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Primary Care is Point of Entry for Many Kids with Concussions
July 7, 2016
Many children with concussion initially sought care through primary care and not the emergency department, although younger children and those insured by Medicaid were more likely to go to the ED, acc... Read More
Research
Mom's Voice Activates Many Different Regions in Children's Brains
July 6, 2016
A far wider swath of brain areas is activated when children hear their mothers than when they hear other voices, and this brain response predicts a child’s social communication ability, a new st... Read More
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Signia Unveils Cellion primax, the World's Most Advanced Lithium-Ion Inductive Rechargeable Hearing Aid
July 5, 2016
Powerful wireless inductive charging technology positions Cellion ahead of the competition Provides up to two days of regular use* with virtually unlimited streaming capabilities - all on a single... Read More
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Cities Try Different Tactics to Regulate Noise
July 5, 2016
A survey of noise ordinances in nearly 500 of the largest communities in the United States shows there's no set standard for preserving peace and quiet.ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA - WASHINGTON,... Read More
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Cisplatin May Cause More Permanent Hearing Loss in People with Cockayne Syndrome
July 3, 2016
Chemotherapy drug cisplatin is used to treat breast, prostate, neuroblastoma, melanoma and many other cancers.UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - The chemotherapy drug cisplatin can kill cancer, but i... Read More
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The New Adaptable Audiometer
July 1, 2016
Eden Prairie, MN – Grason-Stadler, a leader of clinical audiometric systems, is pleased to announce the introduction of the GSI Pello™, a new mid-level audiometer. The GSI Pello is a perfe... Read More
Industry
ASHA Earns Top Workplace Honor from The Washington Post for Third Year in a Row
July 1, 2016
Rockville, MD - June 17, 2016 - In a ceremony held last night in Washington, DC, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) was named a top workplace by The Washington Post. This is the t... Read More
Associations
NIDCD's Amy Donahue receives HLAA's 2016 James B. Snow Award
June 30, 2016
June 28, 2016 - Amy Donahue, Ph.D., deputy director of the NIDCD’s Division of Scientific Programs, received the James B. Snow, Jr., M.D., Award at the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)... Read More
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Phonak to Launch Next Generation Platform Including the First Mainstream Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Hearing Aid
June 28, 2016
Groundbreaking lithium-ion battery technology paves the way towards empowering people with hearing loss to keep up with their lifestyles.Staefa, Switzerland – 27 June 2016 – Phonak, the le... Read More
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AG Bell 2016 College Scholarship Awards Announced
June 27, 2016
The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is pleased to announce the awarding of $100,000 in college scholarships to 20 outstanding applicants. Read More
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Pharmaceutical Industry-Sponsored Meals Associated with Higher Prescribing Rates
June 26, 2016
Accepting a single pharmaceutical industry-sponsored meal was associated with higher rates of prescribing certain drugs to Medicare patients by physicians, with more, and costlier, meals associated wi... Read More
Research
Cochlear Announces Availability of Cochlear™ Baha® 5 Power and Baha 5 Superpower, Two New Powerful Bone Conduction Sound Processors for Those with Higher Degrees of Hearing Loss
June 25, 2016
The new Baha 5 Power and Baha 5 SuperPower Sound Processors complete the Baha 5 portfolio.CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 23, 2016 -- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solu... Read More
Industry
Salus University Audiology Summer Workshop Series
June 24, 2016
Every summer, Salus University offers two four-day workshops to provide an update on advanced and current science in the specific topic of study for the workshop, review clinical implications, and pro... Read More
Associations
RIT/NTID's Dyer Arts Center Hosts Showcase to Bring Deaf and Art Communities Together
June 24, 2016
Exhibit—which runs through Aug. 20—features paintings, photographs, among other media.The Dyer Arts Center at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf will h... Read More
Associations
ASHA Honored With Four Awards from the Alliance for Workplace Excellence for 2016
June 23, 2016
Montgomery County, Maryland Employer a Leader in Diversity, EcoLeadership, Health and Wellness, and Overall Workplace Quality.Rockville, MD - June 10, 2016 - In a ceremony held today in Bethesda, Mary... Read More
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Voting Is Now Open for 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards!
June 22, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ June 20 – Voting is now open for the 2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards at Oticon.com. Website visitors are invited to cast their vote for the 12 finalists who represent the "b... Read More
Industry
Starkey Hearing Technologies' Halo™2 Made for iPhone® Hearing Aid Named One of Inc.'s "Most Brilliant Product Designs of 2016"
June 21, 2016
Inc. magazine honors Halo 2 hearing aid in third annual Iconic Design Awards for being an empowering technological solution to a real-world problem. MINNEAPOLIS (June 20, 2016) — Starkey Hearing... Read More
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Hearing Aids, Auditory Training May Provide Dementia Patients with Increases in Cognitive Abilities, UNT Study Says
June 20, 2016
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- During the past decade, several major studies determined that hearing loss, which the Hearing Loss Association of America said impacts more than 48 million Americans, may increa... Read More
Research
Anticancer Drug Restores Hearing in Some Patients with Neurofibromatosis
June 19, 2016
Johns Hopkins Medicine - In a small clinical study with an anticancer drug that halts blood vessel growth, a handful of people with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and hearing loss had restoration of h... Read More
Research
Tim Deshler, Mike Deshler and Kevin Deshler Join Audiology Systems
June 17, 2016
Audiology Systems strengthens southeast coverage with the addition of industry veterans.Schaumburg, IL - June 15, 2016 – Audiology Systems, a national partnership of industry professionals, audi... Read More
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