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Starkey Hearing Foundation Partners with Maddie & Tae for 2016 Video Contest
September 5, 2015
Big Machine Label Group’s Dot Records rising Country duo Maddie & Tae teams up with Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Listen Carefully campaign to promote healthy hearing awareness.MINNEAPO... Read More
Industry
New Leadership for Unitron Canada - Jake Haycock Named General Manager
September 4, 2015
August 26, 2015 - Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions today announced the appointment of hearing healthcare industry leader Jake Haycock to General Mana... Read More
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eHandbook of Auditory Evoked Responses Now Available!
September 3, 2015
Practical, up-to-date, online guide provides audiologists the latest information on the clinical applications of auditory evoked responses.August 28, 2015. Dr. James (Jay) Hall is excited to announce... Read More
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ASHA Announces 2015 Media Award Winners
September 3, 2015
Major Media Outlets Honored; ASHA Members Named 2015 Media Outreach Champions.Rockville, MD - August 20, 2015 - In recognition of media coverage that helped promote public awareness and understanding... Read More
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Phonak Virto V: New Custom Hearing Aid Offers More Performance in Smaller Size than Any Other Custom Hearing Aid
September 2, 2015
Warrenville, Illinois (August 31, 2015) – The new custom Phonak Virto V is the latest addition to the Phonak portfolio based on the powerful Phonak Venture platform. Running on AutoSense OS, th... Read More
Industry
ZPower to Launch Rechargeable System for Hearing Aids at IHS 2015
September 1, 2015
CAMARILLO, CA – August 31, 2015– ZPower, the leading developer of rechargeable, silver-zinc batteries, will launch a new rechargeable system for hearing aids at the 2015 International Hear... Read More
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AG Bell Announces Gayla H. Guignard as Chief Strategy Officer
September 1, 2015
Washington, D.C. – August 27, 2015 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) announces Gayla H. Guignard, M.A., CCC-A/SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT, as Chief... Read More
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Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus Tour NIDCD Research Labs
August 31, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2015 — The Friends of the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus (FCHHC) hosted a tour of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) lab... Read More
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Beltone Expands Android Compatibility of its Revolutionary HearPlus™ app
August 30, 2015
Now more people can personalize their hearing experience through their favorite devices.August 28, 2015 - Chicago — Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for the past 75 years, announced today that... Read More
Industry
Unitron Appoints New Global Head of Customer Experience to Advance Its Customer Experience Strategy
August 29, 2015
August 26, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions announced today the appointment of Rob Walesa to Head of Global Customer Experience. Mr. W... Read More
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Advanced Bionics Surpasses the Bar on Innovation with Two New Naida CI Sound Processors, Now Approved in the US
August 28, 2015
The world’s newest, most advanced family of sound processors for cochlear implant recipients receives approval from the FDA.VALENCIA, Calif.- Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear i... Read More
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Resound® Announces Expanded Android Compatibility with the Resound Smart™ App for Smart Hearing Aid Wearers
August 27, 2015
Bringing Personalized Control of the World’s Smartest Hearing Aids to Even More Users.COPENHAGEN, Denmark – ReSound, a leader in innovative hearing technologies, announced today that it ha... Read More
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Turtle Beach Corporation Announces HyperSound Clear™ Distribution Partnership With Battery Benelux
August 26, 2015
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2015 - Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR), the leading-edge audio technology company, today announced it has signed a new strategic partnership with Battery Benelux BV, a Dutc... Read More
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Phonak Joins Songs for Sounds National 'Hearoes Tour'
August 26, 2015
Warrenville, IL – August 25, 2015 – Phonak, leading manufacturer of hearing technology launched its partnership with Songs for Sound, a national charity dedicated to improving the quality... Read More
Industry
HyperSound® Hearing Solutions and the American Academy of Audiology Foundation Partner to Support October's National Audiology Awareness Month
August 26, 2015
Reston, VA –August 19, 2015—The American Academy of Audiology Foundation is pleased to announce that it will partner with HyperSound® Hearing Solutions to support the development and d... Read More
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Voting Is Open for 2015 Oticon Focus on People Awards!
August 25, 2015
SOMERSET, NJ August 18 – Voting in now open for 2015 Oticon Focus on People Awards at www.pro.oticonusa.com/Vote. Website visitors are invited to cast their vote for the 12 finalists who repres... Read More
Industry
2015 Hearing Awareness Week Profile - Melbourne Musician Making a Difference to Australia's Hearing Health
August 25, 2015
Melbourne-based indie musician Siobhan McGinnity is applying her multiple talents to set up Musicians for Hearing to help improve the hearing health of the Melbourne music community. Siobhan is the k... Read More
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'Make Like a Bat': Study Finds High Frequencies Help Us Find Objects Using Echoes
August 24, 2015
The ability that some people have to use echoes to determine the position of an otherwise silent object, in a similar way to bats and dolphins, requires good high-pitch hearing in both ears, according... Read More
Research
Rare Gene Variant Associated with Middle Ear Infections
August 23, 2015
Baylor College of Medicine – HOUSTON - Many parents have heard the night-time cry of "my ear hurts." For some children, this might happen frequently beginning in infancy and even persi... Read More
Research
Hard to Understand, Harder to Remember
August 22, 2015
In a study, native English speakers had more difficulty recalling words spoken in an unfamiliar Korean accent, suggesting that the effort listeners put into understanding a foreign accent may lessen t... Read More
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