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Stride™ Leads the Way in Patient-Centric Design
October 2, 2015
New family of BTE and ITE product styles designed to remove patient barriers.September 29, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hearing soluti... Read More
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Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Deaf Mice
October 1, 2015
Proof-of-principle study takes a step toward precision medicine for genetic hearing loss.Boston Children's Hospital - Using gene therapy, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard... Read More
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RIT/NTID Professor Named White House 'Champions of Change' Honoree
September 30, 2015
Talila A. Lewis, a faculty member in liberal studies at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, was one of nine disability advocates from across the United... Read More
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Hearing Impairment Associated With Increased Risk of Death
September 29, 2015
In a nationally representative sample of adults 70 years or older, moderate or more severe hearing impairment was associated with an increased risk of death, with greater impairment increasing the ris... Read More
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CI2016 Call For Abstracts Now Open!
September 29, 2015
American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) is delighted to announce that the Call for Abstract submissions for the 14th International Conference on Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Techn... Read More
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New Prevalence Data Shows 1 in 6 Adults Reports Trouble Hearing
September 28, 2015
September 17, 2015 - One in six U.S. adults ages 18 and older reports trouble hearing without a hearing aid, according to new results from a nationally representative survey looking at hearing and hea... Read More
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New American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Campaign Focuses on ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
September 27, 2015
Rigorous Standards of Credential Spotlighted; Campaign Ads Feature ASHA-Certified Members.Rockville, MD - September 15, 2015 - The 60-year-old Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) of the American... Read More
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ACI Alliance Issues Pediatric Habilitation Position Paper
September 26, 2015
BackgroundAmerican Cochlear Implant Alliance advocates for access to the continuum of cochlear implant care, which includes (re)habilitation needed for a child or an adult. Our State Champions assesse... Read More
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Physicians Highlight ENT Research to Be Presented During Otolaryngology's Annual Meeting
September 25, 2015
ALEXANDRIA, VA--The latest research on hearing loss, head and neck cancers, sleep apnea and other otolaryngic topics will be presented in Dallas, TX, September 27-30, at the 2015 Annual Meeting &... Read More
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Fall Walk4Hearing Events Begin September 26, 2015
September 25, 2015
10th Anniversary Sponsor CapTel Invites You to Get Involved! Fall weather means that Walk4Hearing events are just around the corner! Now in its 10th year, Walk4Hearing has become one of the largest n... Read More
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Student Academy of Audiology 'Ask Me About Audiology' Campaign: Nationwide Public Outreach Planned for October 24
September 24, 2015
Reston, VA –September 21, 2015—The national Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) has planned its first nationwide public awareness event, the “Ask Me About Audiology” campaign, f... Read More
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RIT/NTID Alumna Directs Camp Mark Seven Video Debuting on People.com
September 24, 2015
A music video generating lots of buzz in both the deaf and hearing communities locally and nationally made its debut Sept. 16 on the People.com website.“Home,” performed by Phillip Phillip... Read More
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Ida Institute Mobile-Friendly Website Earns Sixth International WebAward
September 23, 2015
Naerum, DK September 17 – For the sixth year in a row, Ida Institute has earned The Web Marketing Association WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development in the Nonprofit Category... Read More
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UNC Children's Audiology Program Receives International Award for Excellence
September 22, 2015
UNC Children’s audiology program to commemorate 15 years of newborn hearing screening by reuniting early patients served with their caregivers at an award ceremony recognizing excellence in the... Read More
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Quiet that Ringing in the Brain
September 21, 2015
New drug promises relief from epilepsy and tinnitus with fewer side effects.University of Connecticut - A new drug may treat epilepsy and prevent tinnitus by selectively affecting potassium channels i... Read More
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Oticon Summer Camp Equips Audiology Students with Knowledge and Skills for Brave New World of Hearing Care
September 20, 2015
SOMERSET, NJ September 16 - For nearly 20 years, the Oticon Summer Camp has provided graduate students in audiology with a unique opportunity to learn from and network with leading researchers, exper... Read More
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HIA Statement on earVenture, LLC
September 19, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, September 15, 2015 — The Hearing Industries Association (HIA) has expressed concern about the recently-announced joint venture between the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) a... Read More
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How Music Alters the Teenage Brain
September 18, 2015
Music training initiated during high school might hone brain development.· Music enhances the teenage brain's response to sound; sharpens language skills· Band Read More
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ADA and IntriCon Create earVenture to Deliver Value Beyond the Device for Audiologists and Patients
September 18, 2015
Lexington, KY and Arden Hills, MN - The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) and IntriCon Corporation, today, announce the launch of earVenture, LLC, a company they co-founded to deliver hearing ins... Read More
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Phonak US Hosts 11th Annual Phonak University
September 17, 2015
Warrenville, IL – September 10, 2015 – More than 100 audiology students attended the 11th annual Phonak University held at Phonak US headquarters in August. Like many attendees before th... Read More
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