Hearing for Life
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Origins Centre
Sep 19, 2012, 9:34:29 AM9/19/12
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On Wednesday 26 September 2012 @18:30 Dr Duane Mol speaks on the
subject "Hearing for Life" at the Origins Centre on WITS University East
Campus, Braamfontein
"Dr Mol qualified at the University of
the Free State as an Otorhinolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat
Specialist) in 2003. He is one of the Surgeons assisting in the "Hear
for Life' Cochlea Implant Programme for needy children and adults. He is
also the South African representative for the LION (Live International
Otorhinolaryngology Network) foundation.
"In this world of on-going technological breakthroughs, it is amazing
to look back at the intricate function of our own human technology and
marvel at how it continues to perform better than any electrical
equivalent.
"This talk looks at the perfectly designed hearing
instrument, the ear, and highlights the lesser known facts that make it
so well suited to its function. It is often said that it is probably
worse to be blind than deaf - I beg to differ! Blindness makes you rely
on others, which forces you to form many social relationships, making
blind people great communicators. For the deaf, sadly it is a lonely
world, often socially osctracised, and one in which it is so easy to
slip into the backdrop of life. Socially, deaf people struggle so much
more and usually develop an introvert outlook on life.
"But
deafness can be cured!!! Unlike blindness which is still difficult to
restore electronically, the introduction of Cochlea Implants and
on-going technological advances in this field make deafness, in almost
all cases, now curable.
"I am very privileged to be working in
this field and cannot wait to share some of the exciting aspects that
makes these advances change lives forever." - Dr Duane Mol
Date: 26 September 2012
Time: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Location: Origins Centre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Cost: R100.00 per person. Discount available for group bookings.
More info: c/o Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue, Braamfontein.
WITS University East Campus
RSVP
Contact: Paula
Company name: Origins Centre
Telephone number: 011 717 4700
Email address a...@origins.org.za
"In this world of on-going technological breakthroughs, it is amazing to look back at the intricate function of our own human technology and marvel at how it continues to perform better than any electrical equivalent.
"This talk looks at the perfectly designed hearing instrument, the ear, and highlights the lesser known facts that make it so well suited to its function. It is often said that it is probably worse to be blind than deaf - I beg to differ! Blindness makes you rely on others, which forces you to form many social relationships, making blind people great communicators. For the deaf, sadly it is a lonely world, often socially osctracised, and one in which it is so easy to slip into the backdrop of life. Socially, deaf people struggle so much more and usually develop an introvert outlook on life.
"But deafness can be cured!!! Unlike blindness which is still difficult to restore electronically, the introduction of Cochlea Implants and on-going technological advances in this field make deafness, in almost all cases, now curable.
"I am very privileged to be working in this field and cannot wait to share some of the exciting aspects that makes these advances change lives forever." - Dr Duane Mol
Date: 26 September 2012
Time: 06:30 PM - 07:30 PM
Location: Origins Centre, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Cost: R100.00 per person. Discount available for group bookings.
More info: c/o Yale Road and Enoch Sontonga Avenue, Braamfontein.
WITS University East Campus
RSVP
Contact: Paula
Company name: Origins Centre
Telephone number: 011 717 4700
Email address a...@origins.org.za
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