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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
NIH Grant Provides Postdoctoral Research, Teaching Experience for Deaf Students
August 5, 2016
Nearly $4 million award will enhance partnership between RIT/NTID and UR, and prepare students for careers in biomedical and behavioral science careers.A nearly $4 million grant from the National Inst... Read More
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These Audio Cues are for the Birds
August 4, 2016
Study finds some birds process sound much as people do, suggesting stream segregation is not a uniquely human ability.BUFFALO, N.Y. – While analyzing and untangling multiple environmental sounds... Read More
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Oticon Is First to Use Pupil Size to Measure Stress of Hearing in Noisy Environments
August 3, 2016
"Pupillometry" Shows How Breakthrough Hearing Aid Technology Reduces Listening Effort, Freeing up Cognitive Resources for Better Recall.SOMERSET, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Straining to hear in... Read More
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Brain Responses Found to Originate from Previously Unknown Source
August 2, 2016
Discovery will inform further research into hearing disorders and brain training.McGill University - Scientists at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University have made an im... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Halo™ 2 Made for iPhone® Hearing Aid Honored with Gold Spark Award
August 1, 2016
Spark Awards honors Halo 2 with Gold Product Design Award for cutting-edge design and real-life value.MINNEAPOLIS (July 26, 2016) — Starkey Hearing Technologies has experienced an exciting last... Read More
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New Scholarship Benefits Deaf, Hard-Of-Hearing Students at RIT/NTID
July 31, 2016
RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf has announced the Michael E. Lawson Endowed Scholarship, which will be implemented for the 2016-17 academic year. Lawson was a former RIT men's... Read More
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New Web Resource: Cochlear Implant Coverage Under Health Insurance
July 30, 2016
WHAT: ACI Alliance published a new online resource on insurance coverage for cochlear implants (CI) including employer plans, Medicare and Medicaid, Social Security disability eligibility (for those... Read More
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Signia Holds Student University
July 29, 2016
On July 20, Signia’s U.S. headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey welcomed 30 select audiology students from universities around the country for the annual three-day Signia Student University. T... Read More
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Leading in Hearing Science: Starkey Webinar Series Examines Emerging Research and Its Applications to Hearing Care
July 28, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS (July 11, 2016) Starkey Hearing Technologies is excited to announce a new webinar series for hearing care professionals that examines innovative trends in hearing science research, and its... Read More
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Audioscan Extends the Verifit2 Binaural Test System with New Software Release
July 28, 2016
Software builds on the platforms fully binaural capability, providing additional test features and tools for accurate and efficient verification of modern hearing instrument systems.Dorchester, Ontari... Read More
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Preschool Academic Skills Improve Only When Instruction is Good to Excellent
July 27, 2016
Study also finds that children show larger gains in academic skills with more time in Head Start.FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE - New research combining eight large child care studies... Read More
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Strangers Reach Mutual Understanding through Talking and Asking Questions, not from Non-Verbal Cues
July 25, 2016
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON - Psychologists at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered that when two strangers meet and interact for the first time, the extent to which they develop... Read More
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RIT/NTID Celebrates Growing Number of Ph.D. Candidates
July 24, 2016
Designated programs help deaf students prepare for doctoral degrees in STEM fields.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf is honoring deaf and hard-of-hear... Read More
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Evidence of Hearing Damage in Teens Prompts Researchers' Warning
July 23, 2016
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY - HAMILTON, ON, - New research into the ringing-ear condition known as tinnitus points to an alarming level of early hearing damage in young people who are exposed to loud music, p... Read More
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Prevalence, Severity of Tinnitus in the U.S.
July 22, 2016
Approximately one in 10 adults in the U.S. have tinnitus, and durations of occupational and leisure time noise exposures are correlated with rates of tinnitus and are likely targetable risk factors, a... Read More
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Hearing Problems Reduce the Quality of Life of Older People
July 21, 2016
ACADEMY OF FINLAND - Research has found that hearing loss has wide-ranging impacts not only on older people's ability to communicate, but also on their ability to move about and participate in dif... Read More
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Hearing Loss Charity Welcomes NHS Guidance as "Alternative to Cuts"
July 20, 2016
The UK’s largest hearing loss charity Action on Hearing Loss has welcomed the launch of new NHS guidance for services for adults with hearing loss.The Commissioning Framework, which the charity... Read More
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First Small Molecule Targeted Therapy to Mitigate Hearing Loss in Usher Syndrome Type 3
July 19, 2016
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY - Usher syndrome (USH) is characterized by hearing loss or deafness at birth and progressive vision loss, and is the most common cause of inherited dual sensory deficit... Read More
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MED-EL Announces the Acquisition of Bone Conduction Technology from Otorix AB
July 18, 2016
Innovative non-implantable system will expand MED-EL’s range of hearing solutions.July 15, 2016 – (Innsbruck, Austria) – MED-EL has announced the acquisition of the Adjoin bone condu... Read More
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Brain's 'Thesaurus' Mapped to Help Decode Inner Thoughts
July 17, 2016
Scientists build semantic atlas to chart how the brain responds to language.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – BERKELEY - What if a map of the brain could help us decode people's inner thoughts? Read More
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