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Hear the World Foundation Provides 1.8 Million Swiss Francs in Support for People with Hearing Loss
May 21, 2016
Stäfa, May 19, 2016 - A world in which everyone has the chance to enjoy good hearing – this is the ambitious goal pursued by the Hear the World Foundation. Sonova established this non-profi... Read More
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Beltone Legend™ Selected as Stevie® Award Winner in 2016 American Business Awards
May 20, 2016
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beltone, a leader in hearing healthcare for over 75 years, announced today that Beltone Legend™ has been named the winner of a 2016 Stevie Award in the health and pharm... Read More
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A New Opera Based on Deafness -- and a New Version of a Classic Book
May 19, 2016
Beverly Biderman, the author of Wired for Sound: A Journey into Hearing is pleased to announce the birth of an opera based on her memoir of learning to hear with a cochlear implant. Read More
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Vanderbilt Hearing Aid Hands-On Workshop, September 15-17, 2016
May 18, 2016
The Vanderbilt Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences will host its 21st annual Hearing Aid Hands-On Workshop September 15-17th, 2016 at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center in Nashville, TN. Read More
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HLAA Joins M-Enabling Summit
May 18, 2016
Tue, 05/10/2016 - The Fifth annual M-Enabling Summit, the only program exclusively dedicated to promoting mobile accessible technology and assistive applications and services for users of all abilitie... Read More
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RIT/NTID Student Team Making Strides with Wavio Wireless Sound Recognition System
May 17, 2016
The student team of Hz Innovations is confident that they have developed a product that deaf and hard-of-hearing homeowners can’t possibly live without. A working prototype of their Wavio wirele... Read More
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Born Deaf, 11 Year-Old Will Participate in the National Spelling Bee
May 17, 2016
AG Bell Will Host National Spelling Bee Participant Neil Maes for Media Interviews on May 24.WHATThe Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) will host deaf Scripps... Read More
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GN ReSound Has Signed a Supply Agreement with Audigy Group and Entered into a Contingent Agreement to Acquire the Company
May 16, 2016
Today, GN ReSound has signed a long-term supply agreement with Audigy Group (hereafter “Audigy”). GN ReSound has also entered into a contingent agreement to acquire the company.The supply... Read More
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New Hearing Solution Changes the Way People Hear with Cochlear Implants
May 15, 2016
Advanced Bionics and Phonak introduce Naída Link, the first hearing aid capable of communicating with a cochlear implant.VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB) and Phonak anno... Read More
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NIDCD Scientist Katie Kindt Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) at White House Ceremony
May 14, 2016
May 9, 2016 - Katie Kindt, Ph.D., acting chief of the Section on Sensory Cell Development and Function at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), received a Presi... Read More
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People with Hearing Loss Report 'Struggling,' 'Straining,' 'Difficulty Recalling' Conversations in Harris Poll
May 13, 2016
Oticon, Inc. Commissions Poll for Better Hearing Month, Continues Focus on BrainHearing™ Technology.Somerset, NJ - May 11, 2016 – A just-released Harris Poll sheds light on how approxima... Read More
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Vibes Hi-Fidelity Earplugs and the Hear the World Foundation Form a Charitable Partnership to Promote Hearing Health
May 12, 2016
Vibes will contribute part of its revenues to give the gift of hearing through projects of the Hear the World Foundation, while providing hi-fi earplugs to concert goers which maintain sound quality a... Read More
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Amyn Amlani Appointed Chair for UAMS-UALR Audiology, Speech Pathology Department
May 11, 2016
LITTLE ROCK – Amyn M. Amlani, Ph.D., of Denton, Texas, has been appointed chair effective July 1 of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, operated as a consortium between the Univers... Read More
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MED-EL Launches First Spotify Playlist Designed Specifically for Cochlear Implant Users
May 10, 2016
Listeners can Follow MED-EL to Tune In and Start Enjoying during May’s Better Hearing and Speech Month.May 9, 2016 – (DURHAM, NC) – In celebration of May’s Better Hearing and S... Read More
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New Research Suggests Self-Fitting Hearing Aids Have a Positive Role to Play in Developing Countries
May 9, 2016
A new range of self-fitting hearing aids has the potential to meet the growing need for hearing technologies in developing countries and remote locations in the developed world. Read More
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Engineering Music to Sound Better with Cochlear Implants
May 8, 2016
NEW YORK, NY (February 25, 2016)--When hearing loss becomes so severe that hearing aids no longer help, a cochlear implant not only amplifies sounds but also lets people hear speech clearly.Music is a... Read More
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Turtle Beach Welcomes May As National Better Hearing & Speech Month And Encourages Consumers To Get Their Hearing Checked And Experience The HyperSound Clear 500P
May 7, 2016
The HyperSound Clear 500P Addresses One of the Most Common Hearing Loss Complaints – Being Able to Understand the Television Clearly.SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle Beach Corporati... Read More
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ESCO (Ear Service Company) Announces Appointment of Jim Guthier as President
May 7, 2016
Plymouth, MN, May 4th, 2016 – ESCO, the largest independent provider of extended warranties and Loss and Damage coverage, has announced that Jim Guthier has been named President of ESCO. Read More
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MED-EL Launches "Inside Story" Series at CI2016 to Give Consumers Access to the Latest Research News in the Cochlear Implant Community
May 6, 2016
May 5, 2016 – (DURHAM, NC) – Global hearing implant leader MED-EL announced today the launch of the “Inside Story” interview series to provide consumers with an inside look at... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Halo™ 2 Made for iPhone® Hearing Aid Named Technical Innovation of the Year Winner in 2016 American Business Awards
May 4, 2016
Halo 2 hearing aid honored with Bronze Stevie® Award for utilization of mobile technology to create a smart solution for the hearing impaired.MINNEAPOLIS (May 3, 2016) — Starkey Hearing Tech... Read More
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