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FLAA Endorses Audiology Patient Choice Act
February 22, 2015
The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) is pleased to announce that the Florida Academy of Audiology (FLAA) has endorsed the Audiology Patient Choice Act in an effort to improve audiologic care for... Read More
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Scientists Restore Hearing in Noise-Deafened Mice, Pointing Way to New Therapies
February 21, 2015
U-M-led team shows key role of protein called NT3 in ear-to-brain communication, and as a target for future treatments.ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Scientists have restored the hearing of mice partly deaf... Read More
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Prevalence of Self-Reported Falls Increases Since 1998 in Adults Over 65
February 20, 2015
The prevalence among adults 65 years or older of falling in the preceding two years has increased since 1998, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.Falling, the mos... Read More
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Introducing the Genie Series Sound Rooms by Otometrics
February 19, 2015
Audiology Systems appointed exclusive U.S. distributor of state-of-the-art sound rooms.Healthcare professionals can experience fully customizable sound room solutions with integrated instrumentation,... Read More
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Study Underway to Examine Expansion of Medicare Criteria for Cochlear Implants in Adults Age 65+
February 18, 2015
Subjects Being Sought At present, candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation followed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are more stringent than the FDA guidelines typically fol... Read More
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New Hearing App Breaks Down Barriers to Healthy Hearing
February 17, 2015
Online support kit gives hearing professionals tools and resources to reach more patients.KITCHENER, CANADA--(Marketwired - Feb. 9, 2015) - Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, i... Read More
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Demo the New Verifit2 Fitting System at AudiologyNOW!
February 16, 2015
Visit Audioscan at booth #301 to test drive the industry’s only binaural fitting system.Dorchester, Ontario, February 16, 2015. The new Verifit2 from Audioscan is the only hearing instrument fit... Read More
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Cochlear Awards College Scholarships to Eight Students Who Have Overcome Hearing Loss and Achieved Academic and Personal Success
February 16, 2015
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the winners of the 13th annual Graeme Clark and the fo... Read More
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Salicylates, a Class of NSAIDs, Stop Growth of Vestibular Schwannomas
February 15, 2015
Findings described online in Translational Research.BOSTON, MASS. (Feb. 5, 2015) - Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear and the Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology'... Read More
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Cochlear Implants Give Young Boy with Down Syndrome a New Lease on Life at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
February 14, 2015
Born profoundly deaf, 5-year-old Joshua Copen can now hear, talk, and “participate in our family,” said mom. -Surgeon advocates that developmentally delayed patients can receive cochlear i... Read More
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Finding "Lost" Languages in the Brain
February 13, 2015
Study has far-reaching implications for unconscious role of infant experiences on adult development.An infant’s mother tongue creates neural patterns that the unconscious brain retains years lat... Read More
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Hot Topics for a Cold Winter
February 12, 2015
Happy February! Here is an overview of our latest content to help you stay up to date and out of the cold. And for those of you in warmer climates, feel free to take the laptop outside and enjoy these... Read More
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Make Plans to Attend CI 2015 DC: An Emerging Issues Symposium
February 11, 2015
Building on the success of our recent Nashville conference with Vanderbilt and our first Emerging Issues Symposium in October 2013 http://www.acialliance.org/?CI2013 we will convene a second symposium... Read More
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Unitron and City University of New York (CUNY) Partner to Help Physicians Better Screen Patients for Hearing Loss
February 10, 2015
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA--(Marketwired - Feb. 2, 2015) - Unitron, a global innovator of advanced hearing solutions, in partnership with Barbara E. Weinstein, Professor and Founding Executive Officer of the... Read More
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Senators Heller And Klobuchar Reintroduce Hearing Aid Tax Credit
February 9, 2015
Washington, DC, January 29, 2015 — Senators Dean Heller (R-NV) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today reintroduced the bipartisan Hearing Aid Tax Credit (S. 315) which would provide a $500 credit to peo... Read More
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Advanced Bionics Receives CE Mark Approval of Expanded MRI Compatibility for Cochlear Implants
February 8, 2015
HiRes 90K and HiRes 90K Advantage cochlear implants allow 1.5T MRI scans with the CI magnet in place.VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Bionics (AB), a global leader in cochlear implant techn... Read More
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Breakthroughs in True Wireless and Automated Hearing Transform Listening Experience for Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid Implant Users
February 7, 2015
SmartSound® iQ automatically adjusts to different environments to help make listening easier while helping the majority of recipients hear better in noise.1- True wireless gives users the freedom... Read More
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Logic PD and Starkey Hearing Technologies Honored with GOOD DESIGN Award for Innovative Hearing Aid Accessory
February 6, 2015
SurfLink Mobile is the industry’s most unique and versatile cell phone solution.MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Logic PD, a product innovation and realization company for connected devices, is pro... Read More
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TSRI Researchers Find how Mutant Gene Can Cause Deafness
February 5, 2015
LA JOLLA, CA - November 20, 2014 - Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered how one gene is essential to hearing, uncovering a cause of deafness and suggesting new avenues f... Read More
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Improved Hearing Enhances Quality of Life in Moderate Dementia
February 4, 2015
Preliminary findings suggest enhanced role for hearing healthcare professionals.PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 29, 2015) - Early findings in a new study by the University of North Texas and... Read More
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