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Hear the World Foundation Call for Applications Seventh Annual Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology
October 7, 2015
The Hear the World Foundation is pleased to announce the Seventh Annual Judith Gravel Fellowship in Pediatric Audiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in the Department of Otol... Read More
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Beltone Introduces Beltone Ally™ Product Line - A New Family of Wireless Hearing Aids
October 7, 2015
The first basic hearing solution to use industry-leading wireless technology and advanced sound processing features.Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for the past 75 years, announced today the launch... Read More
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Advanced Microscopy Helps NIDCD Pinpoint Key Proteins for Hearing and Balance
October 6, 2015
September 10, 2015 - Using powerful microscopy techniques, a research team led by scientists at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Insti... Read More
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RIT/NTID Research Team Earns $500,000 Grant to Study Communicative Interaction Between Deaf, Hearing STEM Students
October 5, 2015
National Science Foundation funds will develop tools and strategies for complex problem solving.Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are using an National Science Foundation grant valued a... Read More
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ReSound® Launches New Wireless Hearing Aid, Bringing Industry-Leading Connectivity and Sound Quality to Wearers Where Budget Matters
October 4, 2015
ReSound Enya™ Completes Industry’s Strongest Portfolio of Hearing Solutions, Demonstrates Commitment to Making a True Difference for People Living with Hearing Loss.COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(B... Read More
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ADA Addresses HIA Statement on earVenture, LLC
October 4, 2015
LEXINGTON, KY., September 29, 2015 – The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) studied with interest the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) September 15th release, “HIA Statement on earV... Read More
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Turtle Beach Corporation Announces HyperSound Clear™ Partnership with Beltone New England
October 3, 2015
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading-edge audio technology company, today announced a new partnership with Beltone New England for HyperSound... Read More
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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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Gilberto Gil Named as New Ambassador for Hear the World
October 2, 2015
Brazilian musician pledges his support for the non-profit foundation.Staefa, September 24, 2015 - The Hear the World Foundation is pleased to welcome the support of a new celebrity ambassador: Brazili... 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
Research
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
Research
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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