital hearing aids and cochlear implants are programmed through a Windows environment. In addition to amplification devices, diagnostic audiology equipment, real ear, and vestibular ...

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Health & Medicine Week

October 24, 2005

SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 402

LENGTH: 506  words

HEADLINE: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS;

Bilateral cochlear implantation improves spatial hearing

BODY:

 Bilateral implantation enhances spatial hearing performance in cochlear implant users.

 In a recent study, otologists in Austria evaluated sound localization and "sensitivity to interaural cues" in ...

...showing a sensitivity to ITDs performed worst in the localization test."

 "Bilateral cochlear implantation can restore spatial hearing in cochlear implant users," the researchers concluded. "Both ILDs and ITDs are used by bilateral cochlear implant users in sound localization, with ...

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Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week

October 23, 2005

SECTION: EXPANDED REPORTING; Pg. 254

LENGTH: 251  words

HEADLINE: HURRICANE KATRINA;

Cochlear implant company offers batteries, donates matching money

BODY:

...People (SHHH) to provide 3000 batteries for distribution through SHHH's support network, Hear2Care.

 "To people who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants, being without batteries is like being cut off from the world," said Chris Smith, president of Cochlear Americas. "Of course, ...

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October 20, 2005 Thursday

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HEADLINE: COMMUNITY: SHHH to hold conference in GF;

Local chapter started last year; meets first Tuesday of the month in public library

BYLINE: By Rona K. Johnson; Herald Staff Writer

BODY:

The Grand Forks Self Help for Hard of Hearing People is holding a free fall informational conference on cochlear implants, hearing aids and assistive technology.

The conference is being held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 in the Red River ...

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October 16, 2005 Sunday 

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LENGTH: 1007 words

HEADLINE: Hear the Complaints;

Customers Say Aids Don't Work, Cost Too Much and Aren't Rated

BYLINE: Don Oldenburg, Washington Post Staff Writer

BODY:

...fittings or repairs, it does offer free support, resources and information, including 28 fact sheets on topics including "hearing dogs" and cochlear implants, and it lends equipment including amplified phone ringers and doorbell alerts. It also offers free database referrals to audiologists, ...

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MD Week

October 14, 2005

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HEADLINE: BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER;

Benefit of contralateral hearing aid in unilateral implantees determined

BODY:

...Luntz and colleagues published their study in Acta Oto-Laryngologica (Binaural-bimodal hearing: Concomitant use of a unilateral cochlear implant and a contralateral hearing aid. Acta Otolaryngol, 2005;125(8):863-869).

 Additional information can be obtained by contacting M. ...

...contacted at: Taylor  &  Francis as, PO Box 12 Posthuset, NO-0051 Oslo, Norway.

 Keywords:  Haifa,  Israel, Cochlear Implant, Medical Device, Hearing Aid, Hearing Loss, Neurology, Otology, Otorhinolaryngology.

 This article was prepared by MD Week editors from staff and other reports. ...

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Bnai Zion Medical Center; City: Haifa; Cochlear Implant; Cochlear Implants; Country: Israel; Hearing Aid; Hearing Loss; Laryngology; Medical Device; Neurology; Otology; Otorhinolaryngology; Surgery; Surgical Technology; All News; Professional ...

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 Omaha World-Herald (Nebraska)

October 10, 2005, Monday  IOWA;MIDLANDS;NEBRASKA EDITION

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 02B;

LENGTH: 89 words

HEADLINE: Specialist to give hearing loss talk

BYLINE: Chris Olson

SOURCE: WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

BODY:

...Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Ave., in Omaha. The entrance is on the east side.

Thedinger will discuss the types of hearing loss and the effect of cochlear implants on improving hearing.

The event, sponsored by Greater Omaha Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, is open to the public. -- Chris Olson

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October 7, 2005 Friday 

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LENGTH: 544 words

HEADLINE: Children of all abilities giggle, zoom at playground

BYLINE: By Tim Bryant ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

DATELINE: ST. PETERS

BODY:

...Sam, 9, called the place "Timmyland."

St. Peters' new playground has plastic slides, which can cause problems for hearing-impaired children with cochlear implants, surgically implanted electronic devices that let people hear by stimulating nerves inside their ears.

Static electricity produced ...

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October 7, 2005

SECTION: INCLUSION; FEATURES & ARTS; No.4655; Pg.8

LENGTH: 2151 words

HEADLINE: Is Anyone Listening?

BYLINE: Fiona Leney

BODY:

...Tricia Kemp, co-ordinator for the cochlear-implanted children's support group (CICS), which connects families of children with a cochlear implant, an advanced hearing aid.

 "Mainstream education with support which is inadequate is merely a cheap option for the local authority. It is no good having ...

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September 21, 2005 Wednesday 

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HEADLINE: WORLD of silence;

A DEAF TEEN TELLS HER STORY

BYLINE: By ASHLEY PAPPINEAU - Special to NeXt

BODY:

...studies and technology at Cheektowaga. I play volleyball and track at St. Mary's.

Some deaf people use hearing aids or cochlear implants. I do not wear either. I am profoundly deaf. My family mostly communicates with sign language.

One ...

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September 15, 2005 Thursday

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HEADLINE: Loud headphones may be lead to hearing loss, Texas Tech prof says

BYLINE: By Beth Aaron, University Daily; SOURCE: Texas Tech

DATELINE: LUBBOCK, Texas

BODY:

...surgeons, performed the first advanced bionics cochlear implant device surgery July 27 at the university's Medical Center. Cochlear implants restore hearing when hearing aids cannot help.

Many months of preliminary research and practice went into planning the cochlear surgery, Zhang said.

"You cannot ...

...skin behind one's ear to stimulate auditory nerve directly with electrical impulse, allowing the patient to hear, Zhang said.

Hearing aids are different from cochlear implants because they allow for acoustic stimulation, or stimulation of the hair cells within the inner ear, Zhang said. Hearing aids work ...

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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)

September 10, 2005, Saturday, Metro Edition

SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 3B

LENGTH: 1068 words

HEADLINE: MINNEAPOLIS;

PRIMARY ELECTION;

3 choices, 3 stories in the unpredictable 13th;

There's the 'wonkier' candidate, the comeback and the collaborator.

BYLINE: Rochelle Olson; Staff Writer

BODY:

...a former 10th Ward council member attempting a comeback after losing the 2001 mayoral race, and then losing her hearing and receiving a cochlear implant that restored it. She's a DFLer, but calls herself an "independent DFLer."

"I miss the job," she said of City ...

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Copyright 2005 Winston-Salem Journal 

Winston-Salem Journal (Winston Salem, NC)

September 9, 2005 Friday, METRO EDITION

SECTION: B; Pg. 1

LENGTH: 456 words

HEADLINE: LEARNING TO BE HELPFUL

SPECIALLY TRAINED DOGS HAVE A 'LANGUAGE' TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HARD OF HEARING

BYLINE: By Melissa Hall

JOURNAL REPORTER

BODY:

...Lanie is a Dalmatian and Labrador retriever mix.

Both Wilsons are severely hard of hearing, but they can communicate, thanks to cochlear implants and hearing aids. Gem is their assistance dog, and they are training Lanie and hope to have her ready for someone else's home by Thanksgiving. Richard ...

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Copyright 2005 The Salt Lake Tribune 

Salt Lake Tribune (Utah)

August 30, 2005, Tuesday

SECTION: Business; Pg. D1

LENGTH: 759 words

HEADLINE: Private insurers, Medicare rarely cover hearing aids; Insurance rarely covers hearing aids

BYLINE: Lesley Mitchell , The Salt Lake Tribune

BODY:

...1992, had worried so much about her daughter's financial burden that she left her a special savings account to pay for hearing aids.

The cost of cochlear implants, an electronic device surgically implanted in the inner ear that restores some hearing for deaf people, is covered ...

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August 20, 2005 Saturday New River Edition

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HEADLINE: 'A DIFFERENT KID NOW'

BYLINE: Donna Alvis-Banks donna.banks@roanoke.com 381-1661

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...bypassing damaged hair cells, and the brain perceives these signals as sound.

SOURCES: www.cochlearamericas.com and www.mayoclinic.orgListen to this

-Cochlear implants are different from hearing aids, which amplify sound. Cochlear implants compensate for damaged or non-working parts of the inner ear.

- Hearing through an implant sounds different from normal hearing, but cochlear implants allow many people to communicate fully through speech in person and over the phone.

-Both children and adults can be ...

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August 19, 2005 Friday

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HEADLINE: COCHLEAR IMPLANTS battle hearing loss

BYLINE: Michelle Ma, mma@stcloudtimes.com

BODY:

...cascading water in front of her as she walks past the fountain at Clemens Gardens. After more than 40 years of progressive hearing loss, Atchison's cochlear implants have opened a whole new world for her.

Times photo by Kimm Anderson, kanderson@stcloudtimes.com

Joyce ...

...woman decided in May to get a cochlear implant. The device is surgically implanted under the skin behind the ear.

Cochlear implants are not similar to hearing aids. Hearing aids amplify sound, while implants make up for nonworking parts of the inner ear by ...

...who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing. The implant must be surgically placed under the skin behind the ear.

How are cochlear implants different from hearing aids?

Hearing aids make sounds louder, but a cochlear implant bypasses the outer and middle ear to bring ...

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Corpus Christi Caller-Times (Texas)

August 3, 2005, Wednesday

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LENGTH: 320 words

HEADLINE: Girl waits for 2nd ear surgery

The cochlear implant will help her hear

BYLINE: Kathryn Garcia, Caller-Times

SUBJECT:

Emely Lopez; cochlear implant, ear surgery;   HEARING AIDS (93%); DEAFNESS (90%); OTOLARYNGOLOGY (77%); SURGERY & TRANSPLANTATION (77%); AUDIOLOGY (72%); CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS (71%); DIAGNOSTIC ...

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The Baltimore Sun

July 9, 2005 Saturday 

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HEADLINE: A New Chapter;

Connie Briscoe's new novel is her fifth, but the first since a life-altering surgery restored her hearing.

BYLINE: Carl Schoettler, SUN STAFF

BODY:

...meaningful sound is truly remarkable and evidence that the hearing brain remains intact even in deafness," he says. "By virtue of the hearing brain, patients with cochlear implants are able to use this information to understand complex sounds such as speech, music, environmental sounds."

For Briscoe this means she had gone from being " ...

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...without a sign-language interpreter. 2. Connie Briscoe has gone from 80 percent hearing loss to 80 percent hearing as a result of her cochlear implant. 3. Novelist Connie Briscoe relaxes at her home in Ellicott City, where she writes about prosperous African-American ...

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July 7, 2005 Thursday 1 EDITION

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HEADLINE: KU researchers seek entryway to a silent, darkened world;

Team tries to teach gestures to deaf-blind children

BYLINE: By KAREN UHLENHUTH The Kansas City Star

BODY:

...get to the point where that's exhausted, and you're like, This is what we have, so we move on from here.'"

A couple of years ago Austin underwent a cochlear implant to improve his hearing, although no one's sure just how much meaningful sound he's receiving.

Because Austin almost never asks for ...

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July 1, 2005

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HEADLINE: AORN guidance statement: care of the perioperative: patient with a implanted electronic device; Guidance Statement

BODY:

...aids, and auditory brainstem implants.

 HISTORY AND CURRENT APPLICATION

 Cochlear implants. Cochlear implants are used for people with sensorineural hearing loss. The first cochlear implant procedures on humans were done in 1961. (37) Graeme Clark and colleagues in Australia began research into cochlear ...

...a cochlear implant since 1983. (39(p1)) Cochlear implants are seen more commonly than the other types of implantable hearing devices described here.

 Cochlear implants consist of an implant system and an external component. After being implanted, these components work together to allow a ...

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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)

June 27, 2005 Monday 

All Editions

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HEADLINE: YOUR VIEWS

BODY:

...put Bergen County in the forefront of filling the gap between hearing and understanding and not hearing and confusion.

With the technology of digital hearing aids; cochlear implants; captioned television, plays and movies; computer-aided real-time captioning for live speakers; telephone relay service; and ...

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Connecticut Post (Bridgeport, CT)

June 26, 2005 Sunday

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HEADLINE: Implants help deaf students learn

BYLINE: CHUCK SLATER, Correspondent

BODY:

...a microphone and speakers are affixed to walls throughout the room.

"The beauty of the setup," Heymann said, "is that it not only facilitates hearing for those with cochlear implants, but also makes things easier for children with poor attention spans and those easily distracted."

Another beauty is the relatively minor ...

...said. "This all can be applied to the next generation, and we will have the trained people to do it.

"My feeling is the next generation of hard-of-hearing will be wearing cochlear implants. It's magic to give a child ears," Sachs said.

Public school systems do not appear to be mobilizing for that ...

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Chicago Daily Herald

June 22, 2005 Wednesday 

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HEADLINE: Health issue forces a change in game plan

BYLINE: Laura Bianchi

BODY:

...range," said Stephanie. Several years later he lost his hearing completely due to his sensitivity to mold.

But he was fitted with a cochlear implant, which restored enough hearing that he could be appointed to the bench, the first deaf judge in Illinois. He retired two years ago.

"By modifying his diet he hasn't had to have ...

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June 22, 2005 Wednesday

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HEADLINE: Terror Training; Supporting Iraq; Nuclear Push

BYLINE: Lou Dobbs, David Ensor, John King, Suzanne Malveaux, William Schneider, Lisa Sylvester, Kitty Pilgrim, Bill Tucker

BODY:

...life- threatening disease, like Benjamin's hearing. Science also has more remedies as well as tests. Benjamin now has nearly normal hearing due to cochlear implants.

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PILGRIM: Now, aside from the ethics of whether or not to test, there's costs, often not covered by insurance, and some ...

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Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville)

June 17, 2005 Friday

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LENGTH: 485 words

HEADLINE: Cunningham program pairs science and the schoolyard;

Pilot program integrates children with hearing problems into the main school population.

BYLINE: terry brown

BODY:

...program to fine-tune the curriculum. The summer program has six students, two hearing-impaired and four non-hearing-impaired.

The hearing-impaired students have cochlear implants, an electrode implanted in the inner ear that stimulates the auditory nerve and sends electrical sound impulses to the cochlea and then to the brain, ...

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June 13, 2005 Monday  2:53 AM  EST

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HEADLINE: FDA NEWS DIGEST, JUNE 13

BYLINE: US Fed News

DATELINE: WASHINGTON

BODY:

...IMPLANTED DEVICES THAT MAY HELP DEAF PATIENTS

  FDA has created an information Web site to help consumers understand cochlear implants, which are implanted electronic hearing devices that stimulate nerves within the inner ear. The implants are designed to produce useful hearing sensations in people with severe-to- ...

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania)

June 6, 2005 Monday REGION EDITION

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LENGTH: 1620 words

HEADLINE: PREPARING;

FOR LIFE IN;

A HEARING;

WORLD SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF;

STUDENTS GRADUATE

BYLINE: Gabrielle Banks Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

BODY:

...not be an option for Emily because that is not culturally acceptable in her family. If she was born right now to deaf parents, with her hearing loss, cochlear implants would be a great option," Famularo said.

 When Noschese attended the Shaler high English class, wearing hearing aids and accompanied ...

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Hartford Courant (Connecticut)

June 1, 2005 Wednesday 

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LENGTH: 211 words

HEADLINE: FOR SCHOOL, NEW HEARING AID HELP;

EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW BETTER CONNECTIONS

BYLINE: CAROLYN MOREAU; Courant Staff Writer

DATELINE: WEST HARTFORD --

BODY:

Once the system is installed, after Sept. 1, students will be able to walk into a classroom and have their hearing aids or cochlear implants automatically adjust to a microphone worn by the teacher, said JoAnne Rome, a spokeswoman for American School ...

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Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)

May 31, 2005 Tuesday ONE-THREE EDITION

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LENGTH: 482 words

HEADLINE: HEARING LOSS TALES AMUSE, TEAR AT HEART

BYLINE: DANNYE ROMINE POWELL, Staff Writer

BODY:

...Carlton Burton's left ear went in March 2003, and his right that October. This past March, he celebrated his first anniversary of hearing again - with a cochlear implant.

Gwen DeMaegd of Shelby lost hearing in one ear one week in 1982 and a week later, ...

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October 16, 2003 Thursday

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HEADLINE: Making themselves heard

BYLINE: LOGAN NEILL

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...Spring Hill.; Rachel Keeling listens to Michelle Shelffo during class.; Second grader Rachel Keeling,; 9, laughs when the battery in her cochlear implant dies during a class lesson with her teacher Michelle Shelffo.

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May 29, 2003 Thursday 

 Late Edition - Final

SECTION: Section G; Column 1; Circuits; Pg. 8

LENGTH: 973 words

HEADLINE: WHAT'S NEXT;

Analog Over Digital? For a Better Ear Implant, Yes

BYLINE:  By ANNE EISENBERG

BODY:

...who have lost or damaged cells in the cochlea, can be implanted in the body. But before that goal can be reached, cochlear implants will need to use far less power. Currently the batteries must be changed as often as every four hours.

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Statesman Journal (Salem, OR)

January 28, 2003 Tuesday

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HEADLINE: operation opens world of hearing for deaf

BODY:

...operated on Heather Whitestone, the former Miss America whose reign raised awareness of the deaf and hard of hearing.

Both Blake's cochlear implants are covered by insurance, allowing her to focus on living with the battery-operated implants.

Since her 2000 operation, she's switched from using a speech processor worn like a Walkman at her  ...

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March 12, 2002 Tuesday ALL EDITIONS

SECTION: HEALTH & DISCOVERY, Pg. D03

LENGTH: 1051 words

HEADLINE: Reawakening Ear Nerves;

Doses of growth factors may boost function of implants

BYLINE: By Robert Cooke; STAFF WRITER

BODY:

...deafness. Hearing ability also wanes with age as the number of so-called hair cells in the cochlea decreases.

More than 40,000 cochlear implants are now in use worldwide. Although the battery-powered implants do not completely restore normal hearing, they do allow deaf people to recognize numerous sounds. Some patients  ...

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November 7, 2000 Tuesday Late Edition

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HEADLINE: Special classroom The sound of learning

BYLINE: Cindy Kranz, The Cincinnati Enquirer

BODY:

...year-old Courtney Burns attended this school, she wasn't interested in hearing, Mr. Burns said. She didn't care when her cochlear implant battery wore out. Now, she wants it changed immediately. "She wants to hear."

Mr. Murphy's daughter, Chrissie, 7, attended the  ...

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Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

October 1, 2000

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LENGTH: 353 words

HEADLINE: Successful introduction of the totally implantable hearing aid.

BODY:

...acceptable, and it will no doubt increase significantly with advanced technology in the future. The same totally implantable microphones and batteries will also be used soon for cochlear implants, which will make them totally implantable as well.

 We have entered a new and exciting phase in otology that will remain  ...

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Morning Call (Allentown, PA)

June 22, 2000, Thursday, Z1 EDITION

SECTION: NEIGHBORS, Pg. N16

LENGTH: 1481 words

HEADLINE: VAULTING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE;

EMMAUS HIGH'S ADREAN MANGIARDI HAS A WILL SO STRONG THAT A HEARING DISABILITY;

COULDN'T STOP HIM FROM COMPETING. ONLY A PIAA RULE COULD DO THAT. AT WEST;

CHESTER, IT'LL BE BACK TO POLE VAULTING AND 'THE PRIDE OF WINNING.'

BYLINE: J.F. PIRRO; (A free-lance story for The Morning Call)

BODY:

...father, Bruno Mangiardi. "He said it keeps them awake."

All totaled, Mangiardi's setup cost upward of $ 30,000. Replacement batteries for the cochlear implant alone run $ 80 each.

Maybe more special than any of these devices, however, is his personal note-taker. He has one in  ...

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May 17, 1999

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LENGTH: 513 words

HEADLINE: TI Debuts Low-Power DSPs : Will have sub-1V device in 2000; Texas Instruments TMS320C5402 and TMS320C5409 digital signal processor; Product Announcement

BYLINE: DORSCH, JEFF

BODY:

These low-power devices will extend the battery life of such products as cochlear implants, hearing aids, non-essential medical monitoring devices and wireless/telephony devices, TI said.

 "The combinations of these new  ...