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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
More Reasons Everyday Sounds Better! Sonic Introduces the Celebrate Family and Journey Super Power BTE
May 7, 2015
SoundGate3 and SoundLink App Connect New Solutions to iPhone® and Android™ Smartphones.SOMERSET, NJ May 4, 2015 – Sonic today launches two new products designed to make everyday sound... Read More
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Oticon's Innovative OTICONVERSATIONS Webisode Series Is Custom Fit to Knowledge-Sharing Needs of Busy Hearing Care Practices
May 6, 2015
SOMERSET, NJ May 6 – Oticon, Inc. will engage hearing care professionals with OTICONVERSATIONS, a week-long series of webisodes designed to empower participants to gain new understandings, skil... Read More
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May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
May 6, 2015
April 29, 2015 - The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month, an annual observance sponsored by the American Speech-Language... Read More
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Nominate a Colleague for the VEDA Champion of Vestibular Medicine Award!
May 5, 2015
The Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) announces our 2nd annual Champion of Vestibular Medicine Award initiative to increase awareness of vestibular disorders.We invite you to submit one or more... Read More
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Blocking Notch Pathway Leads to New Route to Hair Cell Regeneration to Restore Hearing
May 5, 2015
Study published in PNAS Early Edition.Boston (Dec. 22, 2014) - Sensory hair cell loss is the major cause of hearing loss and balance disorders. The postnatal mammalian inner ear harbors progenitor cel... Read More
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Beltone Celebrates 75 Years at its 2015 National Meeting in Chicago
May 4, 2015
Company Honors Distinguished Hearing Care Practitioners. May 1, 2015, CHICAGO – Beltone, a leader in hearing aids for the past 75 years, held its 2015 National Meeting at the Sheraton Chicago Ho... Read More
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Audiology Systems Hosts its Inaugural Student-focused Workshop
May 3, 2015
Two-day course hosted by Audiology Systems and Otometrics gives students expert insight into the audiology profession.Schaumburg, IL - April 2015 - Audiology Systems, a full-service, U.S. distributor... Read More
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Research and Markets: Global Nanotechnology in Medical Devices Market 2015-2019
May 2, 2015
April 08, 2015 - DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/86k9jm/nanotechnology_in) has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology in Medical D... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies' Halo Wins 2015 Edison Award
May 1, 2015
MINNEAPOLIS, April 29, 2015 – Starkey Hearing Technologies is excited to announce that it has been honored with an Edison Award™ for its Halo™ Made for iPhone® hearing aid. Halo... Read More
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Scientists Map Brains of the Blind to Solve Mysteries of Human Brain Specialization
April 30, 2015
New research suggests unexpected brain connectivity can lead to fast brain specialization, allowing humans to adapt to the rapid technological and cultural innovation of our generationStudying the bra... Read More
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A Bodyguard for Your Ears
April 29, 2015
Scientists discover novel pain sensors in inner ear that warn of dangerously loud noise.CHICAGO --- Our hearing has a secret bodyguard, a newly discovered connection from the cochlea to the brain that... Read More
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RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf Offers Online Speech Recognition Test
April 28, 2015
Self-screening test can determine whether hearing aids may help.Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf has launched a website that provides individuals wit... Read More
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Siemens binax Smart Hearing Aids Receive Top Honor at 2015 Edison Awards Gala
April 27, 2015
Smart hearing aids receive Gold Edison Award for innovative binax technologyProven to outperform even normal hearing in noisy situationsAutomatically “zoom in” on speech while quieting bac... Read More
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The Hear the World Foundation and Good News: a Highly Promising Partnership for Hearing Protection
April 26, 2015
Staefa, April 21, 2015 - According to the latest figures from the WHO, some 1.1 billion young people across the world are putting themselves at risk of hearing loss due to unsafe listening practices.... Read More
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Salus University Alumni Association Announces 2015 Award Recipients
April 26, 2015
Elkins Park, PA – The Salus University Alumni Association has announced its 2015 award recipients—two of the three being audiologists who have largely contributed to the profession. The Al... Read More
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ASHA's Arlene Pietranton Named Professional Society CEO of the Year by CEO Update
April 25, 2015
Rockville, MD - April 3, 2015 - ASHA represents 182,000 audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; audiology and speech-language pathology support personnel;... Read More
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AG Bell Meets with Rep. Alex Mooney
April 24, 2015
On Tuesday, AG Bell met with Rep. Alex Mooney, who represents West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. The incoming representative took office in January and is the first Hispanic elected to Co... Read More
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Unitron Appoints Global Director of In-clinic Success
April 23, 2015
New role underlines Company’s commitment to supporting customers’ patient experience.April 9, 2015 – Plymouth, USA – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hea... Read More
Industry
Grammy-Nominated Aloe Blacc Plays Concert for Starkey Hearing Foundation's Video Contest Winners
April 22, 2015
Starkey Hearing Foundation's Listen Carefully Contest Challenged Students to Create a PSA About Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, Which Affects 1 in 6 American teens.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 16, 20... Read More
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AudiologyNOW! 2015 Steers Current and Future Audiologists to Success in San Antonio, TX
April 21, 2015
(Reston, VA–April 20, 2015)—More than 5,600 audiologists, students, hearing-health professionals, and industry representatives gathered in lively San Antonio, TX, on March 25–28 to a... Read More
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