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Read the latest news about audiology and hearing aid systems.
Hearing Loss in One Infant Twin Affects Mother's Speech to Both Babies
December 28, 2014
Acoustics research suggests that hearing loss in one infant twin pair affects a mother's speech to both infants—as if the normal-hearing twin also has the impairment.WASHINGTON, D.C., Octobe... Read More
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Antimicrobial Use in Hospitals Appears to Be Common
December 27, 2014
A one-day prevalence survey of 183 hospitals found that approximately 50 percent of hospitalized patients included in the survey were receiving antimicrobial drugs, and that about half of these patien... Read More
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Bacteria from Bees Possible Alternative to Antibiotics
December 26, 2014
WATCH: Could bacteria from bees replace antibiotics?Raw honey has been used against infections for millennia, before honey - as we now know it - was manufactured and sold in stores. So what is the key... Read More
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Hearing Protein Required to Convert Sound into Brain Signals
December 24, 2014
HEIDELBERG, 17 June 2014 – A specific protein found in the bridge-like structures that make up part of the auditory machinery of the inner ear is essential for hearing. The absence of this prote... Read More
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When Hearing Aid Users Listen to Music, Less is More, says CU-Boulder Study
December 23, 2014
The type of sound processing that modern hearings aids provide to make speech more understandable for wearers may also make music enjoyment more difficult, according to a new study by the University o... Read More
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Penn Medicine Researchers Discover Link Between Fear and Sound Perception
December 22, 2014
PHILADELPHIA - Anyone who's ever heard a Beethoven sonata or a Beatles song knows how powerfully sound can affect our emotions. But it can work the other way as well – our emotions can actua... Read More
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Caffeine Intake Associated with Lower Incidence of Tinnitus
December 21, 2014
Boston, MA – New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds that higher caffeine intake is associated with lower rates of tinnitus, often described as a ringing or buzzing soun... Read More
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Northern California's First Audiology Doctoral Program Launched
December 20, 2014
Dec. 17, 2014 - Californians who may have lost some hearing listening to the Grateful Dead at The Fillmore have new assurance that they’ll be able to see an audiologist when they need one.Univer... Read More
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Montana Audiology Guild and MSHA Endorse the Audiology Patient Choice Act
December 19, 2014
ADA is pleased to announce that the Montana Audiology Guild and the Montana Speech-Language Hearing Association (MSHA) have endorsed the Audiology Patient Choice Act (H.R. 5304), which will streamline... Read More
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Audiology Systems Employees Credited for Recent Nod as a National Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in 2014
December 18, 2014
Company honored for excellence in human resource practices and employee enrichment.Schaumburg, IL | December 2014 – Audiology Systems, an exclusive distributor of GN Otometrics products (AURICAL... Read More
Industry
Screening Questions Fail to Identify Teens at Risk for Hearing Loss
December 17, 2014
Subjective screening questions do not reliably identify teenagers who are at risk for hearing loss, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. The results suggest that objective heari... Read More
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ESCO Hires Industry Leader as Executive Vice President
December 15, 2014
Plymouth, Minnesota - ESCO Holdings LLC, the hearing industry’s leader in warranty and insurance services, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jim Guthier as its new Executive Vice President. G... Read More
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Oticon Introduces New ConnectLine App for Android Devices
December 14, 2014
SOMERSET, NJ December 9– Oticon, Inc. has introduced a new app that will enable people who use Oticon wireless hearing instruments to connect to smartphones, tablets and other devices powered b... Read More
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Three Organizations Add their Endorsement to the Audiology Patient Choice Act
December 13, 2014
California Academy of Audiology ADA is pleased to announce that the California Academy of Audiology (CAA) has endorsed the Audiology Patient Choice Act, which will streamline access to audiology servi... Read More
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Practical Balance Function Testing Manual Released
December 12, 2014
For Immediate Release (San Diego, CA – December 8, 2014) – Plural Publishing has just published Rapid Interpretation of Balance Function Tests by Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD Read More
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AG Bell Releases New Professional Practice Protocol
December 12, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 4, 2014 – The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (AG Bell) announces the release of a new professional practice protocol, Recomm... Read More
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Sight & Hearing Association Releases Annual Noisy Toys Study
December 11, 2014
November 26, 2014 - 18 out of 20 toys tested are louder than 85 dB, the level set by the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety for mandatory hearing protection.Saint Paul, MN – W... Read More
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Hula Hooping Makes you Smarter
December 11, 2014
This month, I'd like to extend a great big thank you to Contributing Editor (and expert hula hooper) Dr. Gus Mueller for another fantastic year of 20Q. In 2014, the engaging and popular CEU article se... Read More
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FDA Approves WaterWear for MED-EL's RONDO
December 11, 2014
Completely submergible cover allows full moisture protection with the freedom of an all-in-one cochlear implant audio processor.December 11, 2014 - DURHAM, N.C. - MED-EL USA announced today the FDA ap... Read More
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FDA Approves New SONNET Audio Processor and MAESTRO 6.0 Software from MED-EL
December 11, 2014
SONNET Audio Processor offers unprecedented access to latest hearing implant technology for all MED-EL cochlear implants over the last 20 years.December 11, 2014 - DURHAM, N.C. - MED-EL USA announced... Read More
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