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ASL Version of 'Let It Go' Released on Sunday
January 26, 2015
RIT/NTID co-sponsors the video.Two graduates from Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf whose performances have been viewed by millions star in an America... Read More
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New Textbook Decompresses Hearing Science for SLP and Audiology Students
January 25, 2015
(San Diego, CA – January 19, 2015) – Basic Fundamentals in Hearing Science is a practical textbook written primarily for college undergraduates preparing for graduate programs in speech-la... Read More
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Oticon Blows the Whistle on Big Game Noise and Scores Touchdown for Hearing Health
January 24, 2015
SOMERSET, NJ January 21 – Oticon, Inc. will again launch a Super Bowl-inspired campaign to capture fan attention for hearing health. Taking a page from last year’s successful playbook, O... Read More
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Survey Shows Ida Tools Help Practitioners Engage Patients and Provide Patient-Centered Care
January 23, 2015
Use of Tools in Daily Practice Also Improves Appointment Efficiency.NAERUM, DK January 19 – An exploratory survey of more than 450 audiologists, educators and hearing health professionals found... Read More
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FDA Approves MED-EL's SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant
January 23, 2015
SYNCHRONY is the first and only cochlear implant approved for 3.0T MRI without magnet removal.January 23, 2015 – (DURHAM, NC) - MED-EL USA announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administr... Read More
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Sara Sable-Antry Joins ZPower as Vice President of Sales
January 22, 2015
New sales leadership position will play key role in launching ZPower rechargeable solutions to Hearing Care, Wearable, and Hearables markets worldwide.CAMARILLO, CA – January 21, 2015 Starkey L... Read More
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Jonkman Named President of Audioscan
January 21, 2015
Jim Jonkman, co-founder of Audioscan, to replace William Cole as President.Dorchester, Canada – Aug 1, 2014. Audioscan, a division of Etymonic Design, has today announced that Jim Jonkman will... Read More
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Call for Speakers for the 64th Annual 2015 IHS Convention & Expo
January 20, 2015
The International Hearing Society is proud to announce our 64th Annual Convention& Expo on September 10-12, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. The continuing education seminars at the convention are an exc... Read More
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TSA Serves People with Disabilities
January 19, 2015
January, 2015 - TSA Cares is a helpline for travelers with disabilities and medical conditions. TSA Cares agents have received training to provide callers with specific information about the screening... Read More
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Siemens Audiology business is now Sivantos
January 19, 2015
Change of control effective January 15th, 2015. New owners of Sivantos are comprised of anchor investor EQT with Strüngmann family and Siemens as co-investors.New group name is Sivantos.Sivantos... Read More
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National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of the 2015 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize
January 19, 2015
The National Academy of Engineering recently announced that the 2015 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize will be given to Blake S. Wilson, Graeme M. Clark, Erwin Hochmair, Ingeborg J. Hochmair-Desoyer,... Read More
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Federal Bill to Improve Veterans' Hearing Healthcare Reintroduced
January 18, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 16, 2015 - The International Hearing Society (IHS) today announced the re-introduction of bi-partisan federal legislation that seeks to improve veterans’ access... Read More
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NIDCD Audiology Unit Enhances Research, Care of Patients with Niemann-Pick C Disease
January 17, 2015
A new agreement announced January 7 between researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a biotechnology company provides funding to continue an important clinical treatment study for Ni... Read More
Research
New Version of Common Antibiotic Could Eliminate Risk of Hearing Loss, Study Finds
January 16, 2015
A study in mice has found that a commonly used antibiotic can be modified to eliminate the risk that it will cause hearing loss.On Christmas Eve, 2002, Bryce Faber was diagnosed with a deadly cancer c... Read More
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Vitamin Supplement Successfully Prevents Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
January 15, 2015
Loss of hearing is linked to a decrease in a critical cellular protein, and elevating the activity of this protein could prevent noise-induced hearing loss, as well as potentially benefiting a host of... Read More
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Happy New Year 2015! January Update
January 15, 2015
2015 is off to a great start here at AudiologyOnline, and I hope the same is true for you. Here is an overview of the latest happenings! Read More
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Judith Page Begins Term as 2015 ASHA President
January 14, 2015
Rockville, MD - January 5, 2015 - Judith L. Page, PhD, CCC-SLP, associate professor in the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kentucky, assumed office as the America... Read More
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Capital Ideas! ADA 2015 Convention Call for Course Proposals Now Open
January 13, 2015
The ADA Education Committee is seeking innovative and interactive course ideas that will provide convention attendees with a monumental opportunity to gain insightful information, resources, and takea... Read More
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AG Bell College Scholarship Program
January 12, 2015
About the ProgramThanks to generous donations from individuals over the years, AG Bell is able to offer several scholarships for full-time students who have a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the... Read More
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Bestselling Balance Function Textbook Is Back in Revised
January 11, 2015
San Diego, CA – December 31, 2014 – Plural Publishing has just published the second edition of Balance Function Assessment and Management edited by Drs. Gary Jacobson and Neil Shep... Read More
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