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Redrawing Language Map of the Brain
November 1, 2015
Old beliefs upended as dementia research yields new locations for word and sentence comprehension. For 140 years, scientists’ understanding of language comprehension in the brain came from indiv... Read More
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New Computer Program Predicts Success of Cochlear Implants in Hearing-Impaired Children
November 1, 2015
CINCINNATI, Oct. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language sk... Read More
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Third Rock Ventures Launches Decibel Therapeutics with $52 Million Series A Financing to Discover New Medicines to Protect, Repair and Restore Hearing
October 31, 2015
Hearing disorders are major unmet medical need with little or no therapeutic options available to slow or reverse hearing loss; currently impact approximately 50 million people in the U.S. and severel... Read More
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Hearing Caucus Co-Chairmen Greet Hearing Advocates at Congressional Screening Event
October 30, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, October 22, 2015 – More than 150 Congressional staffers, hearing advocates and guests attended a Screening Reception held by the Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucu... Read More
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Sonic Scores with Cheer in Three Technology Levels
October 29, 2015
Winning Line-Up of Styles, Connectivity and Technology Makes Everyday Sounds Better for More.SOMERSET, NJ October 23 – Today, Sonic introduced Cheer, a new family of hearing solutions that enab... Read More
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First Study to Show Hearing Aids Reduce Risk of Cognitive Decline Is Powerful Motivator for Older Adults With and Without Hearing Loss
October 29, 2015
Validates Benefits of Hearing Technologies Designed to Minimize Cognitive Load. SOMERSET, NJ October 29 – A new long-term study that shows wearing hearing aids reduce cognitive decline associ... Read More
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Sycle Launches New Blog to Spark Conversation and Deliver Thought Leadership to the Hearing Care Community
October 28, 2015
San Francisco, CA October 29, 2015. Sycle, the audiology and hearing care industry’s number one practice management solution, today announced the launch of The Sycle Blog - a new web property design... Read More
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Effective Guide for Working with Interpreters and Translators
October 28, 2015
San Diego, CA – October 20, 2015 – Working with Interpreters and Translators: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists offers state of the art procedures to conduct approp... Read More
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President's Council on Science and Technology Approves Report to Encourage Use of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids and PSAPs
October 27, 2015
Reston, VA—October 26, 2015— On Friday, October 23, 2015, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) voted to approve a report that recommends significant... Read More
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New Hardware-as-a-Service Concept Developed by Auditdata & Sycle Delivers Top-Level Technology at Affordable Pricing to Audiology Clinics.
October 27, 2015
San Francisco, CA October 27, 2015 - Forget costly service, calibration, and support of your audiology equipment. The new Hardware-as-a-Service (H-a-a-S) concept designed through collaboration between... Read More
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Researchers Discover Way to Assess Future Literacy Challenges
October 26, 2015
Brain's ability to process consonants in noisy environment may reflect child's literacy potential.Background noise disrupts brain mechanisms involved in literacy developmentOne of the first st... Read More
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Silently Suffering from Hearing Loss Negatively Affects Quality of Life
October 25, 2015
New hearing technologies can help, studies show.American Psychological Association - TORONTO - Hearing loss in adults is under treated despite evidence that hearing aid technology can significantly le... Read More
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Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) Launches 15-15-15 Fundraising Challenge for 2015
October 24, 2015
Reston, VA, October 19, 2015—The Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) and the American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) are pleased to announce their fall fundraising initiative, the 15-15-1... Read More
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Sony, Disney, Netflix Among Eight Major Motion Picture and Television Studios Named in AG Bell Members' Lawsuit
October 23, 2015
Lawsuit for not captioning song lyrics in movies and TV shows.WASHINGTON, D.C. – Although Netflix, Sony, Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Buena Vista advertise movies and shows as fully capti... Read More
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Babies Need Free Tongue Movement to Decipher Speech Sounds
October 23, 2015
University of British Columbia - Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers with the University of British Columbia have found. Th... Read More
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AG Bell Board Welcomes New Member - Howard W. Francis, M.D., MBA
October 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2015 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) is pleased to announce that Howard W. Francis, M.D., MBA, will join t... Read More
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RIT/NTID Earns NSF Grant for Deaf Students Interested in Sign-Language Research
October 21, 2015
$77K grant will boost opportunities for deaf researchers in this field.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has been awarded a $77,465 grant from the Nat... Read More
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Unitron Spotlights New Stride Product Family and Solutions for Building Patient Trust and Practice Success at EUHA 2015
October 20, 2015
October 13, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada– Unitron, a global innovator of technology advanced hearing solutions, will kick off its participation at the 60th international EUHA Congress of the E... Read More
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Hearing Test Pinpoints Middle-Ear Problems in Newborns
October 19, 2015
University of Alberta - (Edmonton) Screening newborn babies who are in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using a testing process called high-frequency tympanometry can help identify middle-ear p... Read More
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GN ReSound and Cochlear Limited Establish Smart Hearing Alliance to Develop and Commercialise Bimodal Solutions
October 19, 2015
Industry Leaders Expand Collaboration to Jointly Promote New Hearing Solutions for Better Hearing.COPENHAGEN, Denmark and SYDNEY- GN ReSound, the leader in Smart Hearing™ aids, and Cochlear Limi... Read More
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