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Ida Institute Announces Winner of Big Message Video Competition
June 7, 2016
Non-Profit Institute Sparks Meaningful Conversations About Sound and Hearing at 2016 AudiologyNOW!NAERUM, DK June 2 –AudiologyNOW!, the world’s largest gathering of audiologists, generates m... Read More
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FDA Approves Rechargeable Battery Options for MED-EL's SONNET Audio Processor
June 6, 2016
The SONNET Audio Processor with the Micro rechargeable battery will be the lightest on the marketJune 2, 2016 – (DURHAM, NC) – MED-EL announced today the FDA approval of two new rechargeab... Read More
Industry
HLAA Strongly Supports Recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Mediciness Report - Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access and Affordability
June 5, 2016
Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the nation’s leading organization representing people with hearing loss, applauds a new report issued by the National Academies of S... Read More
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Statement on National Academies' Hearing Health Care Report by NIDCD Director James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.
June 4, 2016
Today marks a significant milestone in advancing hearing health care, as the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) release the consensus study report, Hear... Read More
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NYU Tandon Doctoral Student's Cochlear Implant Technology Banishes Ambient Babble
June 4, 2016
Algorithmic Solution for Hearing Aids and Implants Tunes Out Talkers, Tunes in the Person the Wearer Wants to Hear.Wearers of cochlear implants and hearing aids often have difficulty teasing out what... Read More
Research
Americans Need Easier Access, More Affordable Options for Hearing Health Care, Says New Report; FDA Should Remove Regulation for Medical Evaluation to Purchase Hearing Aids and Create New Category of Over-the-Counter Hearing Devices
June 3, 2016
WASHINGTON – Hearing loss is a significant public health concern, and efforts should be made to provide adults with easier access to and more affordable options for hearing health care, especial... Read More
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GN Prepares for the Future of Intelligent Audio Solutions and Hearables
June 2, 2016
GN Group strengthens its unique proposition with the flagship brands ReSound and Jabra – and changes legal company names to support a renewed brand platform.COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)-... Read More
Industry
WaterWear for OPUS 2 and SONNET Receives FDA Approval
June 1, 2016
Completely submergible behind-the-ear audio processor covers available late summer 2016.May 31, 2016 – (Durham, NC) – MED-EL announced today the FDA approval of the WaterWear accessory for... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Opens a World of Sound with Launch of Oticon Opn™
June 1, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ May 25 – Oticon, Inc. gathered more than 1600 hearing care professionals from across the US and 56 countries in Orlando, May 21-22, for the launch of Oticon Opn™, the newest... Read More
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Socially Meaningful Sounds Can Change Ear, Improve Hearing, Study Finds
May 31, 2016
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY - ATLANTA--Hearing socially meaningful sounds can change the ear and enable it to better detect those sounds, according to researchers at Georgia State University who studied... Read More
Research
Read My Lips: New Technology Spells Out What's Said When Audio Fails
May 30, 2016
University of East Anglia - New lip-reading technology developed at the University of East Anglia (UEA) could help in solving crimes and provide communication assistance for people with hearing and sp... Read More
Research
Middle-Aged Adults with Hearing Loss Have Substantially Higher Health Care Costs
May 28, 2016
In a study published online by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Annie N. Simpson, Ph.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, and colleagues compared the costs of healt... Read More
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FCC Adopts Real-Time Text Proposed Rulemaking
May 27, 2016
Commission Moves Forward on Accessibility Proposal to Modernize Wireless Phone Compatibility with Advanced Text Communications.WASHINGTON, April 28, 2016 – The Federal Communications Commission... Read More
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Hearing Loss Association of America to Host Awards Ceremony at Their Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. this June; Sony, Yahoo, and Ernst & Young Among the Recipients
May 26, 2016
Bethesda, MD: The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) will be holding their annual awards ceremony at the HLAA Convention 2016, being held June 23-26 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washingto... Read More
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Oticon Hearing Foundation and American Academy of Audiology Foundation Invite Audiologists and AuD Students to Apply for Project Amazon 2016
May 25, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ May 24 – The Oticon Hearing Foundation in partnership with the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is calling for applications for Project Amazon 2016. Read More
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Health Experts Concerned Tech Habits May Threaten Speech, Language & Hearing as Communication 'Time Bomb' Looms
May 25, 2016
New Polling Finds Informing Parents and Teens of Risks Associated With Tech Overuse Prompts Willingness to Engage in Safer Usage.Rockville, MD - May 3, 2016 - Recent studies have underscored the overu... Read More
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Serotonin Regulates the Sensitivity of Brain Cells Involved in Hearing
May 24, 2016
April 2016 - You may have heard of serotonin, a chemical found throughout the brain that regulates a host of mental states such as mood, appetite and alertness. When we have enough of it, we have an o... Read More
Research
RIT/NTID Associate Professor Earns Service Award from Visions Global Empowerment
May 23, 2016
Catherine Clark recognized for volunteering with deaf, hard-of-hearing population in Ethiopia.Catherine Clark, associate professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Te... Read More
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British Academy of Audiology 13th Annual Conference
May 22, 2016
10th – 11th November 2016, SECC GlasgowOrganised by the British Academy of Audiology, we are delighted to announce that the 13th annual conference and exhibition will take place on the 10th and... Read More
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Announces New Board Members
May 21, 2016
WHAT:The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance), a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation, announced the election o... Read More
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