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Reps Nunes and Thompson Reintroduce Hearing Aid Tax Credit With 36 Original Co-Sponsors
April 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2015 — Representatives Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) today reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit, (H.R.1882) which would provide a $500 credi... Read More
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Turtle Beach Corporation Continues Attracting Top Talent - Three New Industry Experts Join Executive Leadership Team as Company Prepares to Launch Groundbreaking Hypersound Hearing Solutions Product this Summer
April 20, 2015
Dr. Brian Taylor Joins Turtle Beach Corporation’s HyperSound® Team as Senior Director of Clinical Affairs, and Company Appoints Don Rice to Western Regional Vice President and Chris Auty to... Read More
Industry
HLAA Supports HR 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015
April 19, 2015
April 8, 2015 - On March 27, Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan introduced the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015. Representative Dingell spoke of the need for change.“I have learn... Read More
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Field School in Deaf Geographies to open at RIT's College of Liberal Arts
April 18, 2015
Researchers will study the deaf community of Rochester in 1880.Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Liberal Arts has announced a new five-week course that will allow undergraduate stud... Read More
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AAO-HNS Applauds Senate for Passage of SGR Repeal
April 18, 2015
ALEXANDRIA, VA —The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) applauds the U.S. Senate for its passage of H.R. 2. By permanently repealing the flawed Sustainable G... Read More
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Beltone Expands Connectivity with HearPlus App for Apple Watch
April 17, 2015
Personalized Hearing Like Never Before.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beltone, a global leader in hearing aids, introduced the next level of hearing customization today with the HearPlus app developed for... Read More
Industry
Unitron Draws Rave Reviews for "Unprecedented Listening Experience" at AudiologyNOW! 2015
April 16, 2015
April 7, 2015 – Plymouth, MN – Four hundred hearing healthcare professionals attending this year’s AudiologyNOW! Conference in San Antonio, TX had a chance to test Unitron’s ne... Read More
Industry
ReSound Develops First Hearing Aid App for Apple Watch
April 16, 2015
Latest Example of Hearing Innovations Driven by ReSound Smart Hearing.COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Today, ReSound introduced the first hearing aid app designed specifically for Apple Watch. Available i... Read More
Industry
Dietary Supplements for Tinnitus, New Product Launch Info, New Standard Audiogram
April 15, 2015
This month on AudiologyOnline, we have a great new 20Q and all the scoop on the latest product releases from the leading manufacturers! Here's an overview. Read More
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AG Bell Member Receives Highest Presidential Honor
April 15, 2015
President Obama named 14 individuals and one organization as the newest recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) last week. This... Read More
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Botox to Improve Smiles in Children with Facial Paralysis
April 14, 2015
Injecting botulinum toxin A (known commercially as Botox) appears to be a safe procedure to improve smiles by restoring lip symmetry in children with facial paralysis, a condition they can be born wit... Read More
Research
Dr. Satya B. Verma of Salus University New President of the National Academies of Practice
April 13, 2015
Elkins Park, PA - Satya B. Verma, OD, associate professor and assistant director of the Externship Program at Salus University Pennsylvania College of Optometry, has started his two-year term as presi... Read More
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Oticon, Inc. Empowers Audiology Students with $25,000 Gift to American Academy of Audiology Foundation Scholarship Fund
April 12, 2015
SOMERSET, NJ April 8 -- At AudiologyNOW! 2015, Oticon President Peer Lauritsen presented a $25,000 donation to the America Academy of Audiology Foundation’s (AAAF) Empowering People scholarshi... Read More
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Video-on-Demand Children's TV Programming Now Accessible for Thousands of Students with Visual or Hearing Disabilities
April 11, 2015
The U.S. Department of Education announced the availability of free, video-on-demand children’s television programming for thousands of students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of... Read More
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ReSound Launches New Corporate Websites
April 11, 2015
Enhanced design and expanded support make finding the right hearing aid easier. BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hearing aid manufacturer ReSound is pleased to announce updates to three fully-feat... Read More
Industry
VA Audiologists Use Ida Institute Tools to Bring More Patient-Centered Care to Veterans
April 10, 2015
NAERUM, DK April 6 – The Committee for the VA Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (ASP) Program Office has developed Implementing Patient-Centered Tools and Resources Created by the Ida In... Read More
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Unitron Appoints New President of Unitron US
April 10, 2015
New leader an Industry veteran who shares Unitron’s core relationship values.April 8, 2015 – Kitchener, Canada – Unitron, a global innovator of technologically advanced hearing solut... Read More
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Cochlear Launches Industry's Smallest Bone Conduction Sound Processor with Innovative Technologies Designed to Make Listening Easier
April 9, 2015
The Cochlear™ Baha® 5 Sound Processor allows users to stream sound directly from iPhone®, iPad® or iPod touch®.Centennial, Colo., (April 7, 2015) – Cochlear Limited (ASX: C... Read More
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Beltone Boost Wins 2015 Red Dot Award for Product Design
April 9, 2015
(April 2, 2015) Chicago, IL — Beltone announced that Beltone Boost, one of the most powerful hearing aids on the market today, received a 2015 Red Dot Award for Product Design. The award acknowl... Read More
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Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss Conference 2015
April 8, 2015
The Association of Adult Musicians with Hearing Loss will host their inaugural and hearing-accessible* conference. It promises to be an exciting event for adult musicians with hearing loss. We believ... Read More
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