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Improving Babies' Language Skills Before they're Even Old Enough to Speak
December 4, 2014
A Rutgers researcher focuses infants on noticing the sounds that are most important.In the first months of life, when babies begin to distinguish sounds that make up language from all the other sounds... Read More
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How Learning to Talk is in the Genes
December 3, 2014
Researchers have found evidence that genetic factors may contribute to the development of language during infancy.Scientists from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Integrative Epidemiology Unit at th... Read More
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Ida Institute Sponsors Logo Design Contest for International Ear Care Day
December 2, 2014
Call for entries opens December 1 at idainstitute.org.Naerum, DK December 1 -- The Ida Institute, with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is sponsoring a global logo competit... Read More
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The Rights of Public School Students to Effective Communication
December 1, 2014
November 12, 2014: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division together with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehab... Read More
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RIT/NTID Grad Helps Improve Lives Around the World
November 30, 2014
A curiosity about a college campus more than 6,600 miles from his home nearly 20 years ago has led Minoru Yoshida to improve the lives of deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing individuals around the world... Read More
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Pain, Magnet Displacement in MRI in Patients with Cochlear Implants
November 29, 2014
Pain, discomfort and magnet displacement were documented in a small medical records review study of patients with cochlear implants (CIs) who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), according to a... Read More
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Fish and Fatty Acid Consumption Associated With Lower Risk of Hearing Loss in Women
November 28, 2014
Study provides insights to possibly prevent or delay acquired hearing loss.BOSTON, MA – Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that consumption of two or more servings of fish per... Read More
Study: Viral Infection in Nose Can Trigger Middle Ear Infection
November 26, 2014
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 5, 2014 – Middle ear infections, which affect more than 85 percent of children under the age of 3, can be triggered by a viral infection in the nose rather than... Read More
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New Oticon Foundation Grant Supports the Marion Downs Lecture Through 2019
November 26, 2014
Additional Gift Made to Support the September Jerger Future Leaders of Audiology Conference.(Reston, VA, November 25, 2014) The American Academy of Audiology Foundation (AAAF) is pleased to announce... Read More
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Cocktail Party Neuroscience: Making Sense of Voices in a Crowd
November 25, 2014
The role of prediction and attention in understanding of speech.Listening to a conversation in the context of a cocktail party presents a great challenge for the auditory system. Without realizing it,... Read More
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GW Physician Addresses Stigma against Patients and Providers with Disabilities
November 24, 2014
Leana Wen, M.D., shares her personal experiences on sensitizing doctors to patients with disabilities in an essay published in Health Affairs.WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2014) — Nearly 20 percent of Ame... Read More
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Blocking Key Enzyme Minimizes Stroke Injury
November 23, 2014
DALLAS – A drug that blocks the action of the enzyme Cdk5 could substantially reduce brain damage if administered shortly after a stroke, UT Southwestern Medical Center research suggests.The fin... Read More
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Lessons in Laughter: The Life and Times of Bernard Bragg
November 22, 2014
The world was his stage for deaf performer, playwright and director Bernard Bragg.He dazzled audiences as the co-founder of the world renowned National Theater of the Deaf, performed in Moscow with a... Read More
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HLAA Signs Historic Agreement on Movie Captioning
November 22, 2014
In an historic first, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) along with the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), the Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA), the Alexander Graham Bell Associ... Read More
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Study from the University of Melbourne Shows: Children With a History of Middle Ear Diseases Should be Tested for Spatial Listening Ability at School Entry
November 21, 2014
Staefa, Switzerland /Melbourne, Australia - November 18, 2014 - In a study published this month, children with a history of middle ear disease in early childhood were found to suffer from binaural spe... Read More
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New Website Invites Young Australians to Check their Hearing Habits
November 21, 2014
Melbourne - Today in an Australian first, young Australians now can now use an online noise risk calculator to discover if they are at risk of developing hearing loss through their listening habits.Th... Read More
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The Arc of Somerset County Honors Oticon, Inc. for Support of People with Disabilities
November 20, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ November 4 – The Arc of Somerset County recently honored Somerset-based Oticon, Inc, as a key partner that has helped to make employment for Arc individuals possible over the year... Read More
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New Scientific Findings, Clinical Advances for Speech and Hearing Disorders to Be Presented at ASHA Annual Convention
November 20, 2014
Movie Theater Noise, Bullying of Children Who Stutter Among Sessions.Rockville, MD - November 17, 2014 - With an increasing number of Americans experiencing communication disorders, new research and e... Read More
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Starkey Hearing Technologies named 2014 Tekne Award Winner
November 19, 2014
Halo Hearing Aid Wins Healthcare Category. MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 18, 2014 - The Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) has named Starkey Hearing Technologies’ Halo™ hearing aid as the 2014 Tek... Read More
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ASHA Engages With World Health Organization on Hearing Protection Effort
November 19, 2014
ASHA's Listen To Your Buds Campaign To Be Cited As Effective Tool. WHO Initiative Will Seek To "Make Listening Safe" During Leisure Activities.Rockville, MD - November 3, 2014 - The Ame... Read More
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