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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Sonic Puts You in the Sweet Spot for Success!
April 11, 2016
Discover How Exceptional Value and a Complete Wireless Lineup are Giving Sonic Something to Celebrate at Audiologynow! 2016.SOMERSET, NJ April 8 – Sonic is hitting the “sweet spot”... Read More
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Revolutionize Vestibular Testing Course in Canada: Approved for 14 Tier 1 Hours
April 11, 2016
GN Otometrics approved Continuing Education provider for 14 Tier 1 certification hours.Schaumburg, IL | April 2016 – GN Otometrics, in collaboration with Canada-based distributors, DB Special In... Read More
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Ida Institute Invites You to Share a ‘Selfie’ at AudiologyNOW! 2016
April 10, 2016
Visit the Video Booth at the Ida Exhibit (#701) to Record Your Opinions, Ideas and Experiences About Hearing.NAERUM, DK April 5 - A world-class professional conference where hearing care professiona... Read More
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Safer Sound and Healthy Hearing Becomes Part of Victorian Live Music Best Practice
April 9, 2016
1 April 2016. The inclusion of safe sound best practice in Music Victoria’s new guide for live music venues highlights how seriously the Victorian music industry now views the issue of noise-ind... Read More
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New Online Resource Available to Help Parents of a Child with Hearing Loss
April 9, 2016
Cochlear unveils IWantYouToHear.com, supports parents seeking hearing loss treatment options for their child.PR Newswire, Centennial, Colo. (April 4, 2016) - One to six in 1,000 children in the United... Read More
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ZPower to Feature Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids at AudiologyNOW! 2016 Convention
April 8, 2016
Camarillo, Calif. (April 6, 2016) – ZPower, the world’s only developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc miniature batteries, will feature its Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids at AudiologyN... Read More
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Westone to Provide Ear Buds for the Levo Tinnitus System
April 7, 2016
Leading in-ear manufacturer becomes the exclusive provider for Otoharmonics' Levo Tinnitus SystemPORTLAND, Ore., March 29, 2016. Otoharmonics and Westone have finalized an agreement for Westone t... Read More
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Unitron Packs a Powerful Punch with Stride™ M
April 7, 2016
Small, stylish and discreet, Unitron’s new 312 BTE offers highest gain/output in the industry.April 5, 2016 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advan... Read More
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Did Ear Sensory Cell Stereocilia Evolve from Gut Microvilli?
April 6, 2016
Evolution likes to borrow. It can take an already-successful biological structure and alter it until it serves a new function. Two independent groups studying the proteins that organize gut microvilli... Read More
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The Future Is Here! Visit the Oticon Exhibit at AudiologyNOW! 2016
April 5, 2016
SOMERSET, NJ April 4 - What if the future is today? Oticon invites AudiologyNOW! participants to step into that future at the Oticon Exhibit (# 813) to discover the breakthrough technologies that repr... Read More
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Audioscan Unveils the Latest Enhancements to the Verifit2 Fitting System at AudiologyNOW!
April 4, 2016
Visit Audioscan at booth #709 to experience the latest in verification technology from North America’s #1 fitting system manufacturer.Dorchester, Ontario, April 4, 2016. Read More
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2016 Oticon Focus on People Awards Seeks Outstanding People with Hearing Loss
April 4, 2016
National awards honor people who create awareness and change attitudes about hearing loss SOMERSET, NJ March 30 -- Oticon, Inc. is looking for outstanding individuals with hearing loss for the 2016... Read More
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Quality-of-Life Measure for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
April 3, 2016
RIT leads $1.6 million study to enhance disability and outcomes research Read More
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Stroke Patients' Speech Loss Linked to Loss of Brain Interconnections
April 2, 2016
Imaging reveals disruption of language network 'structural hubs' directly associated with aphasia following stroke, reports Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. Read More
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sEARi, Voice Command Hearing Device, Receives Top Honor from Independent Global Technology Innovation Society
April 1, 2016
Las Vegas, NV. April 1, 2016. The Independent Global Technology Innovation Society (IGTIS) awarded the prestigious 2016 Star of IGTIS to Danish tech giant Jacobus Industries, for sEARi,a hearing instr... Read More
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Zika Virus Disease Outbreak and Infant Hearing Loss
March 31, 2016
On February 1, the World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern about the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus Disease. Within one week of the WHO’s declaration... Read More
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A Tunnel Through the Head
March 31, 2016
Internally coupled ears enable directional hearing in animals.Humans use the time delay between the arrival of a sound wave at each ear to discern the direction of the source. In frogs, lizards and bi... Read More
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IT/NTID Hosts Summer STEM Camp for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Middle Schoolers
March 30, 2016
Hands-on TechBoyz and TechGirlz camps will help students learn about jobs in STEM fields.Deaf and hard-of-hearing students with interests in science, technology, engineering and math and who are enter... Read More
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Orchestrating Hair Cell Regeneration: A Supporting Player's Close-Up
March 29, 2016
KANSAS CITY, MO—The older we get, the less likely we are to hear well, as our inner ear sensory hair cells succumb to age or injury. Intriguingly, humans are one-upped by fish here. Similar hair... Read More
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HIA Features Accessibility, Elects Board At 2016 Annual Meeting
March 28, 2016
March 24, 2016 — The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) held its 2016 Annual Meeting in the nation’s capital March 8-10. At the meeting, themed “The Accessibility Challenge”... Read More
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