AudiologyNOW! 2011 Features Presentations from Starkey Experts

MINNEAPOLIS, April 5, 2011 - Starkey Laboratories, Inc., one of the world's leading hearing technology companies, is excited to announce that its researchers and experts will share 19 posters and presentations during AudiologyNOW! 2011, April 6-9 in Chicago, Ill. Starkey will have a large presence at the show with booths featuring Starkey's latest technology and information, Starkey's Invisible Solutions and Starkey Pediatrics.

Starkey presentation highlights:

• SoundSpace: No More Asking Patients "How Does that Sound?" presented by Sara Burdak, Au.D., and Lindsay Olson, Au.D.
  
  
• Growing Your Hearing Healthcare Practice Using Quality Standards presented by Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D.;Pat Kricos, Ph.D.;Jason Galster, Ph.D.;Harvey Abrams, Ph.D.;Terry Chisolm, Ph.D.;Laurel Christensen, Ph.D.;Brian Taylor, Au.D.;and Robert Sweetow, Ph.D.
  
  
• Moving from What We Know to What We Do: Implementing Best Practices presented by Harvey Abrams, Ph.D., and Theresa Chisolm, Ph.D.
  
  
• Mission: Expand or Extend Capacity of Audiology presented by Ian Windmill, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center and Barry Freeman, Ph.D.
  
  
• Wi Series™: Optimizing the Wireless Experience presented by Elizabeth Galster, Au.D., and Matt Burk, Ph.D.

Starkey research poster highlights include:

• What Can A Noise-Tolerance Questionnaire Tell Us About ANLs? Presented by Karrie Recker, Au.D.;Martin McKinney, Ph.D.;and Brent Edwards, Ph.D.
  
  
• Effect of Extended Bandwidth on Sound Quality and Localization presented by Nazanin Nooraei, Ph.D., and Sridhar Kalluri, Ph.D., both from the Starkey Hearing Research Center

Other Starkey presenters include: Susie Valentine, Ph.D.;J. Andrew Dundas, Ph.D.;Shilpi Banerjee, Ph.D.;Michele Hurley, Au.D.;Michael Myers, M.A.;Laurel Gregory, M.A.;Luis Camacho, M.A.;and Justyn Pisa, Au.D.

About AudiologyNOW!

AudiologyNOW! is the world's largest gathering of audiologists. This annual meeting provides participants the opportunity to attend four days of educational sessions, explore the latest in hearing technology, and network with colleagues from around the world.

About Starkey®

Starkey Laboratories, Inc. is a privately held, global hearing technology company headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn. The company is recognized for its innovative design, development and distribution of comprehensive digital hearing systems. Founded in 1967, Starkey currently employs more than 3,500 people, operates 22 facilities and conducts business in more than 100 markets worldwide. For more information, visit StarkeyPro.com. For more information about the Starkey Hearing Research Center, visit StarkeyResearch.com.